Overview
AmphiStar is the first company to develop, scale-up, produce and sell biosurfactants made entirely from biobased waste and side streams. The biosurfactants are suitable for home care, personal care, industrial cleaners, textiles, and agrochemicals. The company uses patented technology to convert diverse biomass into biodegradable, sulfate-free, non-toxic biosurfactants.
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In the news
- The list of non-eye irritant surfactants is surprisingly short. When it comes to surfactants, "mild" is easy to claim. But proving non-eye irritation is another story. That's why we're excited about AmphiCare® A, one of the few surfactants on the market with proven non-eye irritancy. Ideal for applications where exceptional mildness matters: ✅Facial cleansing ✅Baby care ✅Daily-use body wash ✅Sensitive skin ✅Intimate hygiëne AmphiCare® A, our fully upcycled acidic sophorolipid for personal care, delivers: ✅ COSMOS-approved ✅ Non-eye
- biotope by VIB did it again. 🌱 Great pitches, great speakers and a panel that did not shy away from the difficult questions facing industrial biotech. More importantly, the conversations went beyond identifying the challenges and explored possible ways forward. Our sector needs more visible success stories. Building them requires science, ambition, investment and a strong community. Biotope understands that and keeps bringing the right people together. That is how the next success stories get started.🚀
- Thank you, Minister Jean-Luc Crucke, for taking the time to visit our Labs and explore how we turn waste into wonders. Not exactly magic. Just really good biotechnology. 🧪 The circular economy often sounds like a buzzword. For us, it's fermentation tanks, scale-up puzzles, passionate scientists, and a stubborn belief that valuable resources deserve a second life. But building a circular economy takes more than innovation alone. It requires an environment where sustainable technologies can scale, compete, and create impact. We're
- If the law changes, the world changes." Sophie Roelants said it best. As a startup trying to reinvent how surfactants are made, we know that great technology is only part of the equation. Smart regulation, sustainability incentives, and access to funding are equally important for scaling. Thanks to Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), we had the opportunity to work alongside fantastic partners in the WASTE2FUNC Project across the value chain and demonstrate that waste streams can become high-performance
- The call for startups for BIOKET 2027 is officially open! From 9 to 11 March 2027, Strasbourg becomes the meeting point for the international bioeconomy community, and we are looking for startups ready to put their innovation at the center of it. Selected startups join an international audience of companies, researchers, investors, clusters, and innovation organizations, with dedicated space and dedicated time to be seen and heard: ➡️ Pitch your solution during dedicated Startup Pitch Sessions ➡️ Exhibit in the Startup
- Dank aan voogdijminister Matthias Diependaele om dit portefeuillebedrijf van het Flanders Future Techfund mee te helpen op de kaart te zetten. AmphiStar is een mooi voorbeeld van jaren van onderzoek, technologische expertise en vooral ook de ambitie om waardevolle innovatie uit Vlaanderen naar de markt te brengen. Precies daar ligt de rol van FFTF, dat gemanaged wordt door PMV. Het fonds ondersteunt ondernemingen in een zeer vroege fase, wanneer technologie vaak al veel potentieel heeft, maar de weg naar verdere ontwikkeling,
- Following the visibility and recognition we received through the Changemaker Awards by De Tijd and BNP Paribas, we recently welcomed Minister-President Matthias Diependaele and Communications Advisor Charlotte Coucke to our HQ and labs. We had an open and engaging conversation about what it really means to build a biotech company in Belgium and Europe: the opportunities, the obstacles, the long timelines, and the ambition required to turn science into impact. What stood out was the genuine curiosity and openness shown
- Impact does not happen in one dimension. That's a belief we've shared with ECBF VC since day one. Reading through ECBF's latest Impact Insights 2025 is a great reminder of the incredible work being done across Europe's bioeconomy. From reducing emissions and resource use to enabling circular value chains, these companies are tackling challenges that matter at scale. We're proud to be part of this portfolio and inspired by the many entrepreneurs, scientists and teams working every day to turn bold ideas into real-world impact.
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Sophie RoelantsCo-founder and CEO of AmphiStar
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