MicroClean is the winner of the “Entrepreneur's Christmas Gift” award
MicroClean took first place in the aquaculture competition "Gründerjulepresangen” with its technology designed to effectively eliminate listeriosis and bacteria.
The Entrepreneur Christmas Gift is a competition aimed at entrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector and offers practical entrepreneurial support in a number of areas, in addition to a cash prize.
The prize is intended to give the winner a unique opportunity to launch and commercialize a new idea, product, or service for the aquaculture industry.
Kyst.no can now reveal that the winner of this year’s “Entrepreneur’s Christmas Gift” is the company MicroClean.
Scientifically proven
The company’s technology involves using wet heat via microwaves and “radiation.” According to SINTEF, the company’s method effectively kills all pathogenic bacteria and biofilm—at a rate of over 99.99%—on all plastic production equipment.
“It feels absolutely fantastic to get confirmation that we’ve done something right,” says founder Dan Roger Olsen of MicroClean AS to Kyst.no.
He says their technology can disinfect conveyor belts while production is underway, and that it is a safe, eco-friendly technology.
- “This is, after all, a technology that many people can benefit from. The jury said there was substance to what we were presenting and emphasized that our approach was scientifically validated.”
MicroClean’s technology was developed in collaboration with the research communities at NOFIMA in Tromsø, SINTEF in Trondheim, and the University of Karlsruhe.
One of the world’s largest radiation technology groups, which works in the fields of aviation, space technology, and the automotive industry, has helped design and deliver the technology.
According to MicroClean, the following conclusion has been scientifically confirmed upon completion of the work.
- The invention is the first of its kind in the world
- Kills at least 99.99% of pathogenic bacteria in and on plastic production tools
- Scientifically documented by SINTEF
- Measurable technology
- Green technology and no use of chemicals
- This technology falls under UN Sustainable Development Goals 3, 9, 12, and 17.
- Technology approved by the EU/EEA for food production
- The technology is easy to retrofit
Getting a lot of great help
Olsen says they have worked hard to scientifically validate everything, and adds that they are pleased the jury believed in their product.
Key figures in the development process: Dr. Gido Link. Gido Link is from the University of Karlsruhe. i.V. Stefan Betz. Product Manager, Heat Technology, Frankfurt. Leif Grimsmo. Senior Project Manager, SINTEF Ocean.
- Microclean is, of course, an established company that will handle the commercial aspects—sales, service, maintenance, and so on. With our victory in the Gründerjulepresangen competition, we’re now going to receive an incredible amount of support from this cluster in Bergen. They have a wealth of expertise, and that’s something we can leverage in the market to present ourselves as professional and credible.
- “We’ve worked diligently for over ten years to get where we are today, especially with regard to bringing in researchers from SINTEF and the University of Karlsruhe,” he concludes.