BABY SHOES THAT DISSOLVE IN WATER| # FASHION

Woolybubs provides three styles of infant and toddler shoes that are fully recyclable or biodegradable. The Woolybub bootie and Toddle shoe are made from recycled plastics, and the company operates a free take-back service.

SUSTAINABLE NATURAL AROMAS FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY| # FOOD

Startup EvodiaBio has found a way to produce non-alcoholic beer that tastes as good as its boozy counterpart. The company has created a group of small molecules called monoterpenoids taken from yeast. They can be added to the non-alcoholic beer at the end of the brewing process to mimic the appropriate aroma profiles and regain the product’s hoppy flavour.

A SUSTAINABLE MEDICINE PACKAGING SYSTEM| # HEALTH

Startup Cabinet Health has developed the world’s first refillable and decomposable medicine system. Under the system, pharmacy HealthHavenRX refills prescriptions using Cabinet Health’s products, which include refillable bottles and biodegradable pouches.

A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD FOR STORING HYDROGEN| # ENERGY

German startup HydroSolid has now developed a way to store and transport large amounts of hydrogen at low pressures using a new nanomaterial. This material absorbs hydrogen at room temperature and releases it again at a relatively low pressure of 15 bar when slightly heated.

INSULATING PACKAGING MADE FROM FEATHERS| # SUSTAINABILITY

Aeropowder is a startup that has developed an alternative to polystyrene in feathers. The product, called Pluumo, is created using surplus feathers from the down and poultry industries.