Swedish Cleantech Partner
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Mycorena was founded in 2017 as a spin-off company from the Swedish Centre for Research Recovery. Mycorena develops and commercializes research-based processes for sustainable waste management solutions. The technology, based on using edible filamentous fungi, allows for a completely bio-based method of turning various industrial waste streams into customizable high-value products. By creating wealth from waste, we aspire to help transform industries across the globe into truly circular economies.
Mission
We are on the mission to drive the industries across the globe into sustainable circular economies, by transforming low-value waste streams into high-value bio-based products
Vision
We envision be the world’s leading technology brand for bio-based cleantech processes
Research and development
Funded and promoted by Swedish Energy agency and Swedish research council-FORMAS, and carried out with the collaboration from various industries in Sweden and abroad
Mycorena AB was founded
Official registration of the company with support from Chalmers Innovation Office and Swedish state owned venture capital arm-ALMI
First pre-seed institutional investments
Pre-seed investment from Swedish public incubator and venture capital agency- GU Holding AB
Establishing first industrial pilot plant
First of its kind pilot facility for the demonstration of Mycorena’s fungi process will be in operation by 2019
MEET
OUR TEAM
Ramkumar Nair, PhD
Founder-CEO
Prof.Gilbert Svensson
Technical Director & Board Member
Tore Svealv
Board Chairman (GU Ventures)
Rebecca Gmoser, PhD
Innovation & R&D
Fredrik Schubert
Innovation & R&D
Lindsay Berg
Business Operations
Anton Johansson
Finance & Business Operations
Kalle Genheden
Process Engineer
Mariana Teixeira
Business Operations (Brazil)
WE COLLABORATE WITH
We are funded and promoted by
