Biohm
EMEA
London
,
United Kingdom
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2016
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series A
Keywords:
mycelium, filamentous_fungi, waste_valorization, plastics_recycling
BUSINESS
UK company growing construction materials from mycelium and organic waste. Products include carbon-negative insulation panels (outperforming conventional foam in thermal tests) and Orb, a biodegradable replacement for manufactured wood boards. Also developing plastic-consuming fungal strains. Manufacturing facility in Watchet, Somerset. Currently at small production scale; products undergoing construction industry accreditation
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; UK mycelium materials company growing structural biomaterials by solid-state fungal cultivation on waste substrates, with mycelium strain selection and bioprocess as the manufacturing method. Products include carbon-negative insulation panels and Orb wood-board replacement, plus a plastic-consuming fungal platform in development.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Mycelium technology; microbial consortia engineering
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Carbon-negative mycelium insulation; plastic-degrading microbial products