From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste - podcast episode cover

From high school science project to $18.3M: AI-accelerated enzymes are coming for fast fashion’s plastic waste

Mar 07, 202511 min
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A U.K. startup, originating from founder Jacob Nathan’s high school science project on using enzymes to break down plastic waste, has secured an oversubscribed $18.3 million in Series A funding. Founded in 2019 in London, Epoch Biodesign now a 30+ strong multidisciplinary team of chemists, biologists and software engineers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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