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Our CEO, Pierre-Franck Valentin, recently appeared on BFM Business to share how AmphiStar is transforming food waste into sustainable, high-performance biosurfactants. Using our innovative fermentation process, we convert unsold fruits, vegetables, and used cooking oils into ingredients for personal, home, and industrial care products. Watch the interview highlight below to […]

🎬 Today the WASTE2FUNC Project releases an original out-of-the-box video.  The consortium has heard and seen that it is often difficult for the broader public to understand the importance of bioeconomy for the future. With this video it wants to strengthen the bioeconomy narrative in general while explaining the project: converting […]

Ghent, Belgium – European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Qbic III and Flanders Future Tech Fund (FFTF) have joined forces to provide a significant boost to Ghent-based start-up AmphiStar. The funding round, led by ECBF, raised €6 million. This will allow AmphiStar to accelerate the industrialization of its biosurfactants range and strengthen its team. To manage […]

We are incredibly grateful to SPRIND – Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen and to the renowned jury for the trust and belief in our technology and in our team. Exciting times ahead on making biosurfactants mainstream! This is the future of sustainable manufacturing! I am thrilled to announce the 8 winning teams […]

AmphiStar was very honoured to join prominent bioeconomy veterans on stage to talk about the challenges startups face in this sector and to offer some recommendations.Our CEO Sophie Roelants urged the members of the EC in the audience to prioritize policy changes promoting bio versus fossil. Indeed, policies revolutionize entire […]

Waste is only waste if we waste it! Proud to be part of this amazing journey together with ecover + method | Europe, our scale up partner Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant and the other partners of the truly impactful WASTE2FUNC Project funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking […]

We are very proud to have won the competition from the startup accelerator program by Biotope. A truly great experience so far! Find the announcement here or read our interview!

Very proud to have been selected as the winner of the start-up pitch contest at European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB) 2022!