Biophilica

We would warmly recommend any biomaterials startup 1-3 years away in scaling their innovation to join Circular Factory!

Biophilica is a startup that makes an alternative to leather from green waste. The material is compostable, recyclable and locally made, and can be used for shoes, bags and watch bands, among other things. Mila Nameth about participating Circular Factory in 2022: "We gained valuable insights for planning our factory stage by being part of Circular Factory. We are evaluating co-siting with a large feedstock supplier. We would warmly recommend any biomaterials startup 1-3 years away in scaling their innovation to join Circular Factory!"

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25.09.2023

Outlander Materials, Hollands Wol Collectief, Cano-ela, NoPalm Ingredients, Pakt Packaging and Pectcof; the six start-ups in the second edition of Circular Factory

The second edition of Circular Factory has started with six new startups that want to be prepared for building a demo factory. All six startups have real potential to provide circular alternatives on industrial scale and this is desperately needed. The coming nine months the Circular Factory programme guides the six startups through the challenging scaling phase from pilot to demo plant.

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20.07.2023

That is the amount the startups Bakkersgrondstof, Biophilica, BlueBlocks, Fairm, Magie Creations and Nature's Principles need to make a serious scale step. The young companies are participants in the Circular Factory programme, set up by Tekkoo, BlueCity and partners such as Invest NL and Renewi. The program supports startups that want to build a factory for their circular or biobased products. In this way, Circular Factory wants to contribute to the realization of twenty circular factories in the coming years.

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