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Chimalabo -

Plastic pollution is a crisis. Our solution? A bioplastic grown from crustacean shell waste and birch pulp. It is stronger than ABS plastic but degrades in soil within 90 days. We are currently prototyping phone cases and food containers that, when thrown away, become fertilizer.

"Innovating at the intersection of nature and imagination." The Concept In a world where scientific breakthroughs often happen in sterile, cold rooms, chimaLABO dares to be different. The name itself is a fusion of Chimera —the mythical creature composed of different animals—and Laboratory . At chimaLABO, we don’t just study nature; we remix it. chimaLABO

© 2026 Fresh Venture. All rights reserved. by James Ponti; illustrations by Yaoyao Ma Van As, Jane Mount Paul Hoppe, and Nigel Quarless 

Photos - Elena Seibert Photography

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