The Material Advantage Podcast with Dan Noakes & Rachel Myall

Rachel Myall
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A trillion-dollar materials and chemicals transition is reshaping what can be made, claimed and sold. Make sure you’re at the forefront with this monthly podcast. Expect honest commentary and debate about the market forces driving demand for secure, resilient, circular, decarbonised, non-toxic solutions - from regulations and geopolitical pressures, to consumer behaviour and investor expectations. Plus the technological advancements improving performance, production capability and price. Hosted by Dan Noakes and Rachel Myall, who together bring 40 years of experience spanning commercial strategy, innovation, investment, circularity, industrial biotechnology and behaviour change.

Episodes

  1. Jul 7

    Episode 2

    Over the past five years, there has been a rush of investment into alternative materials and chemicals. Biomaterials funding for example peaked at $1.7 billion in 2022, cooled to $583 million in 2024 and was recovering towards roughly $1.5 billion for 2025 according to Net Zero Insights and World Bio Markets Insights. So why haven't there been more success stories? We discuss what has gone right, what has gone wrong, the role of buyers and supply chains as well as investors, and how innovators are rethinking how to fundraise and scale.

  2. May 31

    Episode 1

    A new podcast covering everything business leaders need to know to stay ahead of the trillion-dollar materials and chemicals transition, with Dan Noakes and Rachel Myall.

  • 2 Episodes

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A trillion-dollar materials and chemicals transition is reshaping what can be made, claimed and sold. Make sure you’re at the forefront with this monthly podcast. Expect honest commentary and debate about the market forces driving demand for secure, resilient, circular, decarbonised, non-toxic solutions - from regulations and geopolitical pressures, to consumer behaviour and investor expectations. Plus the technological advancements improving performance, production capability and price. Hosted by Dan Noakes and Rachel Myall, who together bring 40 years of experience spanning commercial strategy, innovation, investment, circularity, industrial biotechnology and behaviour change.

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