Growing the Future: Scaling White Biotech to Outperform Fossil Plastics with Jeroen van Rotterdam
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Notas del episodio
Join Jeroen van Rotterdam, Co-Founder and CEO of Foamlab, for a deep dive into the industrial transition from extracted synthetic foams to bio-fabricated materials grown by nature. Every year, millions of tons of fossil-based plastic foams are manufactured for packaging, insulation, textiles, and automotive components—materials that generate persistent microplastic pollution and are virtually impossible to recycle economically. Jeroen explains why sustainability shouldn't be a trade-off, how white biotechnology yields materials with mechanical properties superior to petrochemical plastics, and how AI-driven bio-process optimization is accelerating the transition from laboratory Petri dishes to pilot-plant production scale.
🎯 Insights You’ll Learn:
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