Algaven PhycoGen Private Limited—formerly known as JE JE Enterprises Private Limited—has rapidly emerged as one of India’s fastest-rising biotechnology and green innovation companies. Built on a strong foundation of scientific research, sustainability, and entrepreneurship, the company has positioned itself at the forefront of algae biotechnology, natural product innovation, controlled-environment agriculture, professional training, and rural economic development. Its integrated approach reflects a growing shift in India’s innovation ecosystem toward nature-based, impact-driven enterprises.
At the heart of this transformation is Rajasekaran Samykan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer and recipient of an honorary doctorate in entrepreneurship. With a background as a botanist, researcher, and multi-sector entrepreneur, he has devoted more than a decade to building a robust algae-based biotechnology ecosystem in India. His vision is guided by three core pillars: empowering women, uplifting rural communities, and advancing global Sustainable Development Goals through science-led, nature-positive solutions. Under his leadership, the company has also become a platform that inspires young people to pursue careers as scientists, farmers, innovators, and green entrepreneurs.
Supporting this mission is Ramya Jagatheesh, Co-Founder and Special Mentor for the BAAS division. She plays a vital creative and strategic role in shaping the company’s botanique and eco-aesthetic product lines. Her emphasis on design sensibility, discipline, and intuitive mentoring has helped elevate BAAS into a premium vertical offering terrariums, botanical art, and export-oriented eco-products.
To sustain its rapid growth, the organization operates through a structured multi-division framework that enables specialization while maintaining a unified mission. Its scientific backbone lies in the PhytoBio Innovation Lab, which focuses on advanced algae biotechnology, including spirulina cultivation, phycocyanin extraction, astaxanthin, and nutraceutical formulation. Complementing this is the Botanique Art, Aesthetics and Terrarium Studio, which blends science with creative design to produce eco-gifting and botanical art products.
The company has also made significant investments in agricultural innovation through its Controlled Environment Agri-Tech Farms and BioNatura Integrated Farms divisions. These units drive research and implementation in microgreens, vertical farming, aquaponics, saffron cultivation, regenerative agriculture, and natural farming models. Together, they strengthen rural livelihoods while promoting sustainable food systems. Additional divisions support administration, research, training, digital outreach, and food processing, ensuring operational depth and scalability.
Its product and service portfolio reflects a strong commitment to innovation, quality, and environmental responsibility. Offerings include algae-based nutraceuticals such as spirulina powder and capsules, phycocyanin extracts, astaxanthin, and natural antioxidant blends. In line with circular economy principles, it has also pioneered waste-to-wealth innovations, transforming agricultural and industrial by-products into high-value items such as eggshell membrane capsules, pectin powder, moringa leaf powder, and fruit-seed oils.
In the food and nutrition segment, it produces natural vegetable and mushroom powders, freeze-dried products, and functional food ingredients suited for domestic and export markets. Its agricultural solutions extend to microgreens, azolla cultivation models, aquaponics systems, and turnkey farm setups designed for farmers and agripreneurs.
A defining aspect of its impact lies in training and entrepreneurship development. Through structured programs, it has trained hundreds of youth, women, self-help groups, and rural communities in spirulina cultivation, mushroom farming, microgreens production, waste-to-wealth enterprises, and small-scale food processing. These initiatives have enabled participants to build sustainable livelihoods as “greenpreneurs.”
Today, the company is not merely expanding its operations; it is shaping a new paradigm for biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, and rural entrepreneurship in India. With visionary leadership, a skilled team, and a purpose-driven mission, it continues to build a legacy rooted in science, sustainability, and social impact—creating a greener and more empowered future, one innovation at a time.
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