H&M-backed Syre plans to make textile-to-textile recycling a ‘hyperscale’ reality ‘in only a few years’ time’
May 30, 2024
“We have the financial model, investors, and playbook to scale rapidly,” says the Sweden-based company.
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Meet the founder: Werewool’s Chui-Lian Lee harnesses microbes to create colorful fabrics… without dyes
May 24, 2024
Dyeing fabric is terrible for the environment, says Chui-Lian Lee. But what if you could create textiles with inherent color, and skip the dyeing step altogether?
‘People don’t realize how much fashion needs new materials’ but biomaterials investors can be hard to find, say experts
May 16, 2024
From setting investor expectations to communicating the realities of R&D, here’s what biomaterials startups should be considering.
Meet the founder: Modern Synthesis’ Jen Keane on biomaterials, bacteria, and designer bags…
January 26, 2024
How efficient are bugs at creating bags, and how scalable is Modern Synthesis’ patent-pending biomaterials technology?
Ecovative CEO: ‘We’re introducing a new industrial crop to the world’
January 3, 2024
Ecovative is one of several startups attempting to harness the magic of mycelium—the filament-like roots of mushrooms—to make more sustainable foods and materials. But what progress has it made to date?
Data Snapshot: European climate investors should take broader view of alternative proteins
June 29, 2022
Insect protein and bio-textiles increasing in importance as alternative proteins become a bigger priority for climate-forward investors.
BREAKING: Seaweed biomaterials startup AlgiKnit nets $13m Series A funding
June 29, 2022
It also announced the official opening of its manufacturing facility in North Carolina, where it will scale production of its kelp-based yarn.
EXCLUSIVE: Bucha Bio banks funding for its next-gen bacterial biomaterials
October 18, 2021
The New York-based company plans to scale up production of its fermented bio-textile called Mirai.
Brief: Walmart joins Canopy to remove at-risk forests from materials supply chain
October 6, 2021
By joining the CanopyStyle initiative, Walmart will impel its suppliers to use alternate fiber sources such as ag byproducts.
Fashion tech startup Stony Creek Colors secures $9m Series B for plant-based dye
March 3, 2021
The Tennessee startup is the first company in the US to grow the indigo plant at a scale usable by the commercial denim industry.
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