Sustainable High-Performance Materials from Micro-algae

On this episode of the Grow Everything Biotech Podcast, hosts Karl and Erum were joined by Charles Dimmler of Checkerspot to discuss sustainable materials created using microbes. They talked about Checkerspot's mission to create sustainable products with superior performance, the potential of exploring microbes for scientific discoveries, and Biden's Biocon Executive Order. They also talked about different sustainable materials such as urethane-based products, disintermediation, material sourcing, and the challenges posed by the climate crisis. This episode covered a wide range of critical ideas surrounding biotech, sustainability, and innovation.

About this podcast:

Grow Everything reveals the world of biology as technology. Hosts Erum Khan and Karl Schmieder interview leaders and influencers biologizing industries with tools like synthetic biology, precision fermentation, bioprospecting, and more. These companies make biomaterials from waste, cosmetics that restore healthy hair and skin, and delicious cultivated foods in a bioreactor and so much more. Join us as we discuss the latest and greatest across biotech, synbio, entrepreneurship, and culture and how this transition is solving healthcare and climate change challenges.