Greentech Innovators

Greentech Innovators is a Norwegian biotech company focused on turning food waste into value through circular, science-based solutions. The company develops and implements biotechnology methods that release nutrients from food waste and convert them into an enriched growth medium for cultivating microbes such as microalgae, lactic acid bacteria, and fungi. Those microbes can then be used to produce protein and omega-3 ingredients for fish feed, livestock feed, pet food, fertilizer, and bio-polymers. The company emphasizes sustainability, lower carbon emissions, resource efficiency, and the upcycling of existing waste streams rather than using new resources. Its approach is built on advanced enzyme use, physical treatment, and years of research and trials, with claims of converting up to 80% of carbohydrates in food waste. What the company does Greentech Innovators identifies sustainable ways to manage food waste and transform it into high-value raw material for fermentation and microbial cultivation. Its core product is a competitive liquid growth medium made from upcycled food waste, designed to support the growth of microbes used across multiple bio-based markets. The company positions this as a more sustainable and lower-cost alternative to conventional growth media and waste-management pathways such as incineration, landfilling, composting, and biogas. Team The website presents a compact team led by founder and CEO Ingmar Høgøy, alongside Svetlana Lyngstad as Product Manager, António Pagarete as R&D Manager, Neda Rahmanian as QA/LAB Manager, and Sigita Matuleviciute as Marketing Manager. This mix suggests the company combines leadership, product development, research and development, quality assurance, laboratory work, and market-facing expertise. Mission and values The company’s mission is to reduce climate emissions and increase food production. Its values, as reflected on the website, include sustainability, circularity, scientific rigor, and practical impact. Greentech Innovators highlights that it does not rely on new resources; instead, it upcycles food waste, reduces emissions from waste management, and helps create more sustainable supply chains for food and feed ingredients. The company also presents itself as mission-driven and innovation-oriented, with a strong focus on solving a global waste problem through biotech. Unique aspects A defining feature of Greentech Innovators is its circular biotechnology model: waste becomes a nutrient source, nutrients become growth medium, and the growth medium enables production of valuable microbial ingredients. The company also underscores that its solution can be tailored to customers and has broad relevance across fermentation-based markets. It combines environmental impact with commercial applications, aiming to create affordable and sustainable alternatives for protein, omega-3 oils, and other bio-based products.