Not yet! The material is still in the development phase. We are working to ensure the material stays true to our values as it scales. 

We believe in using ingredients that are plastic-free and can safely break down in the environment. We use plant proteins and non-toxic chemicals such that our current materials are technically edible (though we don’t recommend taste-testing them yourself).

Chemicals themselves are not inherently "bad" or "good." Chemicals are substances with distinct properties, and their effects can vary depending on their composition, concentration, and how they are used. Many chemicals are essential for our daily lives and have numerous beneficial applications. For example, water (H₂O) is a vital chemical compound.

New Grain™ is naturally a rich black (like Guinness) but can also be lightened using our non-toxic process and then dyed into various shades. We are constantly working on ways to keep colour addition as sustainable as possible.

We believe New Grain™ is very sustainable in theory, but it must also be proven by a third party. Once New Grain™ is further along in its development, we plan to run a complete third-party Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to learn and ensure the material is as sustainable as possible in its creation and decomposition.

We believe it is! Once we have perfected our formula, we will conduct ISO tests to ensure that New Grain™ biodegrades sufficiently before we make it commercially available.

It is! At Arda Biomaterials, we believe in keeping all our materials free from animal products. The reason we don’t promote the material as vegan is that the vegan leather market is synonymous with plastic, and New Grain™ isn’t plastic. It’s plants.

Leather is a co-product of the meat industry that puts money in the pockets of industrial factory farms. While the primary purpose of animal farming is to produce meat and dairy, the skins, organs, connective tissues and more are also valuable and subsidise the continuation of animal agriculture. We want to offer terrific alternatives that ensure animals aren’t treated as factories for making things that could be made more efficiently with plants. 

To view our current job openings, please visit our LinkedIn page here. We regularly update it with new opportunities and announcements whenever we’re looking for someone to join our team. 

If you don’t see any current openings listed, feel free to send us an email. Please note, due to the high volume of inquiries we receive, we may not be able to respond, but we always appreciate proactive candidates.

Yes, we regularly welcome interns to our team for 3-month or longer placements. Whenever we’re seeking a new intern, we’ll share the opportunity on our LinkedIn page here. 

If you don’t see any current openings listed, feel free to send us an email. Please note, due to the high volume of inquiries we receive, we may not be able to respond, but we always appreciate proactive candidates.

You can reach out to us through the contact form on our website or by emailing us at info@arda.bio.

We’d love to hear from you, but please note that as a small team, we unfortunately cannot respond to every message.