Beer into leather? Creating sustainable biomaterials from waste

Entrepreneurship event

Beer into leather? Creating sustainable biomaterials from waste

  • Event time: 9:30am until 11:00am
  • Event date: 17th February 2025
  • Speaker: TJ Mitchell (Arda Biomaterials)
  • Location: CSEC Seminar Room (level 3, behind Magnet Cafe)

Event details

Discover how Arda Biomaterials has created New Grain, an animal & plastic-free leather alternative derived from the proteins extracted from beer waste. Learn about the entrepreneurial journey moving from academia to a start-up, raising over £2M, and working with the biggest names across fashion & automotive.

Dr TJ Edward Mitchell, CTO & Co-Founder, will discuss the journey covering: leaving academia, joining talent accelerator Entrepreneur First, inventing New Grain, the ups & downs of founding, and the vision for a sustainable biomaterial future.

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