About the company
Enabling a sustainable food system
OUR MISSION
Delivering sustainable & high-quality ingredients at scale
ALGIECEL is a BioSolutions company on a mission to deliver sustainable, high-quality ingredients at scale – meeting the growing global demand without pressuring our planet’s ecosystem.
With the way we feed the world today, we are overexploiting planetary boundaries.
There is a critical need for reliable partners who can translate innovation into industrial capacity for sustainable ingredients at scale.
ALGIECEL exists to provide an alternative with low CO₂, water, and land use — to customers that want to decarbonize their value chain.
OUR JOURNEY
Well defined roadmap for scale-up
2021-2023
Pilot phase
- Pilot & first product samples
- 4 pilot upgrades for learning & increased productivity
- Patent portfolio in place
2024-2026
Demonstration phase
- Validate technology scaling, integration, productivity & CAPEX/COGS
- Validate market via contracts for algae oil (cosmetics) & biomass (pet food)
2027-2028
Commercialization
- Operational set-up to deliver PBR units at cost & scale
- Select EU countries & feedstock segments
- Applications: algae oil (cosmetics), biomass (pet nutrition)
2029-
Internationalization
- Further geographies and feedstock segments
- All application areas for algae oil and biomass
OUR TEAM
Meet the Management & Board
Management Team
Susanne Palsten Buchardt
CEO
International senior leadership & commercial experience within BioSolutions, Renewable Energy, Agriculture and Animal Healt & Nutrition
Prior experience with:
Novozymes, Ørsted, Bain & Company
Jesper Dohrup
Head of Technology
Biochemical Engineer, MSc., Business and Engineering, Ph.D., Experience in Leadership, Development, Scale-up, & Technological Market Readiness
Prior experience with:
Ørsted, Alfa Laval, Arla Foods Ingredients, Haldor Topsoe
Ricardo Daura
CCO
Experienced international commercial & marketing strategist and executioner in the field of agrifood, food & sustainable products. High focus on customer acquisition and retention.
Prior experience with:
AB AGRI, Cargill Inc., Wanadoo
Rikke Dybvad
Head of Legal & HR
Senior leadership & governance experience within Legal, HR, Organisational Development, and Board Work. Former Attorney-at-Law with a strong track record in stakeholder engagement and strategic management
Prior experience with:
Lederne, Gorissen Federspiel, Københavns Retshjælp
Jascha Jäger
Head of Finance & Business Development
Master of Business Development, Expertise in Business Development, Fundraising & Grant Acquisition and Scale-up within the Biotechnology Sector.
Prior experience with:
Sqale, Algiecel
Board of Directors
Tina Moe
Chairperson of the Board
CEO @Leadership of the Future
Prior experience with:
DTU, Alectia, Art District, NNE, Novo Nordisk, several board and chair positions
Martin Lavesen
Board Member
Managing Partner @DLA Piper Denmark
Prior experience with:
+25 years as commercial lawyer focusing on IPR, Various board positions
Jeppe Høier
Board Member
Investor
Investor background from: Sunstone Life Science Ventures, Heartcore Maersk Growth. Led Unicorn rounds in companies such as Einride and Forto
Henrik Busch-Larsen
Vice Chairperson / Founder
Entrepreneur, Strategy, Vision, Execution, Scale-up
Prior experience with
CEO Unibio Group, Co-founder A21 Systems, Various Board Positions
Merete Lundbye Møller
Board Member
Venture Partner & General Counsel @Sunstone Life Science Ventures
Prior experience with:
PreSeed Ventures, Curo Capital, Vækstfonden, Danish Green Investment Fund, Warehouse9, Hotel Pro Forma, Nalik Ventures
Investors
Partners
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