ABC Impact

Polymateria is a startup advancing science to help nature deal with plastic pollution. The company is developing a new standard in biodegradable and compostable plastics. Its new technology, called Biotransformation, fully biodegrades common forms of plastic, leaving behind zero microplastics with no environmental harm in the process. The new technology is ensuring that plastic which has escaped refuse streams can fully biodegrade in the natural environment. Polymateria’s Cycle+ brings advanced biodegradation technology to different types of plastic, without affecting its recyclability within the product’s useful life. The company DegrAid product is designed specifically for the end of life situations where recycling is not an option, e.g sealant films. Polymateria was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, England, UK.

InnovaFeed is a biotech company that produces a new source of protein from insect rearing (Hermetia illucens) for animal feed and aquaculture in particular. Their model is based on a unique technological expertise that allows us to place the insect at the heart of their agri-food system and restore it to its natural place in their ecosystem: that of recycling nutrients to then feed fish, birds or small mammals. In the context of a fast-growing world population, InnovaFeed’s activity responds concretely and competitively to an increase in protein demand while contributing to the development of a more sustainable food system, in particular through the development of quality aquaculture.