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3 years of activity

EcoBD Lab takes part in the 17th European Researchers’ Night 2026

For the third year running, EcoBD Lab takes part in the 17th European Researchers’ Night with an outreach and experimental activity dedicated to emerging bio-based materials as a sustainable, regenerative…

“Futuros Biobasados” chapter in Posthumanismos Interdisciplinares (Universidad de Vigo)

EcoBD Lab shares a new publication by Esther Pizarro, Miguel Trigo Morán and Isabel Marcos, a result of the EcoMat project, included in the book Posthumanismos Interdisciplinares en el Arte…

Cocoa Skin Dress at the 38th CRUE Sostenibilidad Symposium

EcoBD Lab presented Cocoa Skin Dress at the 38th CRUE Sostenibilidad Symposium, a transdisciplinary research project coordinated by Esther Pizarro, Miguel Trigo Morán and Silvia Gómez Cisneros, together with students…

Art at the Edge of Nature (UCM, 21–22 May 2026)

Antía Iglesias Fernández, a member of EcoBD Lab and of the Dx5 and AF4 teams at the Universidad de Vigo, is organising — in collaboration with SCIART-UCM and GIPAFCoCo-UCM —…

EcoMat in Harper’s Bazaar España (March 2026)

EcoMat takes centre stage in the feature "Materiales del Futuro" in Harper’s Bazaar España, in its special March 2026 issue. The article highlights the work carried out by EcoBD Lab…

EcoMat on Madrid Directo (Telemadrid)

We are thrilled to share our appearance on Madrid Directo (Telemadrid). In this interview, we showcase part of the work carried out on the EcoMat project, research focused on the…

EcoMat Methodology (MEB) in Inmaterial. Diseño, Arte y Sociedad (Q2)

New publication: EcoMat Methodology (MEB) in Inmaterial. Diseño, Arte y Sociedad (Q2 – SJR/SCImago). EcoBD Lab shares the publication of the article "Metodología EcoMat: creación artística de materiales emergentes biobasados…

EcoMat at MOMAD (IFEMA Madrid)

EcoMat begins its journey: a biomaterials library and applied biomaterial projects at MOMAD (IFEMA Madrid). Following the interest generated by its public presentation at the Creative Campus of the Universidad…

1st EcoBD Lab Research Symposium · EcoMat (28 January 2026)

EcoBD Lab, together with the Creative Campus of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, announces the 1st EcoBD Lab Research Symposium, focused on the presentation of the EcoMat project. EcoMat brings…

Publication of the book EcoMat: Archivo de materiales emergentes biobasados

EcoBD Lab publishes its second book:EcoMat: Archivo de materiales emergentes biobasados, published by EcoHabitar. The book brings together 100 biomaterial samples developed within the EcoMat project, documented with their formulations,…

EcoBD Lab presents EcoMat at BioCultura – EcoHabitar Symposium

As part of the BioCultura Fair (IFEMA), Esther Pizarro and Miguel Trigo presented the EcoMat project at the EcoHabitar Symposium, organised by the publisher EcoHabitar. The talk addressed the development…

EcoBD Lab at the 1st UEM Sustainability Research Symposium

Esther Pizarro took part in the 1st Sustainability Research Symposium of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, held at the Villaviciosa de Odón Campus. During the symposium, she presented EcoBD Lab’s…

Publication in EcoHabitar: Pensar desde el material

EcoBD Lab shares the publication of the article "Pensar desde el material: metodologías creativas para imaginar futuros sostenibles", by Esther Pizarro and Miguel Ángel Rego, in the digital magazine EcoHabitar.…

EcoBD Lab takes part in the 16th European Researchers’ Night 2025

EcoBD Lab once again took part in the 16th European Researchers’ Night with the activity: "Biomaterials for a sustainable future: EcoMat" The activity included a presentation of the EcoMat project,…

EcoBD Lab at the “Posthumanismos Interdisciplinares” scientific meeting

Researchers Esther Pizarro and Elena Lavellés took part in the scientific meeting "Posthumanismos Interdisciplinares en el Arte y la Ciencia", held at the Casa das Campás of the Universidade de…

EcoBD Lab invited as reviewer for the Design Research Society (DRS) 2026

We are pleased to share that three members of EcoBD Lab — Esther Pizarro, Miguel Trigo Morán and Isabel Marcos — have been invited to take part as reviewers for…

Publication of the book EcoMat. Ecología Material — Guía práctica de materiales emergentes biobasados

EcoBD Lab presents its first editorial publication:EcoMat. Ecología Material — Guía práctica de materiales emergentes biobasados, published by EcoHabitar. The book is the result of the EcoMat research project, funded…

EcoBD Lab publishes in EcoHabitar: Más allá del plástico

As part of the research project EcoMat, developed by EcoBD Lab, the following article was published in the digital magazine EcoHabitar: "Más allá del plástico: la revolución silenciosa de los…

Article: Explorando la Ecología Material (Esther Pizarro)

We are pleased to present the article by Esther Pizarro, PI of EcoBD Lab, entitled "Explorando la Ecología Material: materiales biobasados, taxonomías y procesado", published in Cuadernos del Centro de…

EcoBD Lab takes part in the 10th International Colloquium – Universidad de Palermo

EcoBD Lab took part in the 10th International Colloquium 2025, organised by the Universidad de Palermo as part of International Design Week, within Commission 35: Creatividad y Biodiseño. The session…

Article: La piel como membrana funcional (Ángela Monje Pascual)

We present the article by our researcher Ángela Monje Pascual on nature as an inexhaustible source of inspiration. The study and emulation of natural models has profoundly influenced architecture, interior…

Article: Dibujos transparentes, trazos opacos (Miguel Ángel Rego Robles)

We invite you to read the article by our external collaborator Miguel Ángel Rego Robles, of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, which presents a brief chronology of the paths taken…

Article: Cuando somos río (Sally Gutiérrez Dewar)

We are pleased to share the new article by our researcher Sally Gutiérrez Dewar on material ecology, focused on analysing the flows and cycles of materials in ecosystems and examining…

Article: Redefiniendo la celulosa (Miguel Trigo Morán and Daniel Curbelo Piñero)

We share the article written by our researcher Miguel Trigo Morán together with Daniel Curbelo Piñero on cellulose. This biopolymer is the most abundant in nature and is found in…

EcoBD Lab drives new materialities forward at the Sculpture seminar (URJC)

The EcoBD Lab team took part in the seminar "New materialities in sculpture: an approach", held at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Aranjuez), focused on experimenting with emerging bio-based materials…

REPAIR THE WORLD | 23 April | CSFW Madrid 2026

Esther Pizarro, co-director of EcoBD Lab, took part on 23 April in CSFW Madrid 2026, within the "Repair the World" session: a space for reflection and action inviting us to…

Publication of the special issue Creatividad y Biodiseño – Cuadernos de Palermo No. 256

EcoBD Lab celebrates the publication of the special issue Cuadernos de Investigación No. 256: Creatividad y Biodiseño, a collective work bringing together research and reflections on biodesign as a driver…

Esther Pizarro takes part in the 2nd UEM Symposium – International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Our researcher Esther Pizarro, Principal Investigator (PI) of EcoBD Lab, took part in the 2nd Universidad Europea Symposium – International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an initiative aimed…

EcoBD Lab takes part in the 15th European Researchers’ Night 2024

The research group EcoBD Lab took part in the 15th European Researchers’ Night, held at the Universidad Europea de Madrid, with an activity focused on science outreach and experimentation around…