As the Co-founder & CEO of Post Carbon Lab, a biotech company developing sustainable microbial colouration for the textile industry, Dian-Jen Lin is also an advocate for climate positivity and regenerative design.

With more than a decade of professional experience in the fashion/textile industry and a postgraduate degree in fashion sustainability, she fell in love with biology when she started a collaborative project at the Natural History Museum in London. Her broad skill set with the innate awareness of the symbiosis between humanity and nature has shaped her professional trajectory towards ameliorating the status quo through proactive engagement and silo-breaking collaborations.

Her transdisciplinary career has awarded her with multiple recognitions throughout the years, such as the Kering Award for Sustainable Fashion (2017), the European Social Innovation Competition (2020), The Renaissance Award (2021), Women in Innovation (2023) as well as media features on The Guardian, Financial Times and National Geographic.

Hannes Hulstaert is the Co-founder and CTO of Post Carbon Lab, a biotech and textile company offering sustainable microbial finishing for industrial applications.

Hannes has more than a decade of engineering/architecture experience which he applies to the systematic development of microbial cultivation, colour extraction, data analysis and industrial systems.

His proficiency in data analysis, bioreactors, and industrial machinery formed the foundation for developing Post Carbon Lab's core IP, which is instrumental for upscaling the commercial and environmental impacts of microbial finishes.