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▶ 1:32 · Advanced Manufacturing · Cellular agriculture enables real leather at scale with existing supply chain compatibility
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Scaling Europe

Real leather without animals in a $100bn market: Michael Newton, CEO at Qorium

2026-03-04 · 1 company · 2 thematic
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michael newton

American executive who spent a decade at Nike driving high-performance product innovation and supply chain sustainability. Joined Qorium (spelled Cororeium in transcript) to commercialize cellular agriculture technology from Maastricht University (Prof. Mark Post) for animal-free real leather, targeting the $100B leather market. Recently closed a €22M Series A.

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