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BioMara

BioMara is a life sciences company based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 2022 (SC726610), with 1 funding round on the record.

What they do

“Discover BioMara’s cutting-edge bioactive ingredients derived from seaweed. Innovating in functional food, wellness, and cosmetics, we harness the power of Fucoidan, macroalgae, and sustainable bioprocessing. Discover Revyntra - Seafibrex - Thalivra.”

In its own words, on biomara.tech

In plain speak

They extract bioactive ingredients from seaweed and sell them to makers of food, wellness products and cosmetics.

Funding rounds

BioMara raises $150,000 (about £116k at $1.29 to the pound, Mar 2025)

10 Mar 2025 · Seed · Campfire · the round · Scottish tech funding, March 2025

Grants

Awarded a £97.2k Innovate UK grant for "INNOSEA: INNOvative Seaweed Extraction & Application"

1 Sep 2024 · UKRI Gateway to Research

Awarded a £239k Innovate UK grant for "BioSWELL - Biotechnological Innovations for Optimised Seaweed Wellness & Economic Levelling-up"

1 May 2024 · UKRI Gateway to Research

Awarded a £279k Innovate UK grant for "Collaborative development of a fortifying functional food ingredient testing in industrial facilities and human trials"

1 Sep 2023 · UKRI Gateway to Research

Awarded a £58.2k Innovate UK grant for "Development of BioMara’s sustainable biorefinery for biomanufacturing new products from residual ‘waste’ streams and sustainability improvements"

1 Jul 2023 · UKRI Gateway to Research

Awarded a £49.2k Innovate UK grant for "Seaweed biorefinery feasibility project: producing high-value fucoidan from ocean-farmed seaweed biomass for sustainable and resilient net zero UK supply chains"

1 Nov 2022 · UKRI Gateway to Research

Timeline

10 Mar 2025fundingSeed, $150,000 (about £116k at $1.29 to the pound, Mar 2025)
17 Mar 2022directorJames Maxwell Dignan appointed Director
17 Mar 2022incorporatedBioMara incorporated as SC726610

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