'Self healing concrete'
TU Delft spin-off Basilisk ensures self healing concrete with limestone produced by micro-organisms.
Basilisk self-healing concrete is developed at the Delft University of Technology and is based on a autonomous repair system which is made possible by limestone-producing micro-organisms (bacteria). When the bacteria come in contact with oxygen and water they are capable of converting certain nutrients to calcium carbonate (limestone).The patented technique was developed in cooperation with Henk Jonkers, Sybrand van der Zwaag and Annegreeth Lameijer.
Company Profile | |
Incorporation | November 2014 |
Participation since | November 2014 |
Founders | Bart van der Woerd Jordy Kern Renee Mors |
Employees | 0 |
Linked faculty | Faculty of Civil Engineering |
Website | www.basiliskconcrete.com |
Company history and milestones | |
April 2015 | TU Delft researcher Henk Jonkers and his bio-concrete are nominated for the European Inventor Award |
May 2015 | Large scale application of self-healing concrete by BAM and Rijksvastgoedbedrijf |
May 2015 | Basilisk is Finalist for the European Inventor Award 2015 |
April 2016 | Basilisk is on of the finalist of the Lighthouse Awards 2016 |
July 2017 | Basilisk Nominated for the MKB Innovatie Top 100 |
November 2017 | Green Basilisk self-healing concrete receives VC investment from SHIFT Invest |