Are biomaterials ready for mainstream adoption?

About this episode

Leticia Gonçalves discusses the journey and market potential of IFF's Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials platform.

Leticia Gonçalves, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)'s president of health and biosciences, joins the podcast to discuss IFF's Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials (DEB) platform, its journey from concept to commercialization, and the expanding market opportunities for biomaterials in sectors like home care, water treatment, and packaging. The Chemical Week podcast is the industry's premier platform for wide-ranging discussion of issues impacting the global chemicals sector, hosted by the editors of Chemical Week and S&P Global Commodity Insights. Subscribe to the Chemical Week podcast on your favorite platform, or visit chemweek.com/podcast to view our episode archive.

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Host: Chemical Week

Guest: Leticia Gonçalves

Topics covered

• biomaterials
• commercialization
• market opportunities
• health and biosciences
• sustainability

Keywords

• biomaterials
• IFF
• commercialization
• health and biosciences
• sustainability
• packaging
• water treatment

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Organizations: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), S&P Global Commodity Insights

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