Biophilica Ltd

This feasibility study will investigate the technical and resource efficiency potential of adapting Biophilica's formulations to continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing. This project will explore formulations, drying strategies, and AI-guided optimisation to reduce energy, water, and material inputs while enabling sustainable, continuous processing.Need Glo...

Idea summary Biophilica has developed a portfolio of plant-derived sustainable materials that are biodegradable and fully recyclable at end-of-life, including adhesives, foams, and our award-winning leather-alternative. Our family of biopolymer-based binders and adhesives are engineered to be tunable to application requirements, offering versatile, scalab...

**The need** <1% of all textiles worldwide are recycled. 22million furniture pieces are discarded yearly in the UK. The majority is sent directly to landfill (NorthLondonWasteAuthority-2018). Textile waste is burned, exported, or goes to landfill (European Environment Agency-2023). In this project, we will develop an advanced upholstery material that: * c...

Biophilica's patented leather alternative Treekind(R) is 100% biobased, petrochemical-free and made from green waste. Solving the problem of a superior 100% biobased coating is critical to unlock hard-wearing applications like furniture and auto, requiring hydrophobicity and anti-scratch performance. Entering these markets would significantly impact Bioph...

Biophilica's patented leather alternative Treekind(R), developed together with Eurofins BLC Leather, is an existing product for watch strap applications. Petrochemical-free materials appeal across the board to audiences, especially millennials and Gen Z. However, these materials are rare (Vegconomist). Treekind(R), completely free of petrochemicals, is th...

Flex testing for our patent-pending leather alternative Treekind(R), developed together with BLC Leather/Eurofins, has decreased in ISO flex performance since Biophilica added a fabric backing needed for tensile strength. Solving this problem together with Royce and ASTUTE is crucial as results over 100,000 flexes would qualify textile-backed Treekind(R) ...

Cellulose the most abundant biopolymers found in nature. Its use is now transitioning from sustainability-focused development to provide technical solutions across a wide range of applications. (Science Direct -- Christian Gauss, Kim L.Pickering, Lakshmi Priya Muthe, 2021) Its uses are being researched all over the world. In the Netherlands, Germany, Scan...

Mira Nameth founded Biophilica in 2019 to develop her graduate design project from the Royal College of Art: to make materials using one of the most abundant natural waste streams: green waste. The motivation came from Mira having a daughter at a time when the choice to bring a child into the world is not an easy one, given climate change projections. Mir...

Biophilica has developed Treekind(R), a patent-pending leather alternative made with green waste. While Treekind(R) has excellent performance across the board for leather goods applications, the flex performance could be improved for footwear applications. The vegan footwear industry was worth £18.1 billion in 2019 and expected to expand at a 7.2% CAGR be...

In the UK, 300,000 tonnes of clothing (worth £140 million) and 300 million pairs of shoes reach landfill annually. The textiles industry causes 5.4% global carbon emissions. Leather is the most environmentally damaging material (TheFashionAgenda-2020) COVID-19 has caused global material shortages and disrupted global leather manufacturing (InternationalLa...

Fashion waste is a huge problem: It is linear (as opposed to circular), carbon-intensive, water-intensive, destructive to biodiversity and very environmentally unsustainable. The **fashion industry is responsible for 10% global emissions** and uses vital resources, such as fossil fuels and water, on materials like cow-hide leather and cotton. Plastic micr...