Trailblazing tech turns biomass into petroleum alternative
Their mission is crystal clear. They want to provide solutions that drive the transition from linear fossil-resources to circular, plant-based models. The ground-breaking and patented technology of 2018 ClimateLaunchpad participant Bloom creates chemicals and fuels from plant material. With their biorefining solutions they are able to manufacture a number of products: from fine and bulk chemicals to polyester, composites, fibers and fuels and fuel additives.
Their achievements are gaining traction in the cleantech domain. It was this message on LinkedIn that led us to pick up the phone for a chat about their recent successes:
A week after
Bill Gates published his book on how to avoid a climate disaster, his investment fund announced its
first investment in a Swiss startup:
Bloom Biorenewables Ltd, a spin-off from
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne). Congratulations to founders
Florent Héroguel &
Remy Buser!
“We currently have about 20 pilot projects going on with customers, mainly in Europe.”
Florent Héroguel, COO & co-founder of Bloom Biorenewables: “Our goal is to use this seed round for product development, scaling technology and market validation. We are solving last technical challenges and validating commercial leads before moving on to the next phase. In other words, with this investment we can really move forward.”
