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From lab to launch, sustainably.
 

We've been where others are headed.

 

Materia Bioworks was founded by a team of Toronto-based engineers, scientists, and commercial leaders who spent over 7 years working together to scale bioplastic production from lab bench to industrial demo plant, collaborating with Fortune 500 partners across packaging, food & beverage, and pharma.

 

Through co-developing multiple commercial bioplastic products, we experienced the biggest barriers to adoption firsthand: fragmented supply chains, long R&D cycles, and costly scale-up challenges. These weren’t isolated issues — they were industry-wide.

 

We launched Materia to change that. Our mission is to streamline the path from idea to scalable sustainable product. We partner with brands, manufacturers, and innovators to turn next-gen materials into real-world products faster, smarter, and at scale.

Meet the Team

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Hasitha de Alwis, MSc

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

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Kevin Eriksen, MMA, PEng

Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer

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Michael Williamson, MEng,
PENG

Co-Founder, Director of Materials Innovation

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Rajan Manocha

Co-Founder, Director of Sales & Finance

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Ericsson Chenebuah, PhD

Materials Informatics Scientist

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Hunter Fox

Software Developer

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Azin Adibi, PhD

Materials Engineer

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P. Gupta

Accountant

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Maria Sofronova

Software Developer

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