Muhammad Airil Wafri Mohd Khairi, Muhammad Naufal Mu'az Mohd Shahneezam and Nabil Fadhil Nor Faizal: Mush N’ Pack: Mycelium-Based Packaging
Mush N’ Pack: Mycelium-Based Packaging.
Muhammad Airil Wafri Mohd Khairi, Muhammad Naufal Mu’az Mohd Shahneezam and Nabil Fadhil Nor Faizal developed a mycelium-based composite for greener packaging. Fungal mycelium can bind agricultural matter into lightweight forms, offering an alternative design language to petroleum-based protective foam.
Innovation mindset: Grow the structure you need by working with biology instead of shaping every product from energy-intensive synthetic material.
Official project title: Mush N' Pack: Mycelium-Based Composite for Greener Packaging (Environmental Engineering).
IP note
No public IP record; any filing made around the May 2025 fair would not yet be published under the 18-month rule — register check due from late 2026.
Recognition
Regeneron ISEF 2025 — Fourth Award ($600).
What this means for a student inventor in India
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