Happy Algoween!

AlgaTalk has a Halloween special episode of AlgaNews, which we call Algae Booooos. Explore with Jack as he travels through algae time and space, thanks to a potion gifted by AlgaTalk co-host Ivan for Halloween.

Jack travels to the 1800s and visits the graveyard of famous phycological pioneers. And gets an exclusive look at Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, the City in the Sea.

Come explore with Jack the connections between algae and swamp monsters, Hollywood, and even Aztecs! Don’t be scared, relax, and enjoy some tricks and treats.

AlgaTalk Merch!

Now you can show your love for the show and algae, of course, by getting some AlgaTalk merch on our merch page. T-shirts, mugs and tote bags for an alga lover in your life or yourself. Check it out!

It’s World Algae Day!

And AlgaTalk is celebrating with an interview with the day’s creator Jorg Ullmann. We discuss fostering customer awareness of algae and how to create the most buzz for these sea vegetables. Jorg takes us through his career with algae and explains how he reached the point of creating world algae day.

So sit back relax, grab your favourite algae treat, and celebrate with us this 2021 world algae day!

And let’s hear a Hip hip hooray!

Notes:

Jorg Ullmann contact information:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Facebook

The company he is managing director: http://www.algomed.de/en/homepage/Recent article: https://globalawards.ceotodaymagazine.com/previous-winner/1225/

Show notes and links:

Dr Lauren Biermann

Hello there! It’s us again, we’re back. Say what, do you like trying new things?

Here at AlgaTalk we definitely do. And this bonus thing in your feed is our new project called “AlgaTalk News”.

This file you see in your feed now is an audio version of a YouTube project, with video and stuff, so if you want to check it out and hopefully subscribe, go to the AlgaTalk YouTube channel.

So why AlgaTalk News? Well, first, why not =) Second, while we aim to provide space for conversation with experts in the field, there’s still a lot of things happening in the world of algae that we’d love to share with you.

That’s why we started this algae news show. Its goal is to bring you interesting algae related news from around the globe. And to show you the studio Jack built for it of course.

It is still in a pilot stage, so expect changes to happen to the show, and leave us your feedback.

Now to the topics of this first issue of the Alga News Show:

* #Algae helps Cows burp less https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-vision… https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/… * The Red Gold of Morocco https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ha… * Algae helps the blind to see https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57226…

We hope you like it. See you in the next one

Just when you may have lost any hope to hear from your favourite algae talk host, Jack is back with another amazing episode.

This one is a bit of a time travel episode as it was actually recorded way back in 2019. BC (before Corona) as they say nowadays. It makes it an interesting look at the world before the pandemic but it doesn’t make it less relevant.

Our guest is Younes Boundir, a Moroccan researcher and entrepreneur, who is working closely with the Moroccan government on overcoming the struggles that the local algae farmers face.

Jack and Younes discuss those struggles and the work that has been done to ease the situation. They also talk about the role that Seaweed of Morocco plays in all this.

We hope you enjoy this episode and if you do, please, leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. This helps bringing the show to more listeners.

Show links:

Facebook Page

Seaweeds of Morocco Website

Instagram

Twitter

A long time ago, in January 2020, when the pandemic was merely a phantom menace and people could go outside and travel (unimaginable!), way back then Jack visited the British Phycological Society conference and interviewed a lot of people. So many that we’re still processing those tapes, and in this episode we are excited to present three more very impressive interviews.

* Our first interviewee is Andrew Monk from Iolight, a startup that produces a science-grade portable microscope. This little engineering marvel allows scientists to analyze their samples right in the field without going back to the lab. Applicable in numerous disciplines phycology included.* Next, we have Georgina Andrews from Algaecytes, a company that aims at waste-free algae farming and producing algae oil. What’s algae oil you ask? Well, listen up to learn about that and we’ll only say that it’s very suitable for vegans. Jack and Georgina also discuss some peculiarities of farming algae while trying to keep it harmless for the environment.* The third interview is with Dr. Marco Lizzul, innovation manager at Varicon Aqua. This company specializes in different types of photobioreactors and helps companies around the world with starting their own algae farms.

We hope you’ll find the episode educating and useful, and don’t forget to follow the podcast on social media to learn even more.

We’ll see you in the next one!

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In this episode, Jack is joined by Eyal Ronen from TransAlgae, a company that has developed an algae-based platform for oral delivery of medicine.

Previously on the show, we had talked about different ways algae can be used in disease treatment, whether being medicine or as in this case delivering the drug.

Eyal and Jack are going deeper into the intricacies of the process that TransAlgae developed, and discuss how this method can be advantageous.

The important part of the episode is the fact that TransAlgae, as many companies around the world, has joined the fight against the COVID-19 virus. They have started an investment round hoping to attract some financing in order to proceed with the development of the vaccine against coronavirus.

If you are interested or know someone who can be, in providing financial help, you can find the contact information below.

For the meantime, we hope you are staying home and safe wherever you are in the world, and we’ll be with you right back in the next episode.

Mr. Eyal Ronen, VP Business Development, TransAlgae: [email protected] , Mobile +972542316508.

Remember when life was easier way back when? Long long two weeks ago? Well, those were the days! We used to talk about algae on this podcast, but guess what, we’re are still doing it!

In this new episode (delivered to you absolutely coronavirus free via the internet) Jack talks to Samuel Iliffe, a designer at Atelier Luma, an experimental design studio bridging the gap between academia, industry and culture. Their project ‘Algae Platform‘ researches the potentials of algae as a material for design.

Back in our episode about algae in design, Jack and I touched on the topic, and now you get a chance to listen to an expert in the field.

Enjoy, stay home and stay safe!

And we are back! Time might be a flat circle (who knows really

Ho-ho-ho, everyone! Welcome to the year 2020 and to the episode #20, which we intentionally held back in order to achieve such a “coincidence”. No, just kidding, we are not that smart.

Anyway, our first episode of the new year is somewhat special. As we’ve mentioned before, both of us are working for an algae-farming company, Algatechnologies, and in this episode, we have a former CEO Hagai Stadler as a guest.

You may take it with a grain of salt (and algae), but Hagai sounds very enthusiastic about algae in general, and their commercial potential specifically, despite the fact of being the head of the company for a good number of years. Even more importantly, he provides another perspective on the topic, which is as valuable as ever in this fast-growing industry (pun intended).

Also, we’d like to take the opportunity and wish all of you a great and happy new year. May it bring us joy and only good things!

P.S. Thank you for staying with us in 2019, and here is to another year talking about algae!

A friendly reminder while you’re here…

We love making the podcast and bringing you all this amazing content for free. We don’t want to run any ads and believe in the idea of a community-supported content. If you like the show, please consider becoming our patreon, this will help the podcast grow. Even if you can’t make a pledge, your part is as important as everyone’s. Spread the word, share the links and leave a review on Apple Podcasts and any other podcast provider you use. Together we’ll succeed!

Become a Patron!