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Luxury Brands and Next-Gen Materials: The SS25 Collections Leading the Change

Luxury Brands and Next-Gen Materials: The SS25 Collections Leading the Change

Sustainable innovations take centre stage in the SS25 collections, with GANNI, Patrick McDowell, and Stella McCartney leading the charge in next-gen materials.

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What does the Next Era of Design Have to do With the Chemistry Nobel?

What does the Next Era of Design Have to do With the Chemistry Nobel?

Unlocking Nature’s Blueprint: How Protein Folding and AI Will Revolutionise Material Design for the Creative World

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Paris 2024: Olympic Collections Champion Eco-friendly Materials

Paris 2024: Olympic Collections Champion Eco-friendly Materials

Uniforms with innovative materials for Teams USA, Finland, and Denmark at the most sustainable Olympic Games yet, Paris 2024

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Bio-Based Fur, Microbial Dyes & More: Recent Biodesign Collabs You Need to Know About

Bio-Based Fur, Microbial Dyes & More: Recent Biodesign Collabs You Need to Know About

From Spiber’s fur alternative to scalable microbial dyes, partnerships are accelerating technologies, bringing biodesign closer to commercial scale

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How Brands and VCs Are Betting Big on Bio-Based Innovation

How Brands and VCs Are Betting Big on Bio-Based Innovation

From Lululemon’s biotech breakthrough to Daphni’s €200M deep science fund, here’s how climate-driven startups and both new and legacy players are looking to innovation in biodesign

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Supply Chain Integration Signals the Shift in the Maturing of Next-Gen Solutions

Supply Chain Integration Signals the Shift in the Maturing of Next-Gen Solutions

What Branded Material Collaborations Reveal About Supply Chain Strategy and Shareholder Signals

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House of BioDesign Newsletter #047

House of BioDesign Newsletter #047

Industrial-scale recycling, biodegradable pigments, and closed-loop systems continue to advance amid shrinking policy ambitions

Sustainability Sector Pushes Back in the Face of Global Backpeddling

Sustainability Sector Pushes Back in the Face of Global Backpeddling

Despite policy retreats in the EU and US, climate-focused startups and investors are doubling down on innovation and resilience.

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Biodesign & AI: How AI and Machine Learning Are Accelerating Bio-Based Innovation

Biodesign & AI: How AI and Machine Learning Are Accelerating Bio-Based Innovation

AI is radically accelerating how we discover, design, and scale with biology – and reshaping the role of almost everyone from scientists to designers in the process.

Ariyana Rayatt
Ariyana Rayatt
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BioDesign in Motion: Funding Surges, Strategic Collaborations, and Tech Breakthroughs Propel the Landscape of Sustainable Solutions

BioDesign in Motion: Funding Surges, Strategic Collaborations, and Tech Breakthroughs Propel the Landscape of Sustainable Solutions

From Vinted’s new venture arm to Spiber’s commercial momentum and breakthroughs and developments in textile recycling and AI, the last month marks a pivotal surge in motion for the biodesign space.

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Supply Chain Integration Signals the Shift in the Maturing of Next-Gen Solutions

Supply Chain Integration Signals the Shift in the Maturing of Next-Gen Solutions

What Branded Material Collaborations Reveal About Supply Chain Strategy and Shareholder Signals

ScalingScaling
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How Brands and VCs Are Betting Big on Bio-Based Innovation

How Brands and VCs Are Betting Big on Bio-Based Innovation

From Lululemon’s biotech breakthrough to Daphni’s €200M deep science fund, here’s how climate-driven startups and both new and legacy players are looking to innovation in biodesign

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Materials Industry Update: Investments, Certifications and a Voice in Policy

Materials Industry Update: Investments, Certifications and a Voice in Policy

Epoch Biodesign and Circ complete funding rounds, the recycled-textiles industry find a voice in the EC and the first Butterfly Mark Certificate for a materials supplier.

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Bio-Based Fur, Microbial Dyes & More: Recent Biodesign Collabs You Need to Know About

Bio-Based Fur, Microbial Dyes & More: Recent Biodesign Collabs You Need to Know About

From Spiber’s fur alternative to scalable microbial dyes, partnerships are accelerating technologies, bringing biodesign closer to commercial scale

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How Seamless Integration - Beyond the Supply Chain - Could Support The Financing of Biodesign

How Seamless Integration - Beyond the Supply Chain - Could Support The Financing of Biodesign

The dream is price parity but how do we get there?

An Oversubscribed Round, A Cali Fashion Act Bill, Human Milk Fats and Chinese Value Chains

An Oversubscribed Round, A Cali Fashion Act Bill, Human Milk Fats and Chinese Value Chains

Material companies are set to scale with careful consideration of how they fit into existing supply chains whilst regulations increase pressure on the fashion industry and biotech developments continue to offer new solutions.

A Global Race to Build the Future of Biomanufacturing

A Global Race to Build the Future of Biomanufacturing

Many biodesign innovations find themselves squeezed at the same point. Scaling.

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A Crossroad: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Power of Collaboration

A Crossroad: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Power of Collaboration

The challenges the Biodesign industry faces, and how collaborative strategies can accelerate innovation for 2025

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