It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Matt Scullin

Biomaterials / Fine Mycelium

9 January 2024

2 minutes

The unique printed code on each sheet allows for unprecedented monitoring and control as well as the ability to fine-tune sheets during their growth cycle for desired characteristics, tray-by-tray.

MycoWorks Harvests First 1000 Sheets of Fine Mycelium; Shipments Begin, Paving Way for Product Launches

Biotech company MycoWorks has successfully harvested and shipped over a thousand sheets of its luxury leather-alternative biomaterial Fine Mycelium.

Staff Writer

Innovation / Mycelium Plant

9 August 2023

2 minutes

Set to begin operating on 20 September 2023, the 136,000 square foot factory will employ more than 350 people, enabling MycoWorks to supply its luxury partners with millions of square feet of Reishi per year.

World’s First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium Plant Launches in September

After years of research and development, biomaterials tech major MycoWorks is all set to supply millions of square feet of its flagship leather alternative ‘Reishi’ with the opening of a state-of-the-art facility in South Carolina this September.

Staff Writer

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

8 August 2023

2 minutes

MycoWorks unveils the World’s First Commercial - Scale Fine Mycelium Plant

Union, South Carolina, U.S.: On Monday, biomaterials technology company MycoWorks announced the opening date of the world’s-first commercial-scale Fine Mycelium production plant. Set to begin operating on September 20, 2023, the 136,000 square foot factory will employ more than 350 people, enabling MycoWorks to supply its luxury partners with...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

21 July 2023

3 minutes

MycoWorks’ Fine Mycelium platform is powerful in its tunability, and as a true, grown biomaterial sheet—rather than an added mycelium ingredient as found in other “mushroom leather”.

MycoWorks Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New Reishi Products and Performance Breakthrough

Paris, France: On Thursday, biomaterials technology company MycoWorks announced three Reishi products and is unveiling performance breakthroughs in this revolutionary material made from Fine Mycelium. Founded in 2013, MycoWorks is marking its tenth anniversary this year with the launches of Reishi Doux, Reishi Natural, and Reishi Pebble. Each...

PRESS RELEASE / Financials

19 October 2022

2 minutes

MycoWorks Secures Strategic Investment from GM Ventures to Develop Fine Mycelium Materials for Sustainable Automotive Interiors

Emeryville, Calif., U.S.: Biotechnology company MycoWorks announced today its newest investor GM Ventures, the investment arm of General Motors Co., and their long-term agreement to co-develop Fine Mycelium materials for potential use in a range of applications within automotive design. MycoWorks’ collaboration with GM marks the exploration of its...