🦋 Big thank you to The Biomimicry Institute for capturing the essence of what we do and our impact in this explanatory video – from the science driving Sparxell’s process to the essential role it plays in #protecting our ecosystems. 🫗 Synthetic colourants and chemicals cause serious environmental harm, with 1.5m tonnes of dyes and microplastics entering the environment every year from their use in textiles. Sparxell’s solution harnesses the power of #biomimicry to transform the building block of plants into vibrant colours, leveraging nature’s beauty for what it does best. 🌍 Change is needed in the industry to protect our planet. Sparxell was the proud winner of the Biomimicry Institute’s Ray of Hope Prize last year and we are excited to be part of this fantastic ecosystem spearheading positive change using nature as inspiration. #Structural #Cellulose #Sustainability #Technology #Innovation #YayNewTech
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Sparxell develops the next generation of colours and effects by providing the world's first performance colourant from plant that is inspired by nature. Founded in 2023 as a spin-out of the University of Cambridge, Sparxell builds onto over a decade of academic research excellence on bioinspired technologies. Our mission is to eliminate toxic chemicals from colouration and provide businesses with sustainable, low-carbon and performant alternatives to traditional coloured materials. These include fine powders, pearls and glitter, films, foils and ribbons as well as special formats like sequins. Follow us to stay tuned as your brilliant journey is just unfolding.
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- 2022
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Academic and research bodies in the East of England are producing record billions for the UK economy, with the Cambridge Cluster to the fore. Drilling down to funding raised by Cambridge companies with institutional links alone, a staggering $1.35 billion has been harvested by pioneering corporate innovators in the last 12 months. Business Weekly’s ‘Brain Gain’ research focuses on money raised by Cambridge technology and life science game changers with roots in academic and institutional research organisations such as the University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge Judge Business School and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB). Two particularly large transactions from Cambridge companies with relevant links stand out from the last 12 months – the $555 million harvested on Nasdaq in the US by Bicycle Therapeutics in May and the $300m raise that swept Quantinuum to multi-unicorn status in January. Bicycle’s technology arose from research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge. Quantinuum was originally known as Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) and was founded in 2014 through the University of Cambridge Judge Business School’s ‘Accelerate Cambridge’ programme. Other Cambridge companies contributing to the $1.35bn total include Apollo Therapeutics, Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd, CellCentric, Echion Technologies, ExpressionEdits, GraphEnergyTech, Healx, Immaterial, Mission Therapeutics, Nu Quantum , Prospectral, Psyomics, Quotient Therapeutics, Riverlane, Sano Genetics, Sparxell, T-Therapeutics Ltd, Vianautis, VividQ, Xampla and Zetta Genomics Ltd. Full article – https://lnkd.in/eikM5wHR
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👋 You said #clean #beauty? Well, it’s time to welcome metal and plastic alternatives in cosmetics. Sparxell bio-inspired pigments have been featured in the latest #Ingredients #trends report from Cosmetics & Toiletries! 🌈 Our cleaner and greener plant-based products deliver vivid yet durable colours without synthetic or mined materials. Read the full report below to know more.
INGREDIENT #TRENDS REPORT: How quickly is the beauty industry #swapping out #cosmeticingredients that some flag as “problematic”? It depends. 🔄 For instance, a Kline + Company report noted that, while #cyclicsilicones are generally being “formulated out of #skincare,” their performance has made them more difficult to replace in AP/deo applications. 🤔 Those #cost concerns could linger, the report notes, because persistently high personal care ingredient costs have been sustained due to expenses such as logistics, labor and energy. 🧑🏻🏭 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gVfxrJa8 Companies mentioned: Kline + Company Glossier, Inc. Symrise Cosmetic Ingredients Apoena Biotech Sabinsa Corporation Ingredion Incorporated ROELMI HPC - Società benefit Croda Beauty Sparxell Lygos Micro Powders, Inc. Applechem - A Solabia Group Company dsm-firmenich Solabia Cosmetics Syensqo SPATE TikTok LipoTrue TRI-K Industries Sino Lion USA Global Cosmetic Industry Spectra Colors Corp Mintel Melt&Marble Hydrosome Labs LLC SNF Nordic Bioproducts Group Ltd
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🏆 Sparxell has been selected as a Finalist for the Falling Walls Foundation’s Science Breakthrough of the Year! Every year, on the Fall of the Berlin Wall anniversary, the Falling Walls Foundation brings together leaders from #science and society to foster dialogues around solutions to the greatest contemporary challenges humanity faces. 🔊 As part of the #ScienceSummit24, which showcases the most exciting scientific #innovations, the Science Start-ups category curates #innovative start-ups from all over the world that have translated #breakthrough scientific discoveries into promising businesses. We are thrilled to see our #sustainable #bioinspired colour technology standing out and being recognised by such a prestigious organisation. 🍃 We look forward to spreading the word about our impact. If you have time, why don’t you join the conversation... Bis bald Berlin! #Cellulose #Pigment #YayNewTech #GlobalCall24 #FallingWallsVenture
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🍻 Our team is #expanding! We are looking for a skilled individual to contribute to the development of our #sustainable colour platform as a Laboratory & Production #Technician. This is an exciting opportunity to support a breakthrough #Cambridge technology. Using your laboratory skills and working closely with our dedicated R&D and Production team, you will operate #pilot production processes, make #nature-inspired products to supply brand name customers, changing the world for the better, one shade at a time. 👩💻 To read the full job description, click here: https://lnkd.in/emJRhyKm To apply, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/ewJWrhMJ #WeAreHiring #Careers #JobOffer #CambridgeJob #STEM #YayNewJob
