AWARD YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Climate Action, Life On Land
KEYWORDS
textiles, alternative materials , leather alternatives, Cow
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
VitroLabs
WEBSITE
https://www.vitrolabsinc.com
VitroLabs
Lab-grown leather
How does it work?
VitroLabs is a biotech company developing a scalable tissue engineering platform for the efficient and environmentally friendly production of leather from only a few cells.
They can make billions of square feet of leather with a single, harmless biopsy from one cow. With the help of a happy, healthy animal, they reproduce the natural conditions that allow those skin cells to regenerate indefinitely.
Why is it needed?
Current leather manufacturing is wasteful and environmentally devastating. “Vegan” alternatives are often petroleum-based, highly polluting, and lacking the beloved qualities of real leather.
Just by donating a few cells, one cow can change the way real leather is made and help us live more in harmony with nature.
How does it improve life?
VitroLabs believe technology can bring us back to a time when humans lived in harmony with nature. They're committed to pursuing innovations that can help maintain that balance for eons to come.
VitroLabs just recently closed a Series A led by Agronomics; other investors include BESTSELLER’s Invest FWD, global luxury group Kering, Khosla Ventures, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, New Agrarian, and Regeneration.VC.