Modern Synthesis

Are you passionate about innovation, scaling operations, and maybe just a little impatient to transform manufacturing systems for the better? Then we’ve got a role waiting for you. We’re looking for a VP of Operations to shape and execute our operational strategy, reporting directly to our CEO, Jen Keane, and collaborating closely with our brilliant CTO, Ben Reeve. You'll bring your curiosity, hard-earned expertise, and boundless energy to: 🎯 Lead the development and execution of our operational strategy, ensuring it's aligned with our mission and commercial goals; 🌐 Oversee end-to-end operations, with a laser focus on building manufacturing, supply chain, and quality control functions; 🥽 Champion a culture of excellence, safety, sustainability, and compliance across all activities... among other exciting things! Find the full description and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eFfpC23M #Biomanufacturing #ScalingInnovation #SustainableMaterials

Stories of Connection #2: Modern Synthesis   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gigbrW-H 📥    🎉 Celebrating our 5th anniversary and the #2023ImpactReport launch – meet Jen Keane, co-founder of Modern Synthesis. Their patent-pending bio-technology process works with bacteria to produce nanocellulose-based materials, offering performance without plastics and aesthetics without animal inputs.    “Winning The Mills Fabrica × Central Saint Martin Prize generated significant momentum for my career, while joining the incubation program enabled us to leverage The Mills Fabrica’s extensive facilities and networks, enhancing our technological capabilities and brand awareness,” Jen shared.    Our incubation program is designed to be made-to-measure, tailoring it to each startup’s specific stage of growth and needs. Explore more from Jen’s full interview! https://lnkd.in/gigbrW-H 📥 #TheMillsFabrica #ModernSynthesis #Sustainability #Innovation #FashionRevolution

September marks a seasonal transition, when the vitality of summer gives way to autumnal renewal. But for fashion, September is a month of buzzing energy - with Fashion Week runways igniting imaginations from New York to Milan. While global Fashion Weeks have long defined the trends that make it from the catwalk to our clothes, recent reports reveal the fashion industry is falling short of achieving the same leadership in climate action. 📢 A new report from Collective Fashion Justice shows that less than 4% of 206 British Fashion Council brands have publicly disclosed any “any public climate targets whatsoever.” 🔦 This staggering figure highlights the urgent need for fashion brands to set science-based climate targets - but also to ensure those targets are met with improved material sourcing strategies. 🧫 According to the report, a central tenet of fashion’s climate strategies should be a “just transition towards bio-based, plant and recycled materials, rather than animal or fossil fuel-based materials.” 👕 With up to 50% of the fashion industry’s environmental footprint stemming from raw material production (McKinsey, Fashion for Good/BCG), fashion companies simply can’t afford to ignore the climate impacts woven into their material choices. In our next posts, we’ll explore a few factors holding fashion back from making (and making good on) public decarbonisation commitments. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/efPz-6dq #SustainableFashion #ClimateAction #GlobalGoals

We’re proud to be featured in 5th anniversary edition of The Mills Fabrica Impact Report 🎉 Innovation always begins with a question. Our Co-Founder first asked: what if biology and microorganisms could transform the way materials are made, for the better? But true progress comes from asking the right questions—not just seeking quick solutions. The Mills Fabrica has been a constant supporter of our curiosity since the earliest days of Modern Synthesis, when our technology was still in its infancy. Fast-forward five years, and we’re recognised as an established player within a thriving ecosystem of innovators driving planet-positive change. In her featured interview, Jen Keane speaks to how our journey has been fuelled by curiosity—about nature, how we make decisions about the products we use every day, and how we can reshape production systems for a more sustainable world. Curious to read the full conversation? Check out page 49 of the report here: https://lnkd.in/emF5SZUf #SustainableInnovation #Biotechnology #Biomaterials #Impact #Curiosity

Modern Synthesis is seeking a hands-on Materials Development Engineer to join our dynamic team during an exciting growth phase. In this role, you’ll lead key projects driving the development of our breakthrough biomaterials as we scale. What you’ll do: ✨ Play a critical role in advancing our process technologies to industrialise sustainable materials ✨ Work closely with our Head of Engineering Neil Buckney to push the boundaries of material science and engineering ✨ Thrive in a fast-paced environment, leading projects from concept through execution If you’re energised by problem-solving and hands-on experimentation, we want to hear from you! Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eBDQEg6j Applications close Friday 6th September 🗓

There's still time to join us in shaping the future of biotextiles 🚀 We're currently #hiring a new Associate Scientist and Production Technician to join our team in our London lab. The application window closes soon - apply today or share this post with your network.

