Conservation X Labs and its spin-out, Thylacine Biosciences, was one of five finalists awarded part of the $1.5 million Roddenberry Prize for audacious early-stage science and technology ventures that contribute to the United Nations Development Goals (UN SDGs).

The NABIT was one of six technologies awarded as a leading innovation in conservation through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize.

Dr. Barbara Martinez from Conservation X Labs writes about the Microfiber Innovation Challenge in the July 2022 edition of Sea Technology.

The Conservation X Labs team was inspired by a visit to the Smithsonian’s Futures Exhibit.

Announcing the winners of the Microfiber Innovation Challenge!

From AI-powered forest monitoring to mining tools that reduce mercury use, the Amazon CoLab will accelerate solutions that aim to transform artisanal and small-scale gold mining practices to be more environmentally responsible and socially equitable.

New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel.

The finalists were decided by external panels of experts drawn from across the sustainable apparel industry, microplastics research experts, and innovation accelerators. Innovations were judged on feasibility, potential for growth, environmental impact, and the novelty of their approach.

Conservation X Labs (CXL) played an active role in this year’s Congress, speaking across Thematic Plenaries, High-Level Dialogues, Exhibition Events, and the Forum Closing.

The Sentinel, a Conservation X Labs technology, has been honored in Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards in the impact category.

The semi-finalists are producing textiles from agricultural waste, designing leather alternatives, making bras from milkweed, and much more.

We’ve teamed up with a global coalition of partners to launch a $650,000 innovation competition dedicated to solving plastic microfiber pollution — The Microfiber Innovation Challenge.

This online community is helping identify the most crucial animal conservation problems and solutions.

Something wicked this way comes, but then a lab comes along to challenge it…

Shaking up the field is essential, [Alex] Dehgan [Co-founder and CEO] says. “Unless we fundamentally change the model, the tools and the people working on conserving biodiversity, the prognosis is not good.”

Project Drawdown found that among 100 climate solutions, refrigerant management could lead to the greatest reductions in atmospheric carbon by 2050.

Cooling technologies present opportunities for investment and public-private partnerships that can disrupt industries in need of change and provide long-term national economic security and growth.

The Global Cooling Prize, a $3-million international competition led by our organization Conservation X Labs, the Rocky Mountain Institute and the Government of India to develop a new generation of cooling technology, fills this role to find solutions in the cooling space.