Seaweed Innovators Sway and Umaro Join Forces to Optimize Alginate for Sustainable Bioplastics
Berkeley, CA – Bay Area-based seaweed innovation startups Umaro and Sway have been awarded a Department of Energy (DOE) Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity (MACRO) grant of $1,500,000 to innovate new processing techniques that upcycle alginate sidestreams from Umaro’s seaweed protein production into Sway’s seaweed-based bioplastics.