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Pedro Mendes

CEO

SPAWNFOAM

Vila Real, Portugal

3 profile visitsSustainable/circular solution provider

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

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SPAWNFOAM

SPAWNFOAM

Start-up company

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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