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14th European Algae Industry Summit
Now in its 14th edition, the European Algae Industry Summit will be a high-level, two-day forum dedicated to advancing the commercial growth of Europe’s algae industry. Taking place on 14–15 April 2027 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the event will bring together senior stakeholders from across the algae value chain, including producers, downstream users, technology providers, policymakers, investors, researchers and commercial partners. As highlighted in the event agenda, the summit will provide a practical, market-focused platform for overcoming industry barriers, identifying scalable opportunities and accelerating the development of commercially viable algae products.
Accelerating Commercialisation and Downstream Market Growth. The summit will explore how algae companies can build viable business models across food, feed, cosmetics, agriculture, biomaterials and other high-volume applications. Key discussions will examine how producers can identify downstream markets with credible demand, demonstrate measurable customer value and secure strategic customers, distribution channels and long-term offtake agreements. Attendees will also gain insight into the growth potential of algal omega-3 and aquafeed markets, including scalable EPA and DHA production and alternatives to volatile fish-oil supply.
Overcoming Regulation, Funding and Production-Cost Barriers. A central theme of the event will focus on the regulatory, financial and operational conditions required for industrial growth. Industry experts will examine European approval pathways, Novel Food requirements, standardisation and international market-entry strategies. A dedicated practical funding session will provide guidance on identifying relevant calls, checking eligibility, building effective multinational consortia and developing stronger commercialisation and impact plans. The programme will also address cost leadership, extraction technologies, production-route economics and the transition from laboratory assumptions to validated industrial-scale processes.
Applying AI, Technology and Circular Partnerships. The programme will assess how AI and market intelligence can support cultivation, processing, quality control and commercial decision-making. Discussions will compare fermentation and autotrophic production, examine GMO pathways and explore how global demand, pricing and capacity data can guide investment. Further sessions will highlight circular production opportunities involving industrial CO₂, waste heat, nutrient recovery, water reuse and strategic co-location partnerships.
Networking and Strategic Collaboration. The summit will provide valuable opportunities to meet the decision-makers shaping the future of the algae sector. Through expert presentations, multi-speaker sessions, panel discussions and informal networking, participants will be able to exchange practical knowledge, identify customers and project partners, explore investment opportunities and build relationships across the complete algae value chain.
Exclusive Site Visit
During the afternoon of Tuesday, 13 April 2027, a limited number of conference attendees will receive an exclusive opportunity to visit LGem AlgaeHUB. The visit will offer participants practical insight into algae cultivation and production technology while providing an additional opportunity to connect with fellow industry professionals ahead of the summit. Places will be limited to a select number of participants
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- 2027 Key Topics
- Previous Speakers
- Previous Partners
- Call for Papers
- Who Will Attend?
- Sponsors
- Maximising Face-to-Face Networking
- De-Risking Regulation and Standardisation for European Algae Growth
- Building a Global Market-Entry Strategy for Algae Products
- Commercialising Downstream Algae Applications: Business Models, Market Adoption and Growth
- Monetising Soil, Carbon and High-Volume Algae Applications
- Securing Downstream Customers, Channels and Long-Term Offtake
- Winning Non-Dilutive Funding for Algae: A Practical Application Playbook
- Using AI and Market Intelligence to Shape the Algae Technology Portfolio
- Achieving Cost Leadership in Industrial Algae Production
- Capturing Growth in Algal Omega-3 and Aquafeed Markets
- Creating High-Value Circular Partnerships for Algae Production
Eugene Wang, CEO and Co-Founder, Sophie’s Bionutrients
Saskia Kliphuis-Schotsman, Public Affairs, Corbion
Lucie Novoveska, R&D Director, SCOTBIO
Alison Smith, Professor, Cambridge University
Maria Barbosa, Professor, Wageningen University & Research
Gustav Knutsson, Production Manager, Production Manager
Stefan Schmid, Co-Founder, Viride
Ronald Wendt, Co – Fouder, FiTOiA
Henrik Busch Larsen, CEO / Founder / Board Member, Algiecel
Isabel Portugal, Co-Founder, Marco La Russa, Director, AlgaSpring
Ghislaine Tissot Lecuelle, President, Alganelle
Dr Ambika HD, Founder, ProAlgaeTech
Ian Carr, Global Business Development Director, Veramaris
Claude Kaplan, CEO, Kuehnle Agro Systems
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http://www.eaba-association.org/en
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If you would like to be considered as a speaker for the event with a 30-45 minute presentation, please submit an abstract for consideration to:
Marta Hoffmann
Tel: +48 616 467 03944
Email: [email protected]
- Microalgae Producers
- Downstream Product Manufacturers (Food, Feed, Cosmetics, Biomaterials)
- European Regulatory and Policy Officers
- Algae Technology and Equipment Providers
- Investors, Funding Experts and Project Consultants
- Senior Researchers and Academics
- European and Global Industry Associations
- Aquafeed, Omega-3 and Nutrition Companies
Lgem designs and builds closed photobioreactor (PBR) systems for the industrial cultivation of microalgae. Founded in 2006 and based in De Kwakel, the Netherlands, Lgem has delivered over 170 systems to customers in more than 30 countries: producers of nutraceuticals, supplements, cosmetics and pharmaceutical ingredients and aquaculture hatcheries cultivating live feed on site, with further applications in agriculture and wastewater treatment.
Lgem’s patented two-phase tubular PBR, with proprietary Bubblebrush® and Wavywind® technology, provides process control, prevents biofouling and holds culture conditions stable. Delivering high volumetric productivity, low energy use, – maintenance and labour cost with minimal down time. Systems range from 5 litres to 45,000 litres modular systems, and integrate with upstream and downstream unit operations, indoors or outdoors.
More than ten microalgae species have been validated at high productivity, from volume crops such as Spirulina to demanding strains including Haematococcus pluvialis (astaxanthin), Nannochloropsis (EPA) and Rhodomonas (phycoerythrin), notoriously difficult to produce at scale.
At its AlgaeHUB facility — 7,000 m², 15 pbrs, Lgem validates customer processes at industrial scale before capital is committed.
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Email: [email protected]
At the event we strive not only to bring you to the same location at the same time as your customers/suppliers/peers, we strive to ensure you meet face-to-face with each and every one of your target contacts and to provide you with the time you need to have multiple unhurried conversations with them and build a lasting business relationship:
• A pre-event informal introduction the evening before the conference
• A minimum of five hours’ networking built into the two day conference agenda
• A networking grid which enables you to make your target contacts aware you are looking for them
• The option to join either social drinks or dinner during the evening of Day One
• ACI’s on-site team will assist you in locating your hard-to-find target contacts & make face-to-face introductions
Of course, if there is anybody you are unable to meet over the two days, ACI’s event team will do their best to initiate contact after the event.
