Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a fermentation-based method to produce mycelium leather at industrial scale, demonstrating the process by sewing a prototype handbag from the material.

Researchers at the University of Vienna produced flexible leather-like sheets from Agaricus bisporus mushroom processing residues using papermaking methods.

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. MycoWorks is shutting its South Carolina biomanufacturing plant and transitioning from mycelium cultivation to processing third-party mycelium with its proprietary Rei-Tan™ tanning technology The company's latest Rei-Tan™ innovation increases mycelium tensile strength from approximately 4 MPa to 18 MPa addressing mechanical performance limitations that hindered leather substitution The strategic shift responds to capital scarcity