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# Carapace Biopolymers

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## Posts

- [Suellen featured as FD Talent 2026](https://carapacebio.nl/suellen-featured-as-fd-talent-2026/) - 𝐖𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥. Our CTO, Suellen Espindola, has been featured in this year’s FD Talenten 2026, the annual selection by Het Financieele Dagblad recognizing 50 young high-potential talents making waves through innovation, entrepreneurship, research and social impact. We couldn’t be prouder. Suellen’s technical
- [Carapace expands R&D capabilities with Kansen voor West support](https://carapacebio.nl/carapace-expands-rd-capabilities-with-kansen-voor-west-support/) - With the support of Kansen voor West, we are setting up a fully equipped laboratory at Planet B.io. Having already established our dedicated office at Planet B.io, this next step significantly strengthens our in-house research and development activities. The new laboratory enables us to carry out formulation, testing, and validation of our sustainable coating technologies
- [Carapace receives Biotech Booster backing](https://carapacebio.nl/biotech-booster/) - Biotech Booster, a Nationaal Groeifonds initiative, is backing our mission to create biodegradable coatings using biologicals! 🎉 Thanks to their support, we’ll press forward in developing innovative biostimulant and microbial techniques to enhance soil and plant health. Exciting developments are on the horizon together with TU Delft. A big shoutout to our advisors and mentors
- [Carapace secures investment from Graduate Ventures](https://carapacebio.nl/carapace-secures-investment-from-graduate-ventures/) - Carapace Biopolymers has secured investment from Graduate Ventures, an early-stage venture partner rooted in the Dutch innovation hubs of Rotterdam and Delft. Graduate Ventures backs ambitious founders with capital, strategic support and access to an expansive network of experienced mentors and alumni with the aim to accelerate startup scaling. Graduate Entrepreneur combines early-stage funding with
- [Early holiday celebrations: Carapace acquires new funding 🎉](https://carapacebio.nl/early-holiday-celebrations-carapace-acquires-new-funding-🎉/) - As a great way to close out the year, we’re pleased to share that we’ve been awarded the Take-Off 2 innovation loan of €450,000 from NWO. This funding allows us to take the next steps in further strengthening our engineering capabilities, setting up new plant trials and launching a small-scale production pilot. Looking back, 2025
- [Let’s meet the team](https://carapacebio.nl/lets-meet-the-team/) - We’re thrilled to share that our team has been growing over the past few months! Nick Wigmore has joined Suellen in the lab for his internship in microbiology. He’s already made a big impact supporting our Biotech Booster project and helping to launch our new greenhouse experiments at Unifarm. Dina Kalevic is with us over
- [Interview - BNR Nieuwsradio’s Wereldspelers](https://carapacebio.nl/interview-bnr-nieuwsradios-wereldspelers/) - Our CEO & co-founder, Marouschka Blahetek, had the pleasure of joining BNR Nieuwsradio’s World Players program with Jelle Maasbach. In the interview, she looked back on an exciting year for Carapace, highlighting milestones, lessons learned, and the energy that comes from being part of a thriving startup ecosystem. Marouschka spoke about her recent trip to
- [Academic Startup Competition](https://carapacebio.nl/academic-startup-competition/) - In early 2025, our journey at Carapace Biopolymers took an exciting new direction when we were selected as one of the top 10 academic startups in the Netherlands for the prestigious Academic Startup Competition. This recognition affirmed our mission to make agriculture more sustainable and opened the door to international exposure, mentorship, and strategic development. As part of the program,
- [Biotope’s Spring ’25 Basecamp](https://carapacebio.nl/biotopes-spring-25-basecamp/) - This spring, we were excited to join Biotope’s Spring ’25 Basecamp at the brand-new Wintercircus innovation hub in Ghent. The program brought together ten ambitious, science-driven startups from around the world, which are all working on solutions that push the boundaries in agriculture, biomaterials, and biotechnology. Over the weeks, we worked side-by-side with inspiring founders
- [Interview Planet-B.io](https://carapacebio.nl/interview-planet-b-io/) - Dear readers, Planet-B.io, an innovation ecosystem for biotechnology startups, has recently interviewed us. We talk about our innovation journey, recent milestones, and next plans. Check the full interview in their recent newsletter ! Best wishes for 2025!
- [Featured at NPO1 radio studio](https://carapacebio.nl/featured-at-npo1-radio-studio/) - Did you know that we coat many of our seeds and fertilizers in a thin layer of plastic or synthetic polymer? Our CEO, Marouschka Blahetek, was invited to the NPO1 radio studio to share more about the microplastic pollution generated by these coatings, a potential human and soil health problem that is unknown to many
- [A new online presence](https://carapacebio.nl/online-page/) - Webpage coming soon! Stay tuned.
- [StartLife Accelerate](https://carapacebio.nl/startlife-accelerate/) - We have completed the StartLife Accelerate program! We have pitched our mission on the last Demo Day 26th September. This was an insightful accelerator program with bursting expertise shared by StartLife and the team of Jean Boudillon. We are grateful to the coaches, mentors, and experts at Wageningen University & Research, the heart of agronomic

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