ALGIECEL™ | BioSolutions for Decarbonization
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Vision & Mission
ALGIECEL envisions a world where sustainability and economic prosperity coexist harmoniously. Our mission is to revolutionize the production of sustainable and nutrient rich ingredients containing protein and omega-3 in order to decarbonize our customers value-chain. Our aim is to produce the ingredients by leveraging captured industrial CO2, microalgae via photosynthesis, and innovative technology built into modular photobioreactors, thereby creating a pathway towards a circular and sustainable bioeconomy.
THE COMPANY TODAY
Founded in 2021 by serial-entrepreneur, CEO, Henrik Busch-Larsen, ALGIECEL has rapidly expanded to a team of 17 dedicated professionals. By Q2 2022 the design, construction & installation of a pilot-scale, modular microalgae PhotoBioReactor (PBR) at the Danish Technological Institute had been completed.
Today the pilot project is used to optimize the technology and produce algae product samples for application trials with R&D partners and potential clients.
Our core management team comes with leadership experience from industrial biotech (Novonesis, Danisco), food ingredients including lipid and proteins (Nestlé), and business leadership (Falck, ISS).
ALGIECEL has received funding from the BioInnovation Instiute (BII), EIFO and several public grants. Most recently, the ALGIECEL-lead “CAPCO2” consortium including Novonesis & DTU, has received EUR 2.4m in grant financing from the Danish Energy Agency, EUDP for ALGIECEL´s first full-scale demonstration project.
Meet the Management & Board
Management Team
Henrik Busch-Larsen
CEO / Founder / Board Member
Entrepreneur, Strategy, Vision, Execution, Scale-up
Prior experience with
CEO Unibio Group, Co-founder A21 Systems, Various Board Positions
Jesper Svarer
CFO
Experience from international senior leadership roles within Finance, Strategy, M&A and business development.
Prior experience with:
Falck, KMD, A.P. Moller-Maersk, ISS, Handelsbanken
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
Susanne Palsten Buchardt
COO
International senior leadership & commercial experience within BioSolutions, Renewable Energy, Agriculture and Animal Healt & Nutrition
Prior experience with:
Novozymes, Ørsted, Bain & Company
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
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
CEO / Founder / Board Member
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
Advisory Board
Per Møller
Senior Symbiosis Developer @Kalundborg Symbiosis
Industrial Symbiosis, Marine Biology, Microalgae downstream processing, Chemical Engineering
Dr. Dorinde Kleinegris
Principal Investigator Microalgae @NORCE, Associate Prof. Marine Biotechnology at the University of Bergen (secondary position)
Bioprocess Engineering, Microalgae cultivation & strain selection, Techno-economic & LCA
Stephan Freyer
Senior Research Manager @BASF
Bioprocess Development, Scale-Up, Fermentation, Media Optimization
Dr. Andreas Worberg
CCO @The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for BiosustainabilityCCO @DTU Biosustain, CTO @Cellugy ApS
Process Development in Biomanufacturing, Business Development
Michael Stannius Aagren
Digitalization Manager @Unibio
Industrial Production, Digitalization & IT
