Ep.29 Alexandra French, Xampla

Ep.29 Alexandra French, Xampla

From Sustaianble Times - Profit Meets Purpose by Sustainable Times

September 17, 2025 · 46 min

About this episode

Alexandra French discusses Xampla's innovative plant-based plastic alternatives and their impact on sustainability.

This week on Profit Meets Purpose, Alexandra French, CEO of Xampla, explains how a Cambridge spin-out is utilising 15 years of research into plant proteins to create plastic alternatives. Their Moro technology is a plastic-free coating that works like plastic during use, then breaks down naturally once it’s no longer needed. Xampla’s technology has a range of other uses from vitamins to dishwasher tablets. Fresh from raising a $14m Series A, Xampla is now looking to scale internationally. With regulations around plastic tightening and PFAS under fire, Xampla’s drop-in, heat-sealable materials let brands switch without requiring any changes. French explains why Xampla scaled through a licensing business model, partnering with established chemical manufacturers to reach ton-scale fast, and how real-world collaborations with companies like Just Eat and Gousto are already putting Morro into consumers’ hands. Plus, French discusses the impact of the first Plastic Treaty negotiations earlier this year, and provides clarity on what “fully biodegradable” actually means and we dig into the hidden plastics most people miss, from cup linings to PVOH films and fragrance microcapsules. Xampla…

People in this episode

Guest: Alexandra French

Topics covered

  • plant proteins
  • plastic alternatives
  • biodegradable materials
  • sustainability
  • licensing business model

Keywords

  • Moro technology
  • plastic-free coating
  • international scaling
  • Plastic Treaty negotiations
  • hidden plastics

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Moro, Moro technology

Books & works: Profit Meets Purpose

Places: Cambridge

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