About
Dr. Sebastian Rakers is a marine biotechnologist and the Co-Founder and CEO of BLUU Seafood, a cell-based marine biomanufacturing company he launched in Europe in 2020. His background includes over a decade of work with fish cells and applied science, as well as research in marine biology and aquaculture. He previously led a team conducting preparatory research on cell-based fish meat at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology and Cell Technology (EMB).
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Bluu
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Experience
- BLUU SeafoodCEOcurrent2025 — presentHamburg, Germany
- BLUU SeafoodCo-CEO2024 — 2025Hamburg, Deutschland
- BLUU SeafoodChief Executive Officer2022 — 2024Berlin, Lübeck and Hamburg
- BLUU SeafoodCo-Founder and Managing Director2020 — 2022Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- blue cells technologies UGCompany Ownercurrent2020 — presentHamburg, Germany
- Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology and Cell Technology (EMB)Division Lead2018 — 2020Lübeck und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Fraunhofer EMBProject lead I love fish2019 — 2020Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fraunhofer EMBProject Manager2015 — 2017Lübeck Area, Germany
- Fraunhofer EMBPostDoc and Laboratory lead Aquatic cell technology2012 — 2015Lübeck Area, Germany
- Fraunhofer EMBResearcher2008 — 2012Lübeck Area, Germany
- OFFIS e.V.Coordination EU-Projects2007 — 2008Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Skills & more
Biotechnology9Cell Culture2Cell Biology5Project Management2Marine Biology8Aquatic Ecology8R&D4Science4Aquaculture3Molecular Biology1Life SciencesSimulations3
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MicroscopyAquatic ToxicologyIn VitroProject PlanningCellResearchScientific WritingPCRLanguages Deutsch · Dutch · English · French
- Wiley Top Downloaded Paper — Wiley
- relevant patents from EMB — Fraunhofer EMB
- relevant patents from EMB — Fraunhofer EMB
- relevant patents from EMB — Fraunhofer EMB
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dr. Sebastian Rakers?
- Dr. Sebastian Rakers is a marine biotechnologist and the Co-Founder and CEO of BLUU Seafood, a cell-based marine biomanufacturing company he launched in Europe in 2020. His background includes over a decade of work with fish cells and applied science, as well as research in marine biology and aquaculture. He previously led a team conducting preparatory research on cell-based fish meat at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology and Cell Technology (EMB).
- Where does Dr. Sebastian Rakers work?
- Dr. Sebastian Rakers is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Bluu.
- What companies did Dr. Sebastian Rakers found?
- Dr. Sebastian Rakers founded Bluu.
- Where did Dr. Sebastian Rakers go to school?
- Dr. Sebastian Rakers studied at Universität zu Lübeck (Research Doctorate, Biotechnology); Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Diploma biology, Marine Sciences).
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