# #34: Jay Dignan (BioMara) – Cracking the Seaweed Code: How Fucoidan Unlocks a Profitable Business Model

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Podcast: [The Ocean Age](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ocean-age-5690239)
Published: 2025-09-16T04:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4546

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Send us Fan Mail As the founder of BioMara, a marine biotech startup based in Scotland, Jay Dignan is dedicated to transforming regenerative seaweed into functional and healthy B2B ingredients for the food and wellness industries. His professional journey began in New Zealand and includes a diverse range of experiences, from deep-sea salvage and working with Tibetan yak wool to media mergers and acquisitions. Jay has over two decades of cross-disciplinary experience as a founder, CFO, and str...

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