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Pedro Mendes

CEO

SPAWNFOAM

Vila Real, Portugal

ECIV Partner

Pedro Mendes, is a Mechanical Engineer and entrepreneur with extensive experience in sustainable innovation. Co-founder and manager of Spawnfoam.

My organisation

SPAWNFOAM

SPAWNFOAM

SMEs

Vila Real, Portugal

Spawnfoam is an innovative company that develops biodegradable biocomposites using fungal mycelium and agroforestry waste. Focused on sustainability, Spawnfoam creates eco-friendly solutions for applications in agriculture, reforestation, packaging and interior design, promoting a circular economy and a greener future.
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About me

I am a mechanical engineer and innovation entrepreneur focused on the development of circular biomaterials and sustainable product systems.

My work is centred on transforming agroforestry residues into high-value biodegradable materials capable of replacing fossil-based plastics and other non-renewable materials in sectors such as packaging, horticulture and sustainable construction.

Through Spawnfoam, I work at the intersection of material science, circular economy and industrial innovation, developing new biocomposite technologies and exploring their integration into circular value chains.

I am particularly interested in collaborative innovation projects that combine research, industry and regional ecosystems to accelerate the transition towards bio-based and circular materials.

My goal is to contribute to European innovation initiatives by bringing practical material solutions, demonstrators and applied technology development to collaborative projects.

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Skills

  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Biomaterials
  • Bio-based materials
  • circular economy
  • biocomposites
  • Sustainable packaging
  • biomass valorisation
  • biodegradable materials
  • Circular product design
  • Material Prototyping

Interests

  • Cleantech
  • Biomaterials
  • agriculture
  • Packaging
  • forestry
  • Circular packaging solutions
  • Circular Bioeconomy
  • biodegradable materials
  • Sustainable Product Design
  • Circular Business Models

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THEMATIC GROUPS INTEREST

TG-Boosting Circular Business ModelsTG-Biobased materials in ConstructionTG- Circular PackagingTG-Industrial symbiosis