Invented a new insulation material using agricultural waste and mycelium.
Ecovative is a leading biomaterials company growing high performance, premium, award-wining products that are safe, healthy, and certified sustainable. Ecovative products enable customers—including Fortune 500 companies, international mills, and furniture makers—to meet their design, production, and delivery needs while achieving sustainability goals.
Ecovative's core mission is to envision, develop, produce, and market Earth friendly materials, which, unlike conventional synthetics, can have a positive impact on our planet's ecosystem. We are committed to working with industry and consumers to rid the world of toxic, unsustainable materials. We believe in creating products that enable companies and individuals to achieve their sustainability goals, without having to sacrifice on cost or performance. |
Ecovative presentations is schools engage students as they create forms using Myco Make.
"The most impressive technology is not found in our labs, factories, or companies, but in our woods, oceans, and fields." – Eban Bayer, CEO of Ecovative |
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How We Began
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In 2006 Eben and Gavin teamed up in a class called Inventor's Studio at RPI to invent a new insulation material using agricultural waste and mycelium.
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Innovative technology and products
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Myco Board- a replacement for particleboard, plywood, and fiberboard. Rather than using harmful resins, we bind particles together with our natural resin. We make molded shapes or large panels, and also thin ply materials that are more flexible.
Myco Foam- Replace plastic foams like Styrofoam with our Earth friendly alternative! Today we’re making Mushroom® Packaging — a protective packaging product used by companies like Dell and Stanhope Seta. We’re also developing Mushroom Insulation, acoustics, core materials, and aquatic products. Myco Make- Our Grow It Yourself program is a chance for you to create your own projects and products with our raw material! Get all of the tools you need to do it here. In-Development: Myco Flex and Myco Grow |
To learn more about Ecovative, go to: http://www.ecovativedesign.com/