by Courtney McArthur | Feb 23, 2024 | Business and Industry
MII’s recent report, What Makes Silk, Silk? Revisited expands upon the original 2021 version to bring you updated insights into the growing next-gen silk industry. It profiles 14 different innovators creating the next generation of silk. January 2024, Thomasine Dolan...
by Courtney McArthur | Dec 4, 2023 | Business and Industry
MII attended the Vogue Business Fashion Futures event last week alongside 300 industry thought-leaders, designers and startup founders to discuss the changes coming to fashion. Here are our top takeaways from the event: Pilot fatigue is real. During the discussions...
by Courtney McArthur | Oct 18, 2023 | Business and Industry
On October 15th 2023, musician Tanya O’Callaghan moderated an exciting panel discussion, exploring the role of film, music and fashion in helping to save the planet and animals. Following a private streaming of SLAY, the panelists, Rebecca Cappelli, the creator of the...
by Courtney McArthur | Oct 10, 2023 | Business and Industry
Adopting next-gen materials that are high-performance, animal-free, and environmentally preferred is key to shifting the world away from relying on unsustainable material supplies and practices. The innovator landscape has continued to expand year after year, with an...
by Courtney McArthur | May 30, 2023 | Business and Industry
How ISA TanTec Has Diversified to Include Next-Gen Materials ISA TanTec is a global leader in the manufacturing of Next-Gen materials, specializing in producing sustainable leathers and sustainable additional materials for footwear, handbag, apparel, and accessories....
by Courtney McArthur | Feb 16, 2023 | Business and Industry
15 February 2023, Napa: The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) today launched the 2022 State of the Industry report: Next-gen Materials. As per the report, next-gen material companies raised at least US$456.75 million from 28 publicly disclosed deals in 2022. The...