Kelpi’s Post

In this TEDxBristol talk, Kelpi co-founder and CEO Neil Morris looks at the problem caused by – and the solutions to - our growing use of plastics in single use packaging.  

The team at Kelpi are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Analysis for Innovators Grant from Innovate UK, to further boost the development of our seaweed-based biomaterials. Big shout out to our Chief Scientific Officer, Stefanie Federle and her team for all their hard work to date, and we look forward to seeing the results! #biomaterials #seaweed #sustainablepackaging

This summer, we have been building our new 'kilo-lab' facility over in Science Creates St Philips. It is now fully operational, and is allowing us to fast track our materials development roadmap by closely integrating production and applications testing. Head to our blog to read more. #scaleup #materials #innovation #sustainability

This month, we were joined by our new Regulatory Affairs Scientist, Mehreen Khan, who brings a wealth of experience in regulations, chemistry and consultancy, to increase our knowledge in-house. Welcome Mehreen, its great to have you! #regulations #sustainability #materialsinnovation

Part of Kelpi’s mission is to engage key changemakers around our goal to reduce plastic pollution from packaging. So welcoming Kerry McCarthy, shadow Minister for Climate Change, to our Bristol HQ today gave us a chance to discuss microplastics, toxicity and biodiversity.   Today’s visit gave Kerry, the Labour candidate for the Bristol East constituency which includes Kelpi’s laboratories and offices, the opportunity to learn more about Kelpi’s unique material and our focus on eliminating single-use plastic packaging by developing a viable seaweed-derived alternative that matches or even exceeds the performance of many fossil-fuel plastics.   Plastic production and disposal emits around 3% of global emissions. The most visible environmental impact of plastic is of course the waste that ends up in our rivers and oceans, but it’s the less visible microplastics that present such a threat to human and planetary health.  The circular economy, green finance and the huge potential of seaweed in addressing climate change all formed key parts of today’s discussion around sustainable packaging.