A recent episode of The Pulse podcast called “The Miracle and Menace of Plastic”, explores the science behind the love/hate relationship with plastics. The podcast dives into the history of plastics and highlights the future, including biopolymers made from corn, methane, and mushrooms. To listen to the podcast, click here.

Mango Materials was included in a recent article in Home Textiles Today titled “Industry is cooking up more sustainable ingredients”. This article summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Kavita Mathur at NC State University. Mathur presented several exciting technologies that will change the textiles industry for the better, including Mango Materials biodegradable PHA pellets. To […]

Mango Materials entered the next phase of research with NASA by being selected to test the technology on a commerical flight test. As part of the Flight Opportunities program, 31 technologies were chosen for testing aboard parabolic aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital rocket-powered systems. “By exposing the innovations to many of the rigors and characteristics […]

Positive.News features several innovative companies in the article titled “Green is the New Black: how biotech is making fashion more sustainable”. Mango Materials is included in this group, along with Spiber, Blond & Bieber, and Vivobarefoot. Each of these companies are looking to push the envelope to change the fashion industry for the better. To […]

The Schmidt Marine Coastal Pollution Challenge focused on finding solutions to eliminate the causes and reduce the impact of coastal pollution, most specifically nitrogen and phosphorous. The challenge is administered by Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation and will fund more than $1.5 million over two years to the winners’ […]

Molly recently chatted with members from Cleantech group. She discussed how she got into the biopolymer business, the current state of the Mango Materials technology, and the future of the industry as a whole. To read the entire interview, click here.

Mango Materials is honored to be featured in an article written by Liesl at Ever Widening Circles. The article discusses the plastics problem, Mango’s methane to PHA platform technology, and what everyday consumers can do to combat plastic pollution. To read the full article, click here.

Vogue magazine recently featured Mango Materials in an article titled “Your Next Puffer will be Filled with Flower Petals, not Feathers”. This article describes the future in the sustainable fashion space. These innovations include flower down, mushroom leather, and polyester made from methane. To read the full article, click here.

During the recent ABLC Next conference, Mango Materials was announced as one of the 50 Next Companies to Disrupt the World by Biofuels Digest. This list includes biotechnology companies scaling towards commercialization of their emerging technologies. At the ABLC Next party on October 31, VP of Customer Engagement accepted the award from Biofuels Digest founder, […]

Mango Materials is honored to be featured on the 06/17/19 episode of Morning Edition in a segment called “Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break the Habit?” Interviewed by Chris Joyce, Molly, Allison, and Anne discuss the Plastics Age, how Mango Materials came to be, and how they are working to solve the plastics pollution […]