Cellula expands Northern Europe footprint through new partnership

Cellula Robotics has signed a sales and representation agreement with Subsea Europe Services (SES) and its defence division, FLANQ. The partnership is set to strengthen Cellula’s footprint in Northern Europe by broadening access to its advanced autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technologies.

Under the agreement, SES will represent Cellula’s full AUV portfolio – including the Envoy, Porter and Guardian AUVs, the Subsea Warden hovering AUV for ship signature management, and the Subsea Sentinel for passive acoustic monitoring – across commercial and scientific markets. SES will focus on clients in academic research, offshore survey and the geophysical sector, while FLANQ will lead engagement with defence, maritime security and government customers.

This new partnership will support customers in Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland, offering local expertise and direct access to Cellula’s underwater platforms and sensors.

Meeting evolving demands

Richard Mills, chief commercial officer at Cellula Robotics, said: “We have worked with SES and FLANQ co-founders, Sören Themann and Daniel Esser, for many years now. We’ve watched Subsea Europe’s strong, year-on-year growth and been impressed with their successful launch of FLANQ in 2024. Their laser focus on the customer’s mission and exceptional support and service made today’s announcement a natural step. We have full confidence in their team’s professionalism and commitment to delivering for our organization.”

Daniel Esser, co-founder and chief commercial officer of SES and FLANQ, added: “We’re excited to join forces with Cellula Robotics in Europe. They have an immensely impressive product portfolio – a portfolio which aligns perfectly with the challenges Europe is facing now across the maritime domain. Everything from trading challenges to protecting critical undersea infrastructure and strengthening sovereign defence capability.

As Richard has mentioned, Sören and myself know the Cellula leadership team very well, and we know they understand, respect and fully support their channel partners in the market. We know this team will excel together, by focusing on delivering reliable solutions that deliver operational and domain advantage to our clients in energy, science and defence.”