Key Facts 
Website: https://www.foom.de/
Company Headquarters: Berlin
Founding Year: 2022
Number of Employees: 4
Main Contact in the Bio-PAT Network: Dr. Anike von Gagern
Position in the Company: Managing Director and Founder
Products / Product Groups / Services / Competencies:
Goals:
– On-site conversion of commercial organic waste (e.g., food scraps, compostable disposable tableware and cutlery) from large events into organic soil improver – within a few days using a proprietary microbial mix
-> Reduction of CO2 emissions, while simultaneously binding CO2 through improved soil quality
-> Resource-efficient, sustainable, circular economy
Technology:
– Rapid hydrolysis of large quantities of organic waste (food scraps, compostable disposable tableware, garden waste) from large events through bioaugmentation
– Areas of Expertise:
- Microbiology: Proprietarily developed microorganisms
- Bioreactor Design: Plug-flow based reactor and scale-up
- Process Control: Process monitoring, intelligent process control systems (remote/IoT, AI/ML) and process optimization
Services:
– Provision of a complete package for organic waste disposal
- Installation, maintenance, and service of a bioreactor
- Evaluation and control of the conversion process via app/web interface
- Support for upstream processes (customer communication, separate collection of organic waste) and downstream processes (distribution of the soil improver)
Seeking Partners / Collaborations for:
– Optimization of individual process steps, including through process analytics
– Process control, remote/IoT connectivity
– Scalable microbial production
