The people behind a new origin.
We are a Finnish biotech company turning invasive Sargassum into high-performance ingredients. Our team brings together the science, engineering and commercial expertise to make that change work in industry.
Mari Granström
Chief Executive Activist · CEO
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Heikki Heiskanen
Chief Operating Activist · COO
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Timo Korhonen
Chief Financial Activist · CFO
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Noora Westerlund
Commercial Director Activist
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Mika Timonen
Technology & Investment Director Activist
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Hertta Pihlasvaara
Head of Laboratory Operations Activist
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Johanna Virtanen
Finance Director Activist
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Marc Desmarais
Technical Sales & Product Development Activist
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Klaus Muuronen
Lead Chemical Engineer Activist
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OUR JOURNEY
Research into reality.
Founded in 2019, Origin by Ocean has advanced from laboratory research through piloting, demonstration and customer application work. Our next scale is industrial.
2019 / FOUNDATION
A new starting point.
Origin by Ocean is founded to explore how problematic algae can become valuable ingredients.
2023 / PILOTING
Beyond the laboratory.
Pilot operations bring process development into an industrial setting. The first co-branded product with Marimekko launches.
2025 / DEMONSTRATION
Experience at the next scale.
A demo production campaign in Otaniemi generates process, product and customer evaluation data.
NEXT / INDUSTRIAL SCALE
Building towards Kokkola.
Our first industrial biorefinery is under development with engineering and operating partners.