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Sofie Allert
Co-Founder and CEO Swedish Algae Factory
Sofie Allert is the Co-Founder and CEO of Swedish Algae Factory, a company she established in 2016.4 She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and a Master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Design from Chalmers University of Technology.15
Allert's passion for algae began during her bachelor thesis, where she recognized it as a sustainable, underutilized resource.3 In 2013, she met her co-founder Angela Wulff, and together they founded Swedish Algae Factory to demonstrate the possibility of creating a climate-positive industry using algae, particularly in cold and dark Nordic climates.3
The company focuses on cultivating diatoms, a group of algae with unique properties. These algae produce a nanoporous silica shell that has applications in various industries, including solar panel efficiency enhancement, battery capacity improvement, and skincare products.2 Swedish Algae Factory operates a cultivation facility in Kungshamn, Sweden, where they grow algae while cleaning wastewater from a land-based fish farm.2
Allert has gained recognition for her work, speaking at UN and OECD events and winning awards such as the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge in 2019.5 Her LinkedIn username is sofie-allert-b6519761.1
