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ABO is pleased to announce the location and dates of the 2025 Summit!

ABO Summit 2025 will be held at Arizona State University Student Union in Tempe, Arizona on October 19-21, 2025! Our Summit Planning committee will commence working on an agenda in early March so stay tuned for updates on Abstract submission deadlines and early bird registration.

New this year: We will not have a dedicated Summit hotel (with block of rooms) so we will be announcing area hotels so you can reserve hotel rooms early. Fortunately, there are lots of hotel options in the Phoenix/Tempe market to accommodate all price ranges and requirements. We are looking at having one track (with no breakout sessions) this year.

Thank you for your patience with our announcement. This year’s Summit should be exceptional!

Other key updates: ABO’s government relations committee, the Executive Policy Committee, has been officially re-launched. We held our first official call on December 18th and will be scheduling monthly calls going forward. Tiffany Cannis from Global Algae Innovations has graciously agreed to serve as the Chair of this committee. We have had conversations with Rep. Peters office about outreach to key congresspeople to serve on the re-launched, Algae Caucus and will be working to plan a D.C. fly in for later in the year. If you are interested in participating in this committee, please email me directly at jkallen@algaebiomass.org.

We have locked in presenters for ABO’s monthly Webinar Series. Starting this month, we will hear from member companies/organizations showcasing their projects, company updates and or technologies. See below for details on upcoming webinars.

Membership invoices for 2025 were sent out in December. ABO is a member supported organization, and we need all members to promptly return their membership dues – thank you! If you have any questions or concerns, email me directly at jkallen@algaebiomass.org.

The Algae Biomass Organization is pleased to welcome our newest Bronze Member, Ful Foods

FUL Foods is an Amsterdam-based nutrition innovation company developing ingredients and products from spirulina through a proprietary biorefinery process. The company recently launched in the U.S. and is now ramping up commercial activities focusing on sales of their naturally blue powder and sparkling waters. The company also recently closed a funding round and filed a patent on a protein fraction extraction.

Ful Foods is excited to become a member of ABO and is specifically seeking to partner with other companies to pursue federal funding in the microalgae cultivation sector or with factories with high CO2 emissions that want to revalorize CO2. The company is also looking for seasoned principal investigators with experience in several funding schemes.

To learn more about FUL Foods visit their website at www.fulfoods.com. Please reach out to Julia at Ful Foods for more information - Julia@fulfoods.com

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Happy New Year! Great things are planned for 2025 at the ABO!

Of key importance –ABO’s government relations committee, the Executive Policy Committee, has been officially re-launched. We held our first official call on December 18th and will be scheduling monthly calls going forward. It is critical for ABO to have a strong voice in Washington, D.C. and this committee will determine ABO’s near-term and longer-term priorities in the areas of federal funding and policy. If you are interested in participating in this committee, please email me directly at jkallen@algaebiomass.org.

We have locked in presenters for ABO’s monthly Webinar Series. Starting in February, we will hear from member companies/organizations showcasing their projects, company updates and or technologies. See below for details on upcoming webinars.

Membership invoices for 2025 were sent out in December. ABO is a member supported organization, and we need all members to promptly return their membership dues – thank you! If you have any questions or concerns, email Carrie Cox at ccox@algaebiomass.org.

Member News and Updates

Collaboration Opportunities with the Department of Chemical Engineering at the State of University of New York-Environmental Science and Forestry is currently looking for partnerships and assistance in the following areas:

Provision of Bulk Samples: We are interested in acquiring bulk samples of Spirulina, Haematococcus, Chlorella, or Scenedesmus for our research projects.

Supply of Live Strains: Access to live cultures of any of the above-mentioned microalgae would greatly benefit our ongoing studies.

Collaborative Lab-Scale Studies: We are eager to collaborate on lab-scale projects involving parent or genetically modified strains. Our focus includes optimizing culture conditions for growth, enhancing metabolite production, or increasing CO2 uptake on a lab scale.

SUNY-ESF is committed to acknowledging any contributing companies or researchers in resulting publications, and if collaborative efforts are established, we would include co-authors from partner teams. We understand that some collaborators may prefer anonymity, and we are open to agreements that maintain confidentiality regarding their identities.

We have experience working with industry partners to optimize processes and technologies for genetically modified strains under such terms. If you or someone within your network would be interested in working with us or can provide the samples or strains mentioned above, I would be grateful to connect.

Contact Ankita Juneja, Ph.D., Assistant Professor-ajuneja@esf.edu

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The Algae Biomass Organization is NOW ACCEPTING nominations for the 2024 Algae Industry Awards. These high-profile awards recognize the companies, organizations and individuals that have made exceptional progress and efforts in commercialization and or scientific advances related to algae and seaweed. The Algae Industry Award Winners will be announced at the 2024 Algae Biomass Summit in Houston, Texas, October 20-22, 2024. 2024 Algae Industry Award Nomination (jotform.com)

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The Algae Biomass Summit 2024 will take place in Houston, Texas at the Royal Sonesta Galleria Hotel October 20 – 22, 2024. The agenda will be focused on delivering fresh perspectives, commercial breakthroughs and exciting research that are propelling algae and seaweed products and services as vital solutions to realize a low carbon and sustainable world.

The Summit is produced by the Algae Biomass Organization, a non-profit trade association and unified voice of the algae industry. Working on behalf of all sectors, the ABO advocates for algae-advancing policy and funding, serves as a hub for innovation and networking, and drives demand for “made with algae” products and services.

The Algae Biomass Summit is the largest gathering of commercial leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, policymakers, investors, and young innovators that are driving innovation forward and building the algae and seaweed economy.

The event brings together real-world buyers in the various algae industries: food and feed, carbon capture, sustainability, regenerative agriculture, wastewater, energy, education, academics, climate and more. We bring together decision makers and thought leaders from around the world whose focus is algae and seaweed.

Put yourself at the forefront of the algae industry, where algae products, service and research meet the challenges of our planet’s most pressing issues today.

Register HERE

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ABO members are now eligible for exclusive discounts of up to 30% on a wide range of testing needs from Eurofins Craft Technologies. Eurofins is a global leader in laboratory-grade testing and can meet the needs of nearly any algae and seaweed research or commercial application. With the highest commitments to scientific standards, quality and service, Eurfins’ offering will be hard to ignore. Learn more.

Did you miss or want to revisit a session from last year's Algae Biomass Summit? ABO members can now view recordings of the keynotes, plenaries and technical sessions for last year's conference.

Browse the 2022 agenda and view recordings here.

ABO members can now view for free our 2022 webinar on the carbon credit opportunity for algae and seaweed production. CCC process experts John Pierce from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, and Tom Byrne from CarlsonSV discuss how you can track and manage your carbon capture and participate in CCC markets.

Learn more and view the video here.

The Algae Biomass Organization is now using WildApricot for our membership portal. This award-winning service allows members to access restricted content, take advantage of member discounts, network with ABO experts and more.

Members can also manage their own profile, renew or upgrade their ABO membership level, and manage who can access group memberships (University level and above).

You may have to reset your password to access the new portal.

If you have any questions please reach out to Barb Scheevel at bscheevel@algaebiomass.org.