045 - Ryan W Hunt - Algae and Renewable Materials in the Circle Economy
Supply Chain Next24 Juli 2022

045 - Ryan W Hunt - Algae and Renewable Materials in the Circle Economy

Ryan Hunt is a physicist and bioengineer with degrees from the University of Georgia. Ryan has a passion for circular technologies including algae, photosynthesis, bioconversion and biopolymer manufacturing. Ryan co-founded ALGIX that creates sustainable technologies for environmental restoration and biomaterials under the BLOOM brand. His team collaborates with government and corporate partners for cleaning freshwater ecosystems and transforming municipal, industrial and agricultural waste products into renewable plant biomass and bioproducts. • On episode 45 of Supply Chain Next, Ryan W. Hunt talks with host Richard Donaldson about: • The background of Bloom and Algae X • The high-level process of replacing oil/petroleum with algae biomass • His background and education at University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia • The interest held in quantum mechanics, nano technology, physics, and electromagnetics • Working as an undergrad in bio and ag engineering • Being inspired by his home aquariums to investigate algae based fuels • The challenge of scaling algae-based fuels while making it price competitive • Polymer replacement in apparel and its durability • Setting up manufacturing centers in Asia • Inspiration from Elon Musk’s forward thinking • Work in India currently mixing bio-oil with crude • How Bloom is injecting material into the supply chain while sequestering Co2 from the atmosphere • Seaweed and soybeans used in early research in 2009 • Interest from packaging companies in large-scale production • Jumping in feet-first in 2014 with a $12 million dollar raise and a factory • Importance of ESG reporting and measurements to companies in investment • Entry into 3D printing using algae-based filament

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058 - Dr Marcell Vollmer - Tech in Supply Chain, and the Sustainability Shift

058 - Dr Marcell Vollmer - Tech in Supply Chain, and the Sustainability Shift

Dr. Marcell Vollmer, a renowned expert in the fields of digitalization, innovation, and sustainability. Marcell is a sought-after speaker and author that has dedicated his career to helping companies ...

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057 - Catherine Weetman - A Circular Economy Handbook

057 - Catherine Weetman - A Circular Economy Handbook

International speaker, author and business advisor, Catherine Weetman helps people use circular, regenerative strategies to help their business thrive by creating, capturing and circulating more value...

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056 - Vivian Tai - Digital Innovation and Supply Chain Standards

056 - Vivian Tai - Digital Innovation and Supply Chain Standards

Vivian Tai believes that the identification of everything makes anything possible. She says she would have an obsession with the convergence of emerging technology, identity, and sustainability. Vivia...

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055 - Tom Raftery - Supply Chain Evangelism

055 - Tom Raftery - Supply Chain Evangelism

Tom fell in love with computers and set up a software company while studying for a PhD in Plant Science in 1991. He has since worked for a number of companies at Global VP/CTO level. He recently left ...

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054 - Jim Tompkins - The State of Supply Chain in 2022 and Beyond

054 - Jim Tompkins - The State of Supply Chain in 2022 and Beyond

Jim Tompkins is an international authority on designing and implementing end-to-end supply chains. Jim is currently Chairman of Tompkins Ventures and Tompkins Leadership. He has started 15 businesses ...

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053 - Scott Downes - Invisible AI-driven Outsourcing

053 - Scott Downes - Invisible AI-driven Outsourcing

Scott is relentlessly curious and resists being defined too narrowly. He’s a technologist and a businessman, a programmer and a designer, a musician and a writer, a father and a coach. Scott is a vete...

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052 - Pawan Gupta & Abhishek Sharma - Revolutionizing Fashion Supply Chain

052 - Pawan Gupta & Abhishek Sharma - Revolutionizing Fashion Supply Chain

Fashinza is an AI-driven B2B marketplace for global fashion supply chains. They make it exceptionally easy for international brands to access design to delivery in as fast as 4 weeks with very low min...

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051 - Jason Breault - Supply Chain Recruiting

051 - Jason Breault - Supply Chain Recruiting

Always having the itch to “do his own thing” Jason opened our Westport, MA office in January 2006 after 12 years of working for the man! He has grown our business to be the leading national search fir...

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