MiAlgae reduces total documentation time by 75% with unified Seal Platform

January 15, 2025

About MiAlgae

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Industry: Biotechnology -> Aquaculture
Employees: 51-200

MiAlgae is revolutionising the aquaculture and pet food industries by producing high-quality, Omega-3-rich algae - without relying on fish oil. By harnessing co-products from the whisky industry, MiAlgae promotes a truly circular economy, transforming waste into a valuable and sustainable resource.

Use cases implemented

EBR

QMS

ELN

Key metrics

Documentation Time:75% reduction
Operational Efficiency:Streamlined workflows
Quality Assurance:Enhanced traceability

Testimonials

Partnering with Seal has helped us build a more integrated quality system; digitising workflows, improving traceability, and supporting the technical demands of a growing biotech company.

Seal has allowed us to seamlessly transfer our paper records to the platform with no disruption to the process, a very user-friendly system that has enhanced our capabilities.

Challenge

MiAlgae faced the challenge of scaling their innovative sustainable aquaculture solution while maintaining quality standards and traceability:

Complex Scale-up Journey - Transitioning from lab research to full-scale production required robust systems to manage quality, compliance, and operational efficiency
Multi-system Integration - Needed to coordinate Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), Quality Management System (QMS), and Electronic Batch Records (EBR) across their growing operations
Traceability Requirements - As a producer of food-grade ingredients, maintaining complete traceability from raw materials to final product was critical for compliance and customer trust
Sustainable Innovation Focus - Required systems that could support their mission to reduce global dependence on fish oil by 10% while maintaining high-quality standards

Solution

In regulated industries, innovation has always been shackled to compliance. For a company like MiAlgae, poised to revolutionize an industry, this forced compromise wasn't just an inconvenience—it was an existential threat. Their paper-based systems were locking away critical data and putting a brake on the very speed that made them competitive.

Instead of accepting this limit, MiAlgae chose Seal to be their operational backbone. Seal's adaptive GxP platform provided a single foundation that was fundamentally different from rigid, traditional software. It gave them absolute GxP control but was designed to evolve alongside their science, ending the compromise between speed and compliance.

Outcomes

The effect was a complete transformation of their workflow. The 75% reduction in documentation time was the first sign they had broken free, unleashing their innovation from the drag of administrative overhead.

This foundation of adaptive control gave them the confidence to scale aggressively, knowing their operations could keep pace with their ambitions. It was this operational excellence that allowed their science to flourish, leading to global recognition and the praise of Prince William. For MiAlgae, Seal has become the last system they'll ever need—a permanent, agile foundation for their mission to reshape a global industry.