Carlo van Maaren
Materials scientist
We are Seaborough. We develop groundbreaking, sustainable luminescent nano-solutions for various industries.
Our mission
We harness the untapped potential of nanoscience to redefine luminescence, asking questions others haven’t asked yet and turning bold ideas into breakthrough technologies. Together with our customers and partners, we create truly revolutionary products that improve people’s lives and contribute to a healthier planet.
Meet our team
Seabourough’s strength lies in the people behind the science: physicists, chemists, engineers, commercial specialists, and more. All united by our shared values of ambition, innovation, and collaboration. With our combined and strong expertise in chemistry, physics, and the optical behavior of nanoscale phosphor materials, our team finely engineers material performance at the smallest scale to solve the biggest challenges. From seasoned experts to fresh, curious minds, we bring a unique mix of experience, perspectives and ‘what if’ questions that fuel breakthrough innovations. We believe the greatest impact comes from cross-disciplinary collaborations. Meet our team of experts below!
Luca Ladner
Intern
Gabriella Mentasti
Materials scientist
Romy van den Heuvel
Intern
dr. Elin Howard
Materials Scientist
Maria Pateli
Intern Marketing & Communications
Mohamed Tachikirt
Research Assistant
Vasilii Khanin
Scientist
Jence Mulder
Scientist
Jana Floréal
Scientist
Daniël Lenting
Research Assistant
Federico Montanarella
Director of Research
Atul Sontakke
Director of Product Engineering
Mike Krames
Senior Advisor
Matthijs Mollema
CFO
Jintao Kong
Scientist
Marie Anne van de Haar
CEO / CTO
Zamorano Gijsberg
Scientist
Iro Papamichail
Scientist
Els Zeeuwen
Interim Director Marketing and Communications
Lucía Tasende Rodriguez
Scientist
Sustainability is at the heart of what we do
For Seaborough, sustainability is a blueprint, not a byproduct. Our innovations help customers create products that improve performance, enhance safety, and elevate experience while ensuring a healthier planet for the generations to come. Sustainability is a prerequisite for project selection in our innovation pipeline.
For instance, for the LED industry this means that our EuroLED™ solution can help LED makers and LED brand owners to fast-track their scope 3 CO2 emission reduction targets.
Your innovation partner
Driven by our values of ambition, innovation, and collaboration, we partner in full transparency, working together with R&D, marketing, and supply chain teams to help our customers launch truly revolutionary products that enhance their market position, improve people's lives, and are better for the planet.
We have an established relationship with Current Chemicals, a world-leading, renowned phosphor manufacturer (previously a GE company) to produce our EuroLED™ materials at scale.
As an independent R&D company, funded for long term growth by Momentum Global Ventures, and with established collaborations with world-leading academic groups, we challenge the status quo to solve the toughest technology and production challenges.
Partnering with the best
in science & industry
Behind every breakthrough is a team of curious minds. At Seaborough, we bring together scientists, engineers, and business thinkers who share one goal: creating lighting technologies that make a real-world difference.
Like what we do? Come work with us.
We’re always looking for curious minds. People who want to challenge the status quo and ask the ‘what ifs’. Explore our open roles and apply to develop, commercialize, and license more nano-engineered solutions that help our customers launch truly differentiating products that improve people’s lives and contribute to a healthier planet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below you’ll find answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you need additional information or can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to get in touch with us.
We specialize in nano-engineered luminescent materials for solid state lighting, display, and security applications as well as the next horizon innovations. Our main focus is on developing, commercializing, and licensing advanced phosphor and nanomaterial solutions that improve performance, efficiency, and sustainability.
We turn advanced nanoscience into scalable nanomaterials that enhance product performance and enable next-generation innovation. Our materials portfolio supports high-efficiency LED lighting with strong color quality and stability, advanced mini-LED and micro-LED display lighting, anti-counterfeiting solutions that are extremely difficult to replicate, and novel greenhouse light-conversion technology.
Our core technology is based on nano-engineered luminescent materials that enable precise control over how light is absorbed, converted, and emitted. By engineering materials at the nanoscale, we enhance light efficiency, color quality, and stability across a range of lighting and photonics applications. This allows us to translate advanced nanoscience into scalable, practical solutions that can be integrated into existing manufacturing processes.