The Future is Fungi
Episodes
From Petri Dish to Beauty: Transforming Cosmetics with Fungi
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Brita, molecular biologist and co-founder of Mycolever, a biotech startup unlocking the potential of fungi to create...
Startup Award Winner 2025 - Michroma
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From lab to market: building the future of food with fungiIn this episode, we speak with Ricky Cassini, founder of Michroma and winner of The Future i...
Fungi and the Future of Space Exploration w/ Dr. Rothschild & Haveman from NASA
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Science fiction is rapidly becoming science fact"In this episode, we journey beyond Earth with Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild, an astrobiologist pi...
From Peer Review to Pitch Decks: Building Funga with Colin Averill
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if restoring the forest microbiome could help scale reforestation, a healthy forest and build a new kind of climate tech? In this episode, we spe...
Mycoremediation and Its Fungal Powers with Dr. Oona Snoeyenbos-West
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Oona Snoeyenbos-West, an environmental microbiologist and co-founder of MycoMine, a pioneering startup using fun...
Fungi, Function & the Future: 35 Years at the Frontier with Han Wösten
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Professor Han Wösten, a pioneer in fungal biology with over three decades of experience. Based at Utrecht Universit...
Harnessing Fungi and Rethinking Waste with Joanne Rodriguez from Mycocycle
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mycocycle’s founder and CEO Joanne Rodriguez shares an inspiring journey from the construction industry to building a company that ...
Scaling Mycelium Innovation with Eben Bayer of Ecovative
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of mycelium innovation with Eben Bayer, Co-founder & CEO of Ecovative and MyForest Foods. Cur...
Self-Healing Materials with Dr. Elise Elsacker and Dimitri Floudas
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking world of self-healing materials with Elise Elsacker from Vrije University and Dimitri Floudas from Lund...
Visibuilt - replacing bitumen in asphalt with fungi
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 4th episode of The Future is Fungi podcast, you will get to meet the fungi startup Visibuilt - our 2nd place startup winner which is making som...
Electromicrobial CO2 Fixation - William Newell
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are interviewing William Newell for his research on electromicrobial CO2 fixation, and how this can prove to be an important sustai...
Mycoremediation with startup winner Novobiom
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the shared startup winner Novobiom with co-founder and CEO Jean-Michel Scheuren shares about how their startup leverages the natural ...
Fungal Mycobattery for Energy Storage - Jens Laurids Sørensen
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, Jens Laurids Sørensen, associate professor at Aalborg University and the research winner of the inaugural The Future is Fungi A...