Fluxome Appealing to Green Investors

STENLOSE, DenmarkFluxome, a global supplier of nutritional ingredients manufactured using fermentation techniques and renewable source materials, reported the investment community has looked favorably on the firm for its sustainable and eco-friendly business model. One such company is Capricorn Venture Partners, a pan-European manager of venture capital funds investing in European companies with technology as their competitive advantage.

In a statement, Claude J. Stoufs, senior investment manager at Capricorn Venture Partners, stated: Capricorn considers Fluxome to be an interesting investment opportunity due to its unique profile and potential. We focus on the wide range of companies within cleantech, energy efficiency, renewable energy, greenhouse gas reduction technologies and low to zero emission technologies. Fluxome lies in the cross-section of these domains somewhere between green chemistry and white biotech. In our books, an investment in Fluxome is an investment in a green and clean technology that will have a major impact for the future."

Fluxome noted using fermentation processes to produce nutraceutical ingredients can reduce the use of process water and energy by 50 percent to 80 percent compared to conventional chemical means or extraction from plant materials. The company stated its technology also uses fewer production steps, leading to higher efficiency and less waste; it may also help reduce CO2 emissions by reducing the use of fossil-based resources. Fluxome is considering conducting a life cycle assessment for its resveratrol ingredient in the future.