Eggshells have recently become a source of interest for the manufacturing industry for their applicability as plastic fillers but, at ReOvum, we are focusing on exploiting the properties and potential of the eggshell membrane to manufacture greener alternatives for the healthcare and packaging industries as well as potentially exemplifying a viable case of a circular economy which can be used as a template for sustainability in the future.

In essence, ReOvum has developed a number of novel techniques that allow the extraction of the membrane found within eggshells, and can also further enhance their mechanical/physical/biological characteristics in order to repurpose the material to suit a range of translational applications that include biomedical/healthcare use as well as traditional lifestyle and homecare demands.

Our technology and processes are simple, cheap, and environmentally friendly ensuring that we abide by our own morale compass as well as additional social influence and ethics. Although ReOvum are a team with mixed interests, our intention is to be able to do something that would “make an impact” which may explain how and why we have integrated implications to/from the healthcare, animal welfare and environmental aspects into a single ideal: we bring eggs to make the cake, and everyone gets a slice!