Our inspiration: The Ocean

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We’re a passionate team of entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, optimists, believers, and of course: food lovers. Our drive to help transform our global food systems is what unites us.

Dr. Sebastian Rakers
Dr. Sebastian Rakers
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Christian Dammann
Dr. Christian Dammann
Chief Technology Officer
Stefanie Gromer
Stefanie Gromer
Chief Financial Officer
Dr. André Schiefner
Dr. André Schiefner
VP Research & Development
Dr. Duong Nguyen
Dr. Duong Nguyen
Director Research & Process Innovation
Dr. Tugce Parreidt
Dr. Tugce Parreidt
Head of Food Technology
Katharina Fricke
Katharina Fricke
Senior HR-Manager
Dr. Anna Krampitz
Dr. Anna Krampitz
Head of Lab Management
Cana Eisenhauer
Cana Eisenhauer
Head of Regulatory Affairs & Quality
Dr. Cornelius Lahme
Dr. Cornelius Lahme
Principal Communications Manager
Jan Messe
Jan Messe
IT-Systemadministrator
Alexander Malkmus
Alexander Malkmus
Associate Lab Manager
Anne-Kathrin Luers
Anne-Kathrin Luers
Project Manager
Linn Kreins-Irle
Linn Kreins-Irle
Scientist
Dr. Eleonora Trovato
Dr. Eleonora Trovato
Scientist
Vincent Gassl
Vincent Gassl
Biz. Dev.-Manager & ESG-Officer
Lagan Pathania
Lagan Pathania
Scientist
Emilie Wildschutz
Emilie Wildschutz
Scientist
Dr. Niraimathi Govindasamy
Dr. Niraimathi Govindasamy
Head of Media Development
Günther Prohaczka
Günther Prohaczka
Quality Manager
Shivashankar Ravi
Shivashankar Ravi
Scientist
Patrícia Lopes
Patrícia Lopes
Scientist
Anna Barmpouni
Anna Barmpouni
Scientist
Vanessa Janas
Vanessa Janas
Scientist
Dr. Karen Wohlers
Dr. Karen Wohlers
Head of Bioprocessing
Charlotte Bramers
Charlotte Bramers
Scientist
Julia Völker
Julia Völker
Senior Food Product Developer
Robert Fimmen
Robert Fimmen
Scientist

we are

entrepreneurs

optimists

scientists

engineers

researchers

foodies

making cultivated seafood the new normal

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Delicious, healthy fish, completely without animal suffering? That sounds almost too good to be true.

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I get up in the morning to work on the future of food. Nice, right?

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This is the place where everyone really gets into it.

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Cultivating fish is not a compromise, but a real alternative.

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The idea is too good not to pursue.

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I’ve always been fascinated by our oceans, ever since I saw a shark documentary at age 7. Then I studied marine biology… and here we are.

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2020

BLUU Biosciences is founded by Sebastian and Simon in Lübeck, Germany. The two hire our first five employees.

2021

We raise our €7.2M seed round and grow to 15 employees. Christian joins as late Co-Founder and COO. We establish our new lab in Lübeck and co-found CellAg Europe.

2022

We rebrand as BLUU Seafood and present our first products to the world. We now have 25 employees.

2023

We close our Series A funding round, raising €16M, and grow our team to 33 people. We move into our new company HQ in Hamburg.

Sounds like your kind of mission?

Our interdisciplinary team of passionate experts is the key to realizing our vision for the future. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!