ecocradle

Taking Ideas Further: NCIIA grantees on TED

Submitted by dave on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 14:58

Daniel Kraft: the Marrow Miner

Eben Bayer: the Ecocradle

 

Creating a company - Eben Bayer on the evolution of Ecovative Design

Submitted by dave on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 14:27

We uncovered this video featuring Eben Bayer of former E-team Ecovative Design. He provides a great insight into his technology and company, and the benefits of green packaging compared to plastics. Bear in mind NCIIA provided Ecovative with its first external funding only four years ago...

Are mushrooms the new plastic? And, survive a housefire....

Submitted by dave on Fri, 10/01/2010 - 15:28

Mushrooms and how they can save the planet... Eben Bayer of former E-team Ecovative Design spoke at the TED Conference in Oxford, England, about his company's great idea: Ecocradle, a biodegradable replacement for styrofoam. Watch Eben's talk.

It's National Fire Prevention Week. The Today Show called on Ryan O'Donnell of past E-team Bullex Digital Safety to help demonstrate how to escape from a burning house. See the clip.

 

Apply for an E-Team grant!

Want to create a great company like Ecovative Design or Bullex Digital Safety? NCIIA awards grants worth up to $20,000 to help student teams develop their technology. E-team grant applications are due Dec. 3. Read more and apply!

 

Ecovative's sustainable packaging adopted by Steelcase

Submitted by dave on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 08:39

Former E-Team Ecovative Design has partnered with Steelcase to supply the office furniture designer and manufacturer with green packaging materials for its product lines. Ecovative's 'Ecocradle' packaging material, made up of agricultural byproducts bound together with mushroom roots, is a sustainable alternative to styrofoam.

See the full story at Fast Company.

 

 

 

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