You have a material. A prototype.
A residue stream with commercial potential.

What you need now is a route to market, pilot customers, the right funding applications, a go-to-market strategy, and a press story that makes the industry take notice.

That is exactly what we built, together with Pando. *

How the Scaling phase works

Once a material or product has been developed through our BioDesign Lab process, we activate a dedicated scaling track in collaboration with Pando Partners, a Norwegian commercialisation specialist focused on bringing green solutions into European markets. Together, we cover:

  • Market analysis and competitive positioning

  • Strategic partner identification and engagement

  • Soft funding and EU grant applications

  • Pilot customer recruitment

  • Communications and press strategy

This is the same model that took Woolly™ from prototype to pilot clients, an NRK television feature, and two granted funding applications within twelve months of launch.

Who is it for

The scaling phase is relevant for:

  • Companies that have co-developed a material with us and are ready for market

  • Existing Bioregion spinouts (Woolly™, Baremark™) seeking new distribution or investment

  • Industry partners with a validated biobased product that needs a commercial push in the Nordic or European market


We do not take every project to this stage.
We take the ones that are ready, and we make sure they land.

Ready to talk
about scaling?


Associated Partners

Research Partners

Support Partners


Industry Partners

Core team

Project team

  • Åshild Aarø

    HEAD OF SCALING
    PANDO Partners | Co-Founder
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  • Emily Nirlo

    PROJECT LEADER
    Lead Mediterranean Bioregion
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  • Siren Wilhelmsen, PhD

    RESIDENT
    Designer, Researcher
    Associate Professor KMD UiB

  • Serge Bléhoua

    PARTNER
    Bioregion Sud - Marseille
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  • Geir Goosen

    RESIDENT
    Permaculture Lead
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  • Johannes O. Børge

    RESIDENT
    Heritage Leather Expert
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  • Andreas Eikeset Nygjerd

    RESIDENT
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  • Emilie Tobiassen

    Design Master student
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  • Nermin Celik

    Civil economist
    Innovation Master student
    Focus: Bioregion Institute

  • Elias Klåpbakken Drønen

    Innovation Master student
    Focus: Woolly

  • Nora Særsten Stien

    Civil economist
    Innovation Master student
    Focus: Baremark

  • Lukas Andersson

    Design Master student
    Focus: Plenty Planters