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Material Innovation

Innovation / Mycelium Plant

9 August 2023

2 minutes

Set to begin operating on 20 September 2023, the 136,000 square foot factory will employ more than 350 people, enabling MycoWorks to supply its luxury partners with millions of square feet of Reishi per year.

World’s First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium Plant Launches in September

After years of research and development, biomaterials tech major MycoWorks is all set to supply millions of square feet of its flagship leather alternative ‘Reishi’ with the opening of a state-of-the-art facility in South Carolina this September.

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Fibre Innovation / Brewery Waste

22 June 2023

2 minutes

In the next twelve months, Arda expects to have reached a finished material, in limited capacities, that can be sold to brands for the consumer market.

Startup Gets £1.1 million in Funding for Transforming Beer Brewery Waste into Leather Alternative

An animal and plastic-free leather alternative crafted from waste barley grain from beer brewing industry has received £1.1m of investment from a clean-tech venture capital fund.

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Innovation / Beyond Fossil Fuels

1 June 2023

2 minutes

Through the collaboration of Checkerspot and BST, miDori microalgae oil is now going into a variety of apparel brands’ supply chains, giving an entire industry the opportunity to reduce their reliance on petroleum in their supply chain.

WNDR Alpine Launches Algae-Powered Activewear Line

Using biotechnology to design performance products, a US-based enterprise has launched a line of activewear using 100% petroleum-free wicking technology derived from microalgae instead of fossil fuels.

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Nex-Gen Materials / Curtain-Raiser

14 May 2022

2 minutes

‘NextGen materials’ are livestock-free direct replacements for conventional animal-based leather, silk, fur, down, wool, and exotic skins (also referred to as ‘incumbent materials’). NextGen materials use a variety of biomimicry approaches to replicate the aesthetics and performance of their animal-based counterparts.

Mega Summit to Accelerate Adoption of Next-Gen Materials; $2.3 Billion Invested Since 2015

The two-day virtual Material Innovation Conference that gets under way on 18 May looks to inspire, connect, innovate and scale the development and adoption of NextGen materials to make sustainability an easier option for all.

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