Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOTR20250509002
- Term of Validity
- 9 May 2025 - 9 May 2026
- Company's Country
- Turkey
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Investment agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- HER is a pioneering biofabric brand for the fashion industry, named and inspired by the essence of Mother Nature. Crafted without chemicals, our biofabric represents a perfect fusion of sustainable luxury and eco-conscious innovation. We create our biomaterial through natural processes, combining both organic and inorganic components, and tailor it for the textile and leather industries.
- Full Description
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HER is a biofabric production brand for the fashion industry, named and inspired by Mother Nature. The biofabric created by HER is a chemical-free, cellulose-based material that offers a circular and sustainable solution for the textile and leather industries. Additionally, it incorporates an effective waste management strategy.
We cultivate non-pathogenic bacterial cellulose and enhance it with carefully selected organic and inorganic materials. Our production process is circular. The process starts with fermentation and ends with fermentation without high energy consumption by using industrial machinery. Extracted from nature, our material is designed to return to it after a long lifespan, creating a closed-loop system. Free from hazardous petrochemicals, HER biomaterial offers a naturally luxurious yet highly durable alternative for textiles, meeting industry standards and required certifications.
During the process we use water, keep it, and use it again. Since the process does not include hazardous petrochemicals, we can re-evaluate all the waste of the process as several by-products. This tendency also helps us to keep the natural touch of the surface with its softness and purity. This is how the HER biomaterial naturally looks like something coming from the core of nature, and to show our commitment to Mother Earth!
HER aims to build a circular and sustainable-luxury, animal cruelty-free and chemical-free craftsmanship product and production chain. Design an eco-conscious material for genuine leather and fake leather for the industry to make positive implements for our world while prioritizing sustainability and circularity with our multidisciplinary team through a B2B business approach.
To highlight the benefits of our environmental policies, Her products, help brands meet their commitments and assist manufacturers in complying with future regulations such as the Green Deal, Paris Agreement, 17 Sustainable Development Goals and declarations that are newly accapted by authorities. Moreover, we can improve the ESG scores of our customers Her, is also promising to contribute to achieving a carbon-free continent by 2050. - Advantages and Innovations
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- Petrochemical-free yet durable enough for the textile and genuine leather industry. We don't use bonding chemicals as well as mixing production methods.
- Strong waste management with reusable wastes of the process as byproducts for agriculture.
- Characterizable surface shape and dimension to improve the productivity of manufacturers by eliminating the cutting phase of end product creation.
- High biodegradability value without using industrial recycling machines.
- Supporting circular and green economy with circular production process and sustainable, organic base materials.
- Production capacity without high energy-consumed industrial machinery systems.
- No outsourcing is needed for production. HER sources its materials in-house and it minimizes environmental impact from the very beginning.
- Surface produced on a square meter basis without scars and stains. Increases efficiency by 80% compared to real leather.
- Dramatically decreases the environmental impact of genuine leather production by being a strong alternative to genuine leather with its natural brown color, softness and leather-like texture.
- Easy to extend its market since HER biomaterial can be used as a textile and genuine leather alternative. It can be used in fashion, decoration, automotive, aircraft interiors and upholstery. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- Laboratories or experts in biomass pre-treatment, bioconversion tech and biodegradable films technologies, biochemistry, mentorship in biotech and bioengineering, molecular biology. Expertise in bacterial cellulose, biomaterial development.
- Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- IPR status
- IPR applied but not yet granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- The SME would like to establish R&D and commercial partnerships, also build a consortium to apply to EU funding calls including CBE JU and cascade funding calls like CIRCULOOS.
- Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 50 - 249
- University
- Big company
- SME 11-49
- R&D Institution
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Investment agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02007018 - Advanced Textile Materials
- 02007020 - Biobased materials
- Market keywords
- 09004003 - Textiles (synthetic and natural)
- Sector Groups Involved
- Textiles
- Targeted countries
- All countries