Modern Synthesis is hiring! Are you ready to make a meaningful impact with your technical expertise? We have two exciting opportunities to join our team: 🔬 Production Technician 🧪 Associate Scientist If you balance precision with passion, and accuracy with curiosity, this is your chance to contribute to the future of textile innovation in a fast-paced environment. Apply now or share these opportunities with your network: https://lnkd.in/esrJppge #Biomaterials #MaterialInnovation #Bioeconomy #Hiring

As a company that spans multiple disciplines, we love seeing powerful intersections appear elsewhere – especially when they bring beauty and performance to the same stage. The creative partnership between the Paris #Olympics and premium sponsor LVMH is a great example of this – and one that’s further blurring the lines between luxury and sport. However, this alliance isn’t “sans précédent”. Luxury and sportswear companies have a growing track record of collaboration. This year alone, we’ve seen the likes of Jacquemus and Nike, LOEWE and On, and Anine Bing and Reebok fuse high fashion and high performance within limited-edition designs. Watching this trend from the sidelines, we can’t help but wonder: what new pathways could biomaterials open up for these collaborations? With brands on both sides of these partnerships investing in next-gen technologies and circular models, collaborations could serve as fertile ground for embracing biomaterials – unlocking distinctive design and amplified impact, at the same time. We know that the journey to scale up and integrate next-gen materials is a marathon, not a sprint. But this race could bring the best of both worlds together: combining luxury’s aesthetic allure with sportswear’s performance prowess. Let the games begin! #FashionInnovation #Biomaterials #SustainableFashion #NextGenMaterials

For the latest @Modern Synthesis newsletter, I reflected on the forces that are converging to make now the time for biomaterials 🌊 While we often think of progress as a gradual swell, real breakthroughs are rarely the sum of small improvements. Transformation happens when the right forces converge, and there we are – patiently watching, working, waiting – ready to harness the building momentum. Then, like a wave, it breaks suddenly and powerfully, propelling us further than we ever imagined. Today, we’re on the crest of such a wave in biomaterials. Breakthroughs in plastic-free performance are converging with growing consumer demand and a fashion industry primed for change. This echoes the transformative currents that have reshaped our world before – and often when we least expected it. Take 1903, when the New York Times confidently predicted that manned flight was “millions of years" away. A mere nine weeks later, the Wright Brothers took to the skies in the first successful powered aeroplane. Their flight was a technological triumph, to be sure. But it was a technological triumph made possible by novel advances in aeronautical theory, newly abundant weather data, and skyrocketing public fascination with “the flight race.” Together, these tailwinds lifted our first aviators to new heights – and with them, our estimations of what humanity can achieve. Similar patterns of scepticism and surprise are unfolding across the biomaterial field today. While some critics question biomaterials’ long-term ability to meet fashion’s exacting performance targets, innovators like Modern Synthesis are leveraging emergent technologies to achieve performance parity without plastics. This isn’t just a leap in performance, it’s a leap in possibilities – opening up new realms for creativity and design in fashion and beyond. Modern Synthesis celebrates its fifth birthday this month. In the grand timeline of our 4.5 billion-year-old planet, five years is a mere blip. Yet, it’s often within these brief windows, when everything aligns, that the biggest changes come to life. — Our quarterly newsletter curates news, insights and inspirations from our lab and across the wider biomaterial field. You can subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox: https://lnkd.in/eqtcji2U

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… biomaterials? ✈️ In 1903, when pioneering aviators took to the skies in the first successful operating aeroplane, no one saw it coming. Just nine weeks earlier, the New York Times had predicted manned flight was “millions of years” away. This technological triumph was unlocked by a convergence of forces: novel advances in aeronautical theory, newly abundant weather data, and skyrocketing public fascination with “the flight race.” Today, we’re on the crest of a similar wave in biomaterials. Breakthroughs in plastic-free performance are converging with growing consumer demand and a fashion industry primed for change 🌊 In the latest Modern Synthesis newsletter, our Co-Founder Jen Keane reflects on how forces can align in the briefest moments to create a transformative current. 🔗 Don’t miss out on future editions – sign up to receive our quarterly newsletter straight to your inbox: https://lnkd.in/evRv_AfU #Innovation #Biotechnology #MaterialInnovation