Nature, Ocean and Value

Our Planet has overstepped its limits. Human mind has an infinite talent and genius but is using it in the wrong way, destroying nature on behalf of self-centeredness profit. It’s up to all of us to change this direction and use our enormous brightness and creativity to do things right! That is what we are doing in N9VE. We believe knowledge is the solution. By changing our way of thinking and creating new processes to respond our needs, we can converge towards nature.

We began our project in May 2019, creating a start-up company – N9VE-Nature, Ocean and Value, Lda, with a 100% Portuguese equity. It is a for-profit commercial company aimed exclusively at the R&D Physical and Natural Sciences.

Our present scope - Development of algae-related technologies to separate, concentrate and recover technological critical elements (TCE).

N9ve has a binding partnership with Universidade de Aveiro (UA), one of the leading technological universities in Portugal to develop N9ve.REE, a project under co-promotion, co-funded by CENTRO 2020, through European Regional Development Fund, approved in December 2020. We promote new ways of thinking and produce novel green technologies to be applied in industries. Our main goal is to use nature’s own systems to respond our needs, maintaining its balance. Our present subjects are Rare Earth Elements and/or Lithium recover, Lithium obtention, and nutrients incorporation.

Our Projects

2019 (May)

N9ve was born

2019 (Jun)

A contract between n9ve and Aveiro’s University was celebrated for the technological development.

2019 (Ago)

Provisional Application for Patent (INIPI) — Methods and Systems for Recovering Rare Earth Elements and/Or Lithium Using Marine Macroalgae

2020 (Jun)

Provisional Application for Patent (INIPI) — Process of Obtainment of Lithium and Systems of Lithium Delivery

2021 (Mar)

International Patent Application (WIPO/PCT) — Methods and Systems for Recovering Rare Earth Elements and/Or Lithium Using Marine Macroalgae. WO 2021/040551 A1

2022 (May)

Finalist of Prémios Empreendedor XXI

Winner of Born from Knowledge (BfK) Awards

Mission, Vision and Values

Mission

To generate value in a clean and cost-effective way, powering nature outputs. Do more. Much more!

Vision

Nature sustainability: To boost cutting-edge green technologies, powered by knowledge.

Values

Innovation

We have a strong cooperation with knowledge centers – Universities – developing environmentally friendly technologies.

Sustainability

We focus on maximizing natural carbon sink systems and promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Tenacity

Our strength is based on nonconformal and creative thinking. Success only happens with hard work and perseverance.

Commitment

We keep our word and communicate our business strategy and its impacts with transparency to the various stakeholders.

Achievements

A high motivated leading team was shaped;

We are over 50 members, around 15 senior researchers and 35 graduating, master and PhD students;

15 Papers publish in indexed journals;

All essays are carefully planned to produce scientific knowledge;

2 Patent registrations;