{"id":65326,"date":"2022-02-01T13:40:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T13:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.vegconom.de\/usa\/?p=65326"},"modified":"2022-02-25T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T15:25:23","slug":"ecovative-leading-fungi-food-and-biomaterial-revolution-with-mycelium-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.vegconom.de\/usa\/company-news\/ecovative-leading-fungi-food-and-biomaterial-revolution-with-mycelium-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecovative Leading Fungi Food and Biomaterial Revolution with Mycelium Technologies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Materials science company Ecovative has recently announced Forager<\/a> – a division focused on designing, marketing, and manufacturing vegan materials for the fashion and automotive industries. With Ecovative leading the mycelium revolution in food and biomaterials, vegconomist takes a look at the growing business network of the company with Eben Bayer<\/a> at the helm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forager<\/b><\/h2>\n

Mycelium pioneer Ecovative<\/a> has set up Forager to advance next-generation biomaterials such as plastic-free, leather-like materials and foams, made from mycelium rather than animals or petroleum. Utilizing Ecovative\u2019s AirMycelium technology, Forager will produce large sheets of pure mycelium material at a commercial scale for a range of fashion applications.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ecovative Co-founder and CCO Gavin McIntyre will present Forager at the Materials Innovation Initiative Conference in May, 2022. \u201cForager is launching at a moment when consumers and brands alike are eager for the n<\/span>ext step in sustainable materials,\u201d stated Nicole Rawling, Co-Founder and CEO of the Materials Innovation Initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MyForest Foods<\/b><\/h2>\n

<\/b>Having recently rebranded from Atlast Food<\/a> to MyForest Foods, the Ecovative spinoff has previously secured over $100 million from investors including Robert Downey Jr<\/a>.\u2019s Footprint Coalition Ventures. The flagship product is a fungi-based bacon produced <\/span>through proprietary AirMycelium cultivation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company is currently upscaling production following a partnership with Whitecrest Mushrooms<\/a> which will bring its first MyBacon strips to market in 2022.  \u201cThe forest, philosophically and physically, is where we hail from, so this felt like a natural move. \u2018From the forest. For the future,\u2019 our new company tagline, captures our essence and purpose,\u201d commented CEO Eben Bayer on the rebranding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Packaging<\/b> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Made with two simple ingredients – hemp hurd and mycelium – Ecovative\u2019s packaging products use minimal resources and contain zero man-made chemicals, and then break down into compost at the end of their lifecycle. The styrofoam alternative upcycles hemp hurd – a byproduct of the fiber hemp industry- providing structure for mycelium to form a solid composite form that is light, strong, fire, and water-resistant. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ecovative<\/a> has raised over $100 million in capital to power the development of the company\u2019s mycelium foundry which will allow it to dramatically increase and speed up production to an industrial scale.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Materials science company Ecovative has recently announced Forager – a division focused on designing, marketing, and manufacturing vegan materials for the fashion and automotive industries. With Ecovative leading the mycelium revolution in food and biomaterials, vegconomist takes a look at the growing business network of the company with Eben Bayer at the helm. Forager Mycelium pioneer Ecovative has set up Forager to advance next-generation biomaterials such as plastic-free, leather-like materials and foams, made from mycelium rather than animals or petroleum. Utilizing Ecovative\u2019s AirMycelium technology, Forager will produce large sheets of pure mycelium material at a commercial scale for a range of fashion applications. Ecovative Co-founder and CCO Gavin McIntyre will present Forager at the Materials Innovation Initiative Conference in May, 2022. \u201cForager is launching at … <\/p>\n

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