Research and Development

  • NYSERDA, NCIIA, EPA: Development of rigid board insulation and structural insulating panels
  • NYSERDA: Development of materials for automotive and transportation applications
  • NY EIP: Development of a new energy efficient production facility for EcoCradle® Packaging in Green Island, New York
  • NY EIP: Researching new agricultural byproducts for use as substrates in newly developed blends of Ecovative’s materials
  • NSF: Research and development of a new disinfection process for agricultural substrates with plant essential oils that uses far less energy.
  • NSF: Development of a new production process utilizing dehydrated myceliated particles which can be reanimated with water and quickly molded without complex biological controls
  • NSF: Development of a new molding technique based on casting in order to increase production volume, decrease tooling cost, and reduce use of plastic.
  • NSF: Research and development of new bio-composites utilizing woven and non-woven textiles in combination with Ecovative’s mycelium bonding technology.
  • USDA, SBIR: Research and development of a new mycelium based material with material properties superior to balsa wood.
  • USDA, CRADA: Researching and identifying new agricultural byproducts for substrates and developing material handling solutions for these substrates.
  • Tissue and strain optimization: Culturing, storing, testing and improving different strains of fungi.
  • Rapid prototyping: CNC machining of living blocks of tissue to rapidly create prototypes of any geometry.
  • Bioactive materials: Using live fungal tissue to create materials that are self-healing and can bioremediate polluted landscapes.