Growing Tomorrow's Materials: Building with Microbes
In this episode, we sit down with Lynn and Jakob, co-founders of Building with Microbes, top-five winners in the Science Entrepreneur Award. Building with Microbes is making building materials from wa...
27 Syys 32min
From Petri Dish to Beauty: Transforming Cosmetics with Fungi
In this episode, we sit down with Brita, molecular biologist and co-founder of Mycolever, a biotech startup unlocking the potential of fungi to create sustainable ingredients for everyday products. As...
11 Maalis 38min
Startup Award Winner 2025 - Michroma
From lab to market: building the future of food with fungi In the first episode of the season, we speak with Ricky Cassini, founder of Michroma and winner of The Future is Fungi Startup Award 2025, ab...
1 Helmi 43min
Fungi and the Future of Space Exploration w/ Dr. Rothschild & Haveman from NASA
"Science fiction is rapidly becoming science fact" In this episode, we journey beyond Earth with Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild, an astrobiologist pioneering the use of mycelium materials to build structures ...
30 Heinä 202548min
From Peer Review to Pitch Decks: Building Funga with Colin Averill
What if restoring the forest microbiome could help scale reforestation, a healthy forest and build a new kind of climate tech? In this episode, we speak with Dr.Colin Averill, founder of Funga, about ...
23 Kesä 202544min
Mycoremediation and Its Fungal Powers with Dr. Oona Snoeyenbos-West
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Oona Snoeyenbos-West, an environmental microbiologist and co-founder of MycoMine, a pioneering startup using fungi to clean up pollution. With over two decades of...
27 Touko 202559min
Fungi, Function & the Future: 35 Years at the Frontier with Han Wösten
In this episode, we sit down with Professor Han Wösten, a pioneer in fungal biology with over three decades of experience. Based at Utrecht University, Han leads cutting-edge research into fungal grow...
28 Maalis 202554min
Harnessing Fungi and Rethinking Waste with Joanne Rodriguez from Mycocycle
In this episode, Mycocycle’s founder and CEO Joanne Rodriguez shares an inspiring journey from the construction industry to building a company that partners with fungi to transform waste into high-per...
18 Helmi 202558min
