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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2026 · 1H 10M

195. Because You’re Worth Biology: Olivier Rolland Talks Biotech at L’Oréal

from Grow Everything Biotech Podcast · host Messaginglab

Industrial biotechnology has enormous potential to create resilient supply chains, high performance ingredients, and a more sustainable bioeconomy, but good science alone is not enough. In this episode of Grow Everything, Karl and Erum speak with Olivier Rolland about the economic and industrial realities of scaling biology. Drawing on his experience across Michelin, TotalEnergies, Toulouse White Biotechnology, and L’Oréal, Olivier explains why biotech ventures must align sustainability, performance, cost, and customer expectations from the beginning. The conversation explores how techno economic analysis, early process constraints, industrial partnerships, standardization, and supportive policy can reduce risk and move promising molecules from the laboratory into commercial production. Olivier also discusses the biomanufacturing investment gap in Europe, the importance of resilient value chains, the limits of direct fossil replacements, and the opportunity to develop new molecules that deliver the same or better functions by design.Grow Everything brings the bioeconomy to life. Hosts Karl Schmieder and Erum Azeez Khan share stories and speak with the leaders and innovators using biology to change the world. Biology is the world’s oldest technology, and it can be engineered. So, what are we growing?Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.messaginglab.com/groweverything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters:(00:00:00): Music festivals, Mike Levin, and consciousness at every scale(00:07:00): Biotech news, Houston biomanufacturing, and the Michelin Guide analogy(00:14:00): Genome astrology, ingredient transparency, and food regulation(00:21:00): Olivier Rolland on L’Oréal, Scope 3 emissions, water, and resilient supply chains(00:28:00): Finding the sweet spot between performance, economics, and sustainability(00:35:00): Techno economic analysis, retrofit constraints, and industrial partnerships(00:42:00): Europe’s scale up funding gap and the emerging EU biotech framework(00:49:00): Coalitions, fragmented value chains, and practical commercialization(00:56:00): What sustainable aviation fuel teaches beauty about market pull(01:03:00): Isofunctional molecules, biotech myths, duckweed, and rapid scale upLinks and Resources:L'Oreal Advanced Biotech for SustainabilityEp. 156. When Matter Makes Decisions: Michael Levin on the Intelligence of Form"What's it like to be a Cucumber" New York Magazine article about Mike LevinBMS picks Texas for new $2.3B manufacturing campusBio-AI is All Atlases and Nowhere to Go by Jake Wintermute and American WetwareBioInnovations Events - For 25% off use code: Grow EverythingGrow Everything LinkedInTopics Covered:biomanufacturing, industrial biotechnology, sustainable materials, green chemistry, biotechnology commercialization, scope 3 emissions, defossilization, sustainable beauty, bio-based ingredients, bioeconomyHave a question or comment? Message us here:Text or Call (804) 505-5553⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grow Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by: Nihilore Production by: Amplafy Media

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