Edinburgh fledgling business attracts significant investment

A baby company born during its founder’s Masters at University of Edinburgh has just attracted investment of £500,000 from Equity Gap, SIB and Edinburgh University’s Old College.

This will allow the company to grow the team, build a new plant and expand production.

MiAlgae grows algae rich in omega-3 using co-products from the whisky distillation process. It then uses the micro algae as raw…