Keeps food
fresher, longer

What is Antigrade?

Antigrade is proprietary technology from Norway that signals a revolution in food preservation.

It keeps fish, meat, fruit and vegetables, fresher, healthier and tastier for longer.

This completely natural technology not only improves the microbial quality, safety and shelf life of produce but also massively reduces food waste and carbon emissions.

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Reduces food waste and emissions

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How it works

Antigrade has a similar effect on food as cooling or freezing, but without reducing the ambient temperature.

It alters the environment surrounding the produce to improve its microbial qualities – usually through incorporation into food packaging.

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Helps producers reduce costs

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Benefits

Antigrade requires no modifications or investment into plant and its efficiencies can be realised throughout the value chain.

A longer shelf life may support a more cost-effective and carbon-friendly choice of transport.

Stores and restaurants will reduce food waste and secure higher profit margins.

Consumers will also benefit from longer shelf life, reduced waste and better food safety.

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People

Based in Oslo, Antigrade’s SMT comprises experts who possess years of industrial, technical and financial experience.

Our Senior Management Team:

Educated at the Norwegian School of Economics and Harvard Business School, Bjørnar has considerable experience as a CEO, a role he currently fulfills for Dolphin Drilling. His speciality is strategy and negotiation, while he is best known for his role as CEO of Songa Offshore.

Bjørnar Iversen

Chairman

With a background in engineering and shipping, Sjur has extensive experience in R&D and industry, including 18 years as Managing Director and CEO of the Japanese company Furuno Electric Ltd’s operations in Norway and Brazil. He is an expert at guiding innovation within a corporate environment.

Sjur A. Velsvik

CEO and Director

Truls is a corporate lawyer and entrepreneur, who’s been instrumental in establishing Antigrade and a number of other companies focused on breakthrough technologies. His expertise sees him assisting a variety of financial and industrial parties on areas relating to corporate finance, including bond financing, regulatory matters and more.

Truls Eriksen

COO and Director

Stein has a B.Sc. in Applied Physics and a Ph.D. in Physics. Having a background in Applied Physics he works mainly with technologies relating to physics, electronics, computers and communications, and has also experience within offshore, metallurgy and alternative energy. Stein is the head of Antigrade’s IP team.

Stein Roar Gjøen

Key IP Advisor

An engineer combining business development training with an entrepreneurial mindset, Kjetil possesses a unique blend of technical skills and business sense. With over 10 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, Kjetil is used to working with some of the most advanced technical companies in the world.

Kjetil Ulving-Tufte

Business Development

Lars is part of the Corporate and M&A Group of SANDS. He has extensive corporate and contract law experience, acting on a regular basis for listed and private companies. In addition to his law degree, Lars has a degree in economics from Norwegian School of Economics and Administration (NHH).

Lars Tormodsgaard

Legal and Director

Educated at the Copenhagen Business School. As well as being partner in a large VC firm, Louis has experience in production, development and supply chain in China. Over the last 7 years Louis has been working in Asia as a VP in Sales & Business Development within IT Security, E-Marketing and Consulting.

Louis Reinholdt

Sales Director
Asia/Pacific

Aslak Digernes

Sales

Alexander Parker