In this podcast episode, we’ve had the pleasure to speak to Charles Dimmler, who is the Co-founder and CEO of Checkerspot. Having a passion for both history and biological sciences, Charles believes that economy and business can drive impactful societal change. After working as a junior investment banker and holding management positions in biotech companies, he decided to build Checkerspot, a biotech company with a sustainable mission.

Checkerspot develops renewable material technologies from bio-based sources - mainly algae. They use the power of biology to design production processes for renewable materials that replace petroleum-based chemicals, such as polyurethanes. Moreover, they empower product designers with knowledge and access to not only more sustainable material solutions but also performance features that expand their possibilities beyond commodity materials. They are committed to scale their technologies through practical applications just like, for example, developing bio-based materials that can improve the performance of skis! 

We also delved into the topic of scalability and asked whether how innovative bio-based materials can fulfil the demand for their traditional petroleum-based counterparts. Once more, it became clear that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and it's essential to explore synergies between innovations and synergies to existing technologies

Find out more about CheckerSpot at https://checkerspot.com/ and feel free to contact Charles via LinkedIn.