2022-10-11
Last updated: 2022-10-12 08:52
Last spring, Norbite won Game Changer of the Year in the Venture Cup final in the East region and Mounid won Impact Maker of the Year in the West region. The wins gave them a place in the upcoming final.
Norbite, led by Nathalie Berezina, has patented a technology that uses plastic-eating caterpillars to get rid of waste while providing nutritious food. Around 100 larvae consume a plastic bag in about 24 hours. At the end of the process, the plastic is gone and replaced with high-quality protein, fat and fiber that can be used for food, feed and organic farming.
Since 2021, Norbite has been part of the national space incubator ESA-BIC, which Innovatum Science Park helps to run. Norbite's solution has great potential to make a difference in space when it comes to food and waste challenges. In space, circularity is an absolute necessity, especially during long space flights. Solid waste management and recycling are mandatory. Yet, plastic waste is particularly difficult to manage in space due to its chemical diversity and physical properties. Enabling the crew to become self-sufficient in food is also of high importance.
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Dyeing accounts for a large part of the environmental impact of clothing production and requires large amounts of chemicals, water and energy. Mounid, with Ida Näslund at the helm, is developing a sustainable alternative to conventional dyes for the textile and fashion industry. Through microalgae, Mounid is developing a unique algae ink dye for textile and fashion companies.
Algae ink eliminates harmful chemicals and microplastics from being used and offers the textile industry non-toxic paints that enable it to design and manufacture 100% circular textile colorful products.
Mounid has previously been part of our incubator and is also supported by our subsidiary Wargön Innovation.
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Mounid's algae ink - Impact maker of the year in Venture Cup Region West
