General Contact:
Karim Kurmaly, CEO
Email: karim.kurmaly@veramaris.com
Media Contact:
Julia Born
Work Phone: +49 6181 59-12708
Email: julia1.born@evonik.com
Are you registering in partnership with other companies for development and/or sales purposes?
No
Please provide a short description of your company.
Veramaris is a 50:50 joint venture of DSM and Evonik for the production of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae. Located in Delft, the Netherlands, Veramaris was launched in 2018, because its parent companies shared a vision: to conserve marine life by using a resource the ocean provides – natural marine microalgae. Producing an algal oil rich in the two essential omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA through large-scale fermentation at its facility in Blair, Nebraska, USA, Veramaris enables partners along the value chain to become independent from wild-caught fish and meet the growing demand for animal protein responsibly.
Please provide any details you would like to share about the product that you are developing for the Challenge.
Veramaris produces the two essential omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition. Our sustainable technology could be a complete replacement for fish-based ingredients for a variety of species. By combining expertise in cultivating natural marine algae with know-how in industrial-scale fermentation, we have developed an innovation that transforms feed nutrition. With the help of natural marine microalgae, we bypass the natural food chain of the oceans. Our omega-3 from microalgae is an ideal high-quality alternative to fish-based ingredients for sustainable animal nutrition. Feeding Veramaris omega-3 oil directly to animals helps protect marine habitats and conserve the biodiversity of our oceans.
Are you looking for partners to join your company to compete as a team in the Challenge?
No
What year was your company founded?
2018
What types of products does your company currently produce?
Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae
Do you have an environmental statement/mission that your company wants to make explicit?
We feel responsible to conserve and protect life in the world’s oceans and are obligated to realize the potential of our breakthrough innovation. We believe we can contribute to the growth of nutritious food within planetary boundaries and close the supply-demand gap for essential omega-3 fatty acids.
How does this challenge fit with your company’s mission/goals?
The challenge fits ideally to the goal that Veramaris is pursuing:
Enabling aquaculture growth independent of marine resources, within the planetary boundaries. Furthermore, the fatty acid composition and the product of Veramaris’ algal oil offers an ideal replacement of fish oil in future oriented aquaculture diets.