TEDxBigApple - Patrick Govang - Manufacturing a Sustainable World

Patrick Govang, a green-tech innovator, shares his disruptive model to enable local economic & resource sustainability in manufacturing.

As the founder and CEO of e2e Materials, Patrick is leading the way in producing new building materials made from soybean and flax seed that can be grown, processed, and assembled in the same community. Prior to e2e, he was Director of Cornell University's CMR and leveraged $80M in annual funding to develop technology within New York State and foster start-up growth.

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