Cambium and Checkerspot Form Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize PFAS-Free, High-Temperature and Fire-Resistant Foam Products for Dual-Use Defense and Commercial Applications
31 Julio 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Designed for aerospace, automotive,
shipping, and construction industries
Cambium, an advanced materials innovator that leverages
bio-engineering, chemistry, materials science and a proprietary
computational platform to improve products for defense and other
high-performance applications, and Checkerspot, a biotechnology
company and Certified B Corporation™ that biomanufactures unique
oils that it uses to develop performance products and materials,
announced that they have formed a collaboration focused on the
discovery, development, and commercialization of bio-based,
impact-resistant, high-temperature and flame-retardant foam
products and composite-foam systems.
This collaboration underscores Cambium's and Checkerspot's
commitment to addressing critical capability and supply chain gaps
to support current and future high-performance hardware needs
across land, air, sea and space applications for a broad range of
defense and commercial applications.
Cambium has developed several high and extreme temperature
resistant composite systems through the molecular redesign of
resins that it converts into advanced composites, from prepregs to
foams to carbon-carbon thermal protection systems. These are
designed and fabricated to better protect high-performance hardware
against extreme conditions such as heat, fire and rapid-heating
impacts, maintaining structural integrity with and delivering
improved manufacturing processes. Cambium’s products are designed
to be rapidly produced through a resilient, stable domestic supply
chain across multiple critical material inputs.
Cambium co-founder and CEO Simon Waddington said, "With our
vertically-integrated development approach, from computational
material discovery through to production of advanced composite
solutions, Cambium is redefining rapid innovation, production and
deployment. We see a unique opportunity with Checkerspot to
seamlessly leverage all of it to rapidly advance bio-based,
impact-resistant, high-temperature and flame-retardant foam
products and composite-foam systems. This is a great opportunity to
showcase the complementarity that exists between us."
Checkerspot’s WING® Platform delivers innovative biomaterials
with clear performance properties built from a better source of
oil. The WING® Platform brings together four key Checkerspot
capabilities - the molecular foundry, materials science and polymer
chemistry, fabrication and formulation, and consumer engagement -
allowing companies across a wide range of industries and brands to
partner, develop, test and commercialize with Checkerspot
materials. Checkerspot’s Design Lab in Salt Lake City, UT is the
hub for their materials science, prototyping and formulations
development, product manufacturing and large-scale delivery to
commercial partners.
“We see advanced biomaterials offering a new palette of
PFAS-free material solutions that deliver high performance, and are
excited to be expanding our materials development and
commercialization partnership with Cambium. Biotechnology is
unlocking performance capabilities for materials at an increasing
rate. As new biomolecules and materials are discovered, we believe
that the combination of technologies and approaches will accelerate
the creation and adoption of the solutions we will need as a
planet,” said Scott Franklin, Checkerspot CSO and Co-founder.
About Cambium
Cambium is an advanced materials innovator for defense and other
high-performance fields. We are a one-stop shop for
vertically-integrated innovation, from computational material
discovery through to production of advanced composites in the US.
We leverage state-of-the-art advances in biology, chemistry,
materials science, and AI-enhanced product development to
accelerate the deployment of next-generation products. For more
information visit Cambium at cambium-usa.com.
About Checkerspot
At Checkerspot, we make renewable oils at commercial scale for
performance materials and ingredients. We innovate at the
intersection of biotechnology and materials science to deliver
solutions for better products that empower both Fortune 500
companies and small businesses to achieve their decarbonization
targets. Our portfolio of materials and ingredients are
commercialized in three markets: industrial materials, personal
care, and food and nutrition. As a Certified B Corporation™, we
believe a post-petroleum future is possible by demonstrating how
biomanufactured products can drive profitability for our customers
and partners by delivering performance and sustainability benefits
at the right price. To learn more, visit us at checkerspot.com.
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Nina Reyes, nreyes@checkerspot.com Stephan Herrera,
stephan@cambium-usa.com