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Talk 14: Why Mycelium? with CEO Matt Scullin

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“Biology is the new frontier. It’s still the great unknown,” shares Matt Scullin, materials scientist and MycoWorks CEO. In this episode, Matt dives into the enormous opportunity in the materials industry, how mycelium is a uniquely positioned organism to unlock this new frontier, and the challenges of scaling up our technology as we build the new plant in South Carolina. 

In this episode:

  • 2:00 - Why mycelium?
  • 9:10 - Biology and brand new tools - a combination of science and creativity
  • 17:40 - Fine tuning our product and technology 
  • 29:40 - Hermès as the north star-  "the partner that has helped us understand what quality means.” 

MycoWorks Talks is a space to feed your wonder and curiosity for a new class of materials. Xevi Gallego, our VP of Brand & Marketing, hosts talks with people in the MycoWorks universe, taking you on a behind-the-scenes journey of unfiltered conversations about our product, technology, our incredible team, and much more. 

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