pinovo wins special prize in ocean pitch challenge

Pinovo is "over the moon", "stoked", "blissed out" to have been awarded the Special Prize for a Marine Biodiversity Solution at the Ocean Pitch Challenge® in Paris this week 😁 🏆 🌊!!  

This is recognition of the important problem of Paint Microplastic Pollution, and Pinovo's solution.

The Ocean Pitch Challenge® is organised by RespectOcean and Sustainable Ocean Alliance. We would like to thank Aurélie Dubois, Jessica Newfield, Benjamin Lesage, Mélissa Michaud, and Pia Scaramiglia for their excellent organisation of this event, and for their preparation of the Finalists by the top class mentors and coaches, including Michael Rubin, Mark Butcher 🇺🇦, and, the one and only Nathan Gold!  

The Special Prize was awarded to Pinovo by the Office français de la biodiversité (OFB), who was represented by Cyrille Barnérias and Alain PIBOT. We look forward to working with OFB to support their work to protect biodiversity in the Ocean, by stopping Paint Microplastic Emissions at source in the marine and industrial worlds.

We want to congratulate all of the impressive Finalists in the OPC, and the other winners, including the well deserved First Prize winner 🏆 🎉 - Paradoxal Surfboards and Jeremy Lucas. See link for all details 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejX_RPGt.  

Thank you also to the jury for your time, your interest in our solutions, and for your insightful questions, both during and after the event.

A final big "shout out" to Louis COTTIN, Ludivine SERRIERE, and your team at Leonard for ensuring everything ran so smoothly on the day, in what is a great venue.

And don't forget!  #PaintIsPlastic