Enabling Seaweed Bioplastics with Flexsea's Thibaut Monfort Micheo

Thibaut Monfort Micheo is the CTO of FlexSea, a seaweed biopolymer company shaking up the plastics industry. 

In this episode of The Paxtier Podcast, Thibaut reveals all about building a seaweed start-up. He also breaks down challenges facing the sector and gives great advice for fellow operators.

In this episode, we cover:

0:00 Intro.

1:43 Introduction to FlexSea.

4:43 Grants.

5:43 Incorporating in UK vs Europe.

6:42 Expansion into Europe.

7:56 Current bioplastics industry and regulation.

11:20 European seaweed cultivation.

14:50 Why red seaweed?

19:30 Seaweed supply chain

22:28 Patenting. 

26:25 Partnerships and collaboration.

28:20 Failures & mistakes.