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Podcast: Selected - The Sesamers Podcast
Episode: Andres Mitnik
Description: Strong by Form: From Radical Idea to JEC Sustainability WinnerWhat started as a niche academic research project has become a deep tech startup operating across Europe and Latin America, with millions raised in private funding and grants. Strong by Form developed Woodflow, a technology that turns natural timber fibers into 3D-formed structural materials, enabling strong, lightweight, and carbon-reducing alternatives to concrete, aluminum, and even steel.Their design-driven approach doesn’t just replicate wood planks—it reimagines wood as a high-performance composite, shaped by nature's logic and modern computational design.Built in Chile, Desi...