In this special 150th episode of Grow Everything, Erum and Karl broadcast live from the BioFab Fair 2025 in London. They explore the innovative world of biology as technology with special guests Elliot Roth and Amanda (from Mothership Materials), discussing community biotech labs, biopunk culture, and sustainable feedstocks for the bioeconomy.

Chapters:

• (00:00:00) - Introduction to BioFab Fair 2025
• (00:01:43) - Reflections on day one of BioFab Fair
• (00:06:00) - Interview with Elliot Roth on Biopunk culture
• (00:07:00) - From hacker to punk: Redefining biotech development
• (00:10:00) - The rise of community bio labs and why they're having a moment
• (00:12:00) - Missing small business biotech and problems with VC funding
• (00:14:00) - Weird biotech innovations around the world
• (00:20:00) - Global tour insights and medical tourism observations
• (00:24:00) - Call to action for Biopunk movement
• (00:27:00) - Interview with Amanda from Mothership Materials
• (00:28:00) - Breakthrough technology for agricultural waste processing
• (00:30:00) - The importance of glucose for scaling biomanufacturing
• (00:34:00) - Introducing "Microbe Munch" - specialized sugar for microbes
• (00:38:00) - The future of distributed biomanufacturing

Episode Links:

• Gozen Lunaform video. Wow! - https://vimeo.com/1061047875
• Biopunk Lab - https://biopunklab.com/
• Pacagen - https://pacagen.com/
• Deep Science Ventures - https://www.deepscienceventures.com/
• Mothership Materials - https://www.mothershipmaterials.com/

Topics Covered:

Biofabricate, Biofab Fair, live recording, 150 episodes, biomaterials, textiles, fabrics, furniture, community biotech, biopunk, cultivation, microbes, bioprocessing, biomanufacturing, waste agriculture

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