The material has none of the defects found in traditional hides, resulting in significantly reduced waste for manufacturers.”<\/p>\n
The international body that exists to further the interests of global, regional, and industry agendas, the World Economic Forum (WEF), has included the producer of a bio-based leather in a list of companies tipped to make a positive impact on the world. Set up by the WEF to recognise \u201cpotentially world-changing innovations\u201d, the 2018 Technology Pioneers has this year brought together 61 start-ups and SMEs to help them develop into viable, working businesses and products.<\/p>\n
Comprising a list of forward-thinking groups that have created everything from autonomous artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles, to an Indian-produced machine-learning platform that supports farmers, the WEF Tech Pioneers 2018 (@techpioneers) also recognised Modern Meadow for the work it has done to produce an environmentally-friendly, animal-free leather alternative.<\/p>\n
New Jersey-based @ModernMeadow is a US biotech company that has since 2011 developed bio-based\u00a0materials; it has used the power of biology to engineer a material that contains bio-derived collagen rather than animal skin. The scientists behind it use naturally occurring yeast and manipulate its DNA to create a collagen that closely replicates animal proteins giving it the look and feel of the real thing. The other 60 groups can be viewed at the Tech Pioneers website.<\/p>\n
Working under the strapline \u2018Leather re-imagined\u2019, Modern Meadow\u2019s technique grows collagen and assembles it into a fibrous sheet the company has named Zoa. Zoa can then be processed, tanned and fashioned into a range of different products.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson from the company told Bio-Based World News that Zoa is inspired by leather, but that its bio-based alternative is different because of it\u2019s \u201ctunable\u201d nature. \u201cModern Meadow’s bio-fabrication method yields a consistent bio-based material from a process that is fast, clean and versatile,” said the company. “The material has none of the defects found in traditional hides, resulting in significantly reduced waste for manufacturers.”<\/p>\n
And for those consumers that wish to give the bio-fabricated material a go, it may not be too long until they get to see Zoa on the open market, potentially taking the place of animal leather. Modern Meadow told Bio-Based World News that it was working towards making Zoa commercially available, and had already secured a business partner ahead of a moving from R&D to pilot production. \u201cWe plan to continue expanding and discovering the possibilities with the Zoa biomaterials brand,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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