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Ponda launches branded merchandise collection with Imperial College London collaboration

British biomaterials company Ponda has launched Wear the Wetland, a customisable clothing collection designed to connect corporate merchandise with wetland restoration, with Imperial College London among the first organisations to adopt its materials. The Bristol-based company’s first collection comprises three gilets, named Otter, Heron and...

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Imperial College London and Ponda turn branded merchandise into a testbed for regenerative materials

Branded merchandise may be ubiquitous, but much of it is produced from fossil-based materials and often discarded after limited use. A new collaboration between Imperial College London and Bristol-based biomaterials company Ponda aims to offer an alternative by introducing plant-based insulation into university-branded apparel. The partnership...

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Solena Materials relocates to a new pilot facility

Textile innovation company Solena Materials, which uses AI to design plastic-free protein-based fibres for luxury and high-performance fabrics, has relocated to a new pilot facility in North Acton, west London, as it prepares for its first commercial product launch in 2027. The move marks a major step for the start-up, a spinout from Imperial...