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Investing in the Sustainability Sisterhood

18 May 2020 • By Casey Hall

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Investing in the Sustainability Sisterhood

Female impact investors are putting their money where their mouth is, backing sustainable fashion companies and hoping their bets pay off in more ways than one. But how savvy are values-based investments in the post-pandemic reality?

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Fashion’s Biological Revolution

11 January 2020 • By Michael Chui, Matthias Evers, Alice Zheng, Anneke Maxi Pethö-Schramm, and Maliha Khan

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Fashion’s Biological Revolution

The fashion and beauty industries will benefit from a biological revolution that could transform value chains, change society and potentially mitigate pressure on the environment. As scientific breakthroughs unfold, we expect more partnerships between large brands and start-ups, deeper research, and increasing commercialisation of these ground-breaking innovations.

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How Biotechnology Is Reshaping Fashion

1 October 2018 • By Brian Baskin

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How Biotechnology Is Reshaping Fashion

Modern Meadow, Bolt Threads and VitroLabs are leading a wave of start-ups tapping biotechnology to develop a new generation of sustainable and cruelty-free materials.

Fashion in the Age of Biofabrication

30 November 2017 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

30 November 2017 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

Biofabrication is set to shake up the $100-billion business of leather goods, explained Andras Forgacs of Modern Meadow on stage at #BoFVOICES. Watch now.

Fashion in the Age of Biofabrication

Biofabrication is set to shake up the $100-billion business of leather goods, explained Andras Forgacs of Modern Meadow on stage at #BoFVOICES. Watch now.

With Lab-Grown Leather, Modern Meadow Is Engineering a Fashion Revolution

26 September 2017 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

With Lab-Grown Leather, Modern Meadow Is Engineering a Fashion Revolution

The New Jersey-based start-up is bringing the awesome potential of synthetic biology to the fashion industry, unlocking powerful business, creative and public relations benefits.

Bits & Bytes | Snapchat's Multi-Billion Dollar IPO, Leather Grown in a Lab

7 February 2017 • By Edwin Jiang

7 February 2017 • By Edwin Jiang

This week, Snapchat files for IPO, seeking a $25 billion valuation amidst scepticism, while biotechnology companies grow sustainable leather in labs.

Bits & Bytes | Snapchat's Multi-Billion Dollar IPO, Leather Grown in a Lab

This week, Snapchat files for IPO, seeking a $25 billion valuation amidst scepticism, while biotechnology companies grow sustainable leather in labs.

Bits & Bytes | Lab-Grown Leather, Zalando Expands, Instagram Business Tools

23 August 2016 • By Christopher Morency

23 August 2016 • By Christopher Morency

This week, Instagram and Pinterest expand their offerings to businesses, and a New York start-up is engineering lab-grown leather.

Bits & Bytes | Lab-Grown Leather, Zalando Expands, Instagram Business Tools

This week, Instagram and Pinterest expand their offerings to businesses, and a New York start-up is engineering lab-grown leather.

Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact

22 November 2013 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

22 November 2013 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

Exponential technologies, from artificial intelligence to digital manufacturing to synthetic biology, are set to “digitise, dematerialise, demonetise and democratise” entire industries, disrupting old business models and giving rise to new breakthroughs, say experts from the Silicon Valley-based Singularity University.

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Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact

Exponential technologies, from artificial intelligence to digital manufacturing to synthetic biology, are set to “digitise, dematerialise, demonetise and democratise” entire industries, disrupting old business models and giving rise to new breakthroughs, say experts from the Silicon Valley-based Singularity University.

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