Maricene

Meet Maricene.

Maricene converts seaweed waste into renewable ethanol using salt-tolerant marine yeast, turning an abundant underused resource into clean biofuel.

The Team

Muhammad Farhan Aslam – Founder & PhD Candidate (Biotechnology, University of Edinburgh)

  • Expertise: Industrial & marine Saccharomyces cerevisiae, fermentation process development, molecular biology and bioethanol scale-up.
  • Entrepreneurial experience: Founder of Maricene (seaweed waste → ethanol), participant in University of Edinburgh’s Startup Summer Accelerator.

Keshav Todi – Cofounder

  • Background in Biophysics, with training that bridges physics and biology.
  • Commercial exposure through internships with business firms, providing hands-on experience in strategy, operations and applied problem-solving at the science–business interface.
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Problem

Bioethanol is vital for a cleaner future, but today it relies on food crops and fresh water. Meanwhile, huge amounts of seaweed waste are left to rot. We’re solving both problems by transforming this waste into renewable fuel.

Solution 

Maricene engineers marine yeast strains that thrive in saltwater and are genetically modified to efficiently convert seaweed waste into renewable ethanol. Our process avoids freshwater and food-based crops, delivering a scalable, sustainable fuel pathway that transforms an environmental burden into clean energy.

Contact

Muhammad Farhan Aslam  LinkedIn

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