Scaling a New Material: What Breaks Between the Lab and the Factory

​Anyone can make a great material in a beaker. The trouble starts when you try to make it at scale.

​This session looks at the three questions every maker faces when a new material moves from R&D to production.

​• ⚙️ Can we make this material at scale, to spec, at a price the product can actually carry?

​• 🧪 What breaks first when we move from lab to factory, and how to test that early?

​• 📊 What proof do factories, customers, and investors need before they trust the material?

​Suppose you’re building or commercialising new materials. In that case, this will help you avoid the usual traps, cut down the trial and error, and understand what it really takes to get from “lab success” to “factory ready.”

​Perfect for founders, engineers, and anyone trying to turn a promising material into something the world can actually use.