RNS out21 May 2025 08:18
BSF Enterprise PLC
Lab-Grown Leather Ltd Progress
BSF Enterprise PLC (LSE:BSFA) a leading innovator in tissue-engineered materials is pleased to announce significant progress in its 100% owned subsidiary, Lab-Grown Leather Ltd ("LGL"), a pioneer in the development of sustainable, high-quality, lab-grown leather. LGL is applying its patented advanced tissue engineering platform (ATEP™) to create leather alternatives for high-value markets, including luxury goods, aerospace, and automotive.
Product Development Highlights
LGL is developing three core product lines:
● Elemental Leather™: Premium, high-end luxury leather, identical in feel, look, and smell to traditional leather. It is 100% lab-grown, free of scaffolds and additives.
● Elemental+™: High-performance, lightweight, and thin new-age leather.
● Elemental X™: Novel leather enabled by engineering biology, AI, and a proprietary cell expression system. This includes the groundbreaking T-Rex leather.
Elemental+™: New Ultra-Thin and Strong Leather
LGL has achieved a significant breakthrough with Elemental+™. Traditional animal leather loses integrity and strength when processed below 0.4mm. However, Elemental+™ can be produced at an astonishing thickness of just 0.04mm - a hundred times thinner than the thickest traditional leather-while maintaining comparable strength and durability. This has been achieved using vegetable-derived tanning components, making it more environmentally friendly. This innovation, and associated new patent filing, opens new possibilities for applications in sectors where weight is critical, such as sportswear, electric vehicles, and aerospace.
Dr Che Connon of Lab-Grown Leather Ltd. stated, "Elemental+™ is a testament to the power of our Advanced Tissue Engineering Platform and our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what biofabricated materials can achieve. We've engineered a new form of leather that retains the desirable properties of traditional leather while offering a level of thinness and strength previously unattainable. This opens up entirely new design and functional possibilities for industries where every gram counts."
Elemental X™: T-Rex Leather
LGL has also made substantial progress with Elemental X™, including the development of T-Rex leather. This world-first material, to be derived from synthetic T-Rex DNA, has garnered significant media attention. The leather will be grown in LGL's facilities in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Unlike other producers, LGL's finished leather contains no synthetic scaffolds or plastics. Elemental X leather can be made from unlimited species types (past or present). In collaboration with The Organoid Company and VML, a subsidiary of WPP plc, we will promote and scale the Lab-Grown T-Rex Leather product. Given its unique nature and limited initial availability, T-Rex leather is expected to be exclusive and priced at a substantial premium.
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