We're building the chemicals company for the 21st century; one that starts with kernels of grain, not barrels of oil.  



"New Grain™ is just the beginning.

Our propriety protein technology can be used as a building block for a vast array of applications."




Our founding story

"Entrepreneur First, the program that brought us together, is best described as Love Island meets Dragon's Den."

In search of ideas to repurpose waste, founders TJ and Brett walked London's Beer Mile and discovered brewers were paying to get rid of spent grain; one of the most protein-rich materials on Earth. 




Our team unites expertise across chemistry, materials, engineering, manufacturing, design, fashion and business.

Diverse in background, aligned in purpose: creating low-impact materials that are beautiful, functional and affordable.


Commercial
Brett Cotten
Co-Founder and CEO
Camelia Hamdi-Cherif
Commercial Lead


R&D
Dr Edward 'TJ' Mitchell
Co-Founder and CTO
Dr Vivian Christogianni
R&D Manager
Dr Alice Hann
Senior Biomaterial Scientist
Jess Redgrave
Head of Design
Dr Dan Whitaker
Senior Polymer Chemist
Dr Rachel Fisher
Senior Protein Scientist
Dr Oliver Tomes
Material Scientist
Alex Chen
Research Scientist
Oscar Berger
Materials and Process Chemist


Manufacturing 
Beinn Muir
Scale-up Lead
Benyamin Asgharnezhad
Bioprocess Engineer
Curtis Dight
Production
Tolu Soyannwo
Intern
David Urbe
Intern




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Where to find us
Arda Biomaterials
64-66 Gedling Place 
London
SE1 2JS
United Kingdom

Contact: info@arda.bio


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