Oceanium Ltd

With its extensive nutrient-rich coastline and world-leading expertise in industrial biotechnology innovation, marine science, and aquaculture, Scotland has the potential to lead the UK and the western world in the development of a sustainable seaweed farming industry. Sustainably farmed seaweed can be processed in innovative biorefineries, producing mult...

In the UK and Europe less than 90% of the population consume enough fibre in their diet. Alongside this large-scale public health issue, there is pressing need to reduce the climate (25% of global GHG emissions) and biodiversity (86% of species extinction risk) impact of food production. SeaFibre project is developing a solution to provide a novel dietary...

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Seaweed is receiving unprecedented levels of interest in the UK and Europe, with extensive, nutrient-rich coastlines and world-leading expertise in biotechnology innovation, marine science, and aquaculture. Seaweed is highly productive and does not compete for land resources or consume freshwater, fertilisers, or pesticides. Kelp extracts offer an attract...

Oceanium, a biotech start-up based at the European Marine Science Park in Oban, is developing home-compostable, circular lifecycle biopackaging derived from sustainably farmed seaweed using innovative green chemistry and proprietary biorefinery technology. The demand for circular life-cycle bio-packaging in the UK greatly exceeds supply. Oceanium's zero-w...

The seaweed value chain offers huge growth potential for UK coastal communities post COVID-19 whilst addressing the climate emergency. Farmed seaweed is a sustainable biomass source with applications in food & nutrition, packaging materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Seaweed farms sequester carbon and absorb excess nutrients, bioremediating ocean aci...

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Biorefineries are integrated facilities that convert renewable biomass raw materials (e.g., wood, crops, manure) into fuel, power, and chemicals. Biorefineries have the potential to play an important role in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, and delivering sustainable, carbon-neutral biobased products and ene...

The Oceanium project is focused on developing innovative, circular life-cycle bio-packaging derived from sustainably sourced seaweed to replace single use fossil-fuel based plastics to meet the growing consumer, government and corporate demand for sustainable packaging. Oceanium's focus is a home-compostable/marine safe bio-film and bio-container designed...