Peter Agre

Biotech Company MycoWorks Begins Production at the World's First Commercial-Scale Fine Mycelium™ Plant in Union, South Carolina

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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UNION, S.C., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, biotechnology company MycoWorks begins production at its world-class manufacturing facility in Union, S.C. Now capable of scaling-up to meet luxury industry demand, the company is set to grow millions of square feet of its leather-alternative material produced with the company's proprietary technology, Fine Mycelium™. This patented technology produces Reishi™, a biomaterial with unparalleled hand-feel, strength and durability – on par with calfskin leather, the industry gold standard. 

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  • Since 2010, demand for luxury leather increased 251 percent, while high-end hide production declined by 22 percent due to falling beef and dairy consumption.
  • Starting first with leather, MycoWorks' Fine Mycelium™ technology can later be expanded into other applications.
  • "As MycoWorks continues to lead in biomaterial innovation, we are thrilled to open this first-of-its-kind facility in South Carolina.
  • MycoWorks is a fantastic addition to our portfolio of energy-efficient plants, and we look forward to their long-term impact in South Carolina."

Aeromics, Inc. Appoints Nobel Laureate Peter Agre to Its Board of Directors

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Monday, September 9, 2019
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Additionally, Dr. Agre will serve as Chair of the newly-formed Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Board of Directors.

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  • Additionally, Dr. Agre will serve as Chair of the newly-formed Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Board of Directors.
  • Peter Agre, M.D.is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professorat theJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthandJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, and director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute .
  • Dr. Agre received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of the aquaporin water channels.
  • Referred to as the "plumbing system of cells," aquaporins are responsible for moving water molecules through the cell membrane.