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The Paxtier Podcast

Peter and Enrico Green explore algae, ocean and climate business ideas & opportunities. Sometimes they bring on guests to deep-dive with them.

Episodes

  1. JUN 26

    Exploring Seaweed's Role in Novel Food Products: Turtle Talks Ep. 5

    Welcome to the final episode of our 5-part "Turtle Talks" series, developed in collaboration with The Seaweed Company (TSC)!In this episode, Peter sits down with John Murray (Bord Bia), and Lieneke Hohmann (TSC) to discuss the benefits and challenges of using seaweed in our food products. John Murray is the Director of Meat, Food & Beverage Sectors with Bord Bia – the Irish Food Board. He has responsibility to drive sector strategy deployment and deliver successful business gro...

    26 min

  2. JUN 19

    Recommendations to support the EU seaweed and algae sector

    Welcome to the fourth episode of our 5-part "Turtle Talks" series, developed in collaboration with The Seaweed Company (TSC)!In this episode, Peter sits down with Stefan Kraan (TSC), Felix Leinmann (DG Mare), and Vitor Verdelho (EABA) to explore the European perspective on seaweed, and algae farming and markets.Stefan Kraan is a science driven entrepreneur. Born in The Netherlands, he moved to Ireland to pursue a PhD on phylogenetics and aquaculture of edible seaweeds at the Natio...

    27 min

  3. JUN 12

    Scaling lessons and socioeconomic benefits from Irish seaweed farming

    Welcome to the third episode of our 5-part "Turtle Talks" series, developed in collaboration with The Seaweed Company (TSC)!In this episode, Joost (TSC) and Peter sit down with TSC's Lorraine Gallagher and Máire Ní Einniú from Údarás na Gaeltachta to discuss seaweed farming scaling lessons from Mulroy Bay, socioeconomic benefits for remote coastal areas, and approaching social licensing.Lorraine Gallagher is the General Manager at The Seaweed Company’s Irish operation. She oversees a range of...

    26 min

  4. JUN 5

    Where should governments invest in the seaweed sector?

    If you're interested in state level aquaculture investment strategies --- this episode's for you...Joost Wouters (The Seaweed Company) and Peter sit down with Bord Iascaigh Mhara's (BIM) Joanne Gaffney and Ireland Strategic Investment Fund's Cathal Fitzgerald to discuss the nation's potential as a seaweed farming hub, how to approach collaboration, investment strategy and licensing bottlenecks.Joanne Gaffney is Aquaculture Technical Manager at BIM - a state agency that supports and develops t...

    26 min

  5. MAY 29

    Turtle Talks with TSC #1 - Joost Wouters discusses signals, challenges, and Ireland's potential

    Welcome to the first episode of our 5-part "Turtle Talks" series, developed in collaboration with The Seaweed Company (TSC). This series begins with a conversation with Joost Wouters, the CEO of this innovative enterprise dedicated to realizing the transformative impact of macroalgae worldwide. Recently, TSC opened a new processing facility in Donegal, Ireland, and we had a fantastic time celebrating their progress at Seaposium 2024 - an event seeking to explore Ireland's pote...

    21 min

  6. FEB 22

    Paxtier Bulletin: Algae domestication program wins inaugural Seaweed Ideathon

    Introducing the Paxtier seaweed bulletin! In this episode Reiss Jones and I explore some key themes in the seaweed space over the past few weeks.These included:→ The results of our new Seaweed Ideathon→ Asparagopsis market updates→ Reiss's fundraising efforts for Macro Supplies®And much more… Here’s a little more info on the winning team of our Ideathon, made up of:PhD. José Salles, PhD. Patrick Astarita, PhD. Raul Rincones, and Mrs. Eng. Rodrigo CanoProject Name: Seatropic - ...

    20 min

  7. 11/13/2023

    Beth Zotter: Umaro seaweed bacon, billion dollar consumer products, and cultivation tech

    Beth Zotter is the brilliant CEO and co-founder of Umaro Foods, the seaweed-based alternative bacon company.In this episode of The Paxtier Pod, we explore Beth's exciting endeavors across the seaweed value chain, from scaling offshore farming & strain optimization, to selecting business models & target markets.In this episode we cover: 0:00 Intro.1:05 Introduction to Umaro.4:45 Umaro's strain optimization process and species of interest7:07 Umaro's involvement in offshore cultiva...

    52 min

  8. 09/05/2023

    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 ...

    31 min

  9. 08/10/2023

    Scaling Offshore Windfarms and Seaweed | Arctic Seaweed

    Matthias Boeing is a Strategic Advisor at Arctic Seaweed, a seaweed company developing disruptive technology to revolutionize the macroalgae cultivation industry. Arctic Seaweed recently entered into an MoU with Simply Blue Group, an offshore wind developer, in a bid to investigate farming seaweed alongside offshore wind farms.In this episode of The Paxtier Podcast, Matthias reveals all about scaling these two industries in unison. He also breaks down various challenges facing the indust...

    53 min

  10. 07/27/2023

    Elliot Roth | Eating 100% algae diets and building tech in 2023

    Elliot Roth is the founder of Spira Inc, a bio-tech start-up at the forefront of engineering algae for industrial applications. Over the last few years, Elliot’s team has developed algae products for wastewater treatment, carbon capture, cosmetics, and pigments.And in this episode of The Paxtier Podcast, Elliot reveals all about his 100% algae diet, building tech in 2023, and important new lessons. Where to find Elliot:https://www.spirainc.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatmre/Hop...

    35 min

  11. 07/13/2023

    Cultivating catalytic methane reduction partnerships and products with Symbrosia's Eli Etzioni

    Eli Etzioni is the Commercialisation Manager at Symbrosia, a start-up which breeds and cultivates fast-growing seaweed strains and develops them into high-value products. Symbrosia has developed SeaGrazeTM, a natural seaweed feed additive that drastically reduces livestock methane emissions. In this episode of The Paxtier Podcast, Eli reveals all about catalytic methane reduction partnerships and products. He also breaks down various challenges facing the industry and his biggest mi...

    44 min

  12. 06/29/2023

    Antoine Erwes Reveals All - Seaweed Industry Bottlenecks, Data Difficulties, and 3 Biggest Mistakes

    Antoine Erwes is the founder of Seaweed First, a non-profit think tank focussed on delivering actionable intelligence for an impactful and scalable seaweed industry. In this episode of The Paxtier Podcast, Antoine reveals all about seaweed industry bottlenecks, data difficulties, and his 3 biggest mistakes. Let us know what you think!Highlights: 1:25Antoine's journey into seaweed and oceans4:59Booming and busting in seaweed markets7:20Geographies of interest10:14Seaweed First's...

    36 min
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Peter and Enrico Green explore algae, ocean and climate business ideas & opportunities. Sometimes they bring on guests to deep-dive with them.

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