Updated on 19 August 2026
Mycelium Composite Materials
Co-Founder & CEO at Myconom
Istanbul, Türkiye
About
Myconom develops lightweight, bio-based composite materials using mycelium to transform agricultural and textile waste into high-performance materials. Our technology replaces conventional petroleum- and mineral-based materials such as polyurethane foam, EPS, fiberglass and PET felt with low-carbon, biodegradable and VOC-free alternatives. The materials combine low density with acoustic and thermal performance, making them suitable for construction, interior architecture and other applications where lightweighting, material efficiency and reduced embodied carbon are critical. Myconom’s current commercial focus is mycelium-based acoustic panels, with ongoing development toward scalable production and broader applications in lightweight components and composite materials.
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Project cooperation
Call for German SME to join a EUREKA lightweighting consortium
Florian Puch
Scientific Head at TITK e.V.
Rudolstadt, Germany
Project cooperation
Plant-based lightweight composite boards
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Design - setting the project scope
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Thomas Sepperer
Researcher at Fachhochschule Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Project cooperation
Circular Lightweight Components via Large-Format Additive Manufacturing
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Design - setting the project scope
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Innovative approaches in the areas of ease of disassembly, reparability, recyclability, and reuse of lightweighting components
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
- Use of digital technologies to optimize lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweighting
Oğuzhan Kudu
R&D Manager at Başaran Teknoloji
İstanbul, Türkiye