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📣 MATERIAL DROP We're excited to announce the first ever material drop on PlasticFree.com , featuring: - Cellulose sparkle from Sparxell - Drink-to-Dust packaging from GaeaStar - Rain-red bamboo lyocell from ettitude Discover the full drop, only on PlasticFree. #plasticfree #createwhatsnext
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📣 Sparxell is excited to be partnering with #ParleyFutureMaterial! Launched by Parley for the Oceans, the new venture will work with eco-innovative biomaterial companies, like Sparxell’s colour platform, to help advance the development of their products and introduce their materials to #innovative #fashion brands. 🌿 We are thrilled to be working with one of the world’s leading environmental organisations to help drive the #sustainable material revolution. Stay tuned! #PlasticFree #FashionForGood #YayNewTech #Investment
#ParleyFutureMaterial “When we launched Parley 12 years ago and presented our AIR Strategy – Avoid, Intercept, Redesign – we said very clearly that we have to avoid using plastic, intercept plastic waste, and make it lucrative to do so,” Gutsch explains, “We have to create value for these materials, because it costs a lot of money to clean up trash from these remote ecosystems. These first two pillars of the AIR Strategy are the preparation for phasing out plastic, but you can only phase out plastic if you have an alternative to the products that people depend on. We understand that we cannot end plastic consumption just like a light switch, we have to deliver alternatives and the alternatives cannot be compromised in quality, usage or even in aesthetics.” “To answer our Redesign aspect of the [AIR] Strategy, we launched Parley Future Material®. This is our step into utilizing and investing in more eco-innovative, biomaterials – like Bananatex®, TômTex, Sparxcell, Modern Synthesis – and connecting them with our brand partners and designers,” says Gutsch of Parley’s latest venture, “The ultimate goal is to drive the material revolution, radically fast, and do that with fashion as the pacemaker, where the designers define luxury. Parley is the glue that brings together these different interests and needs, to help develop new materials and work with the innovators to bring the materials to a premium quality. To make sure they have the right feel, the right look and also the right economic model, so that the designers in the Maisons or brands support us in this new direction of establishing innovative materials that can replace harmful, toxic textiles typically used.” Karl Smith Allen Zelden FUTUREVVORLD The Sustainable Angle Nina Marenzi Sky High Farm Universe Matthew Friedman Daphne Seybold Bananatex® Hannes Schoenegger TômTex Co. BioFluff Sparxell Dover Street Market New York Rémi Macario Jonas Z. Parley for the Oceans #ParleyFutureMaterial
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💥 We have invested $150,000 in Sparxell, a #UK -based startup founded by University of Cambridge scientists revolutionizing the #pigment industry. Supported by renowned investors such as Joyance Partners, Katapult, PDS Ventures, SNØCAP, Cambridge Enterprise, Granatus Ventures and more, Sparxell collaborates with top brands like LVMH, CHANEL, and L'Oréal. This funding round also includes participation from other notable investors, including the Future Communities Capital. Triple S Ventures investment will help Sparxell scale operations, boost #reseachanddevelopment, and expand its #market reach, offering a sustainable alternative to synthetic pigments. #TripleSVentures #VentureCapital #investment #startupinvestment #entrepreneurship #angelinvestors
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✨ We are thrilled to announce that Sparxell has been selected to join the 10th cohort of the LVMH Startup Acceleration Program, La Maison des #Startups! The one-year program, based at STATION F, one of the world’s beating hearts of #innovation, enables Sparxell unrivaled and fast-tracked access to all businesses within the LVMH group, from SEPHORA, Christian Dior Couture, and GIVENCHY, alongside opportunities to meet key decision-makers from the group and curated innovators. Our team is looking forward to maximizing the impact that this unique opportunity catalyzes. 🌿 Thank you! Louise Longuepee, Juliette Leconte, Pascal Jouvin, Laetitia Roche-Grenet, Selma Delic, Claire Lecoq 👩🏻🎤 #Sustainability #FashionForGood #GoodFashion
Season 10 is on! Get ready for the new cohort at La Maison des Startups LVMH. 👊 The Beatles classic ‘Hello, Goodbye’ would have made a brilliant soundtrack for this Tuesday at Station F! Season 9 was certainly one to remember, full of success and new features: 🥇 A record-breaking number of collaborations between startups and LVMH Maisons, 🤝 Mentorship with LVMH experts, 📣 Action-packed Live Session launch day, 🎙️ The insightful ‘Future of…conference series - all held at Paris’ STATION F. It’s time to pass the torch. I’m sure Season 10 will be a game changer for La Maison des Startups LVMH to go more global, scale-up and to have the largest impact on the business. Thank you all for being part of our innovation ‘revolution’! (to quote, again, my Fav Fab Four 🎸). Fifty, HERALBONY, Mixity, OpenDecide, SimSkills - AI Simulator, WittyWorks, Hippoc., Ircam amplify; Raive, Trajaan, Authena, Perception manufacturing, Humanitics.ai, Qbook.io, WizyVision, BLNG AI, Refabric, FancyTech, GK Concept, EQL, Glanceable, Wunderkind, Kahoonah, xydrobe, Brightplus, Jikantechno, RAIKU Packaging, Refresh, Sparxell, SYNOVANCE, Aectual.
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👗 We are here at Future Fabrics Expo hosted by The Sustainable Angle! What a fantastic first day! We're excited about the incredible brands and innovators we connected with. Visit us at The Mills Fabrica booth and #Innovation Hub to discover how our #bioinspired technology is revolutionizing fashion and textiles. Experience #sustainability that delivers on colour performance. 💫 #FashionForGood #PlasticFree #Dyes #Sequins
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