Pioneering Sustainable Personal Protective Equipment with Beau Wangtrakuldee
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Tune in as host Ian Peterman talks with Beau Wangtrakuldee, Ph.D., founder and CEO of AmorSui, in a transformative discussion about innovating sustainable personal protective equipment (PPE). Beau shares her personal journey, driven by a chemical spill accident during her PhD, which unveiled the inadequacies in existing PPE and sparked the inception of AmorSui. Plus, she explains the company's mission to bridge the gap in the PPE market, focusing on safety, functionality, and sustainability.
What you’ll hear about in this episode:
The Origin Story of AmorSui: Bridging the Gap in PPE
Addressing Sustainability in PPE: A Three-Pronged Approach
Challenging the Status Quo: Reusability and Public Perception
Building a Brand in the PPE Industry: Trust, Quality, and Sustainability
Looking Forward: Expanding the Product Line and Embracing Circular Economy
The episode explores the challenges in redefining perceptions around reusable PPE, maintaining high standards of protection, and the brand's commitment to the environment through circular economy practices. Beau discusses AmorSui's approach to product design, combining performance, functionality, and recyclability. She also talks about empowering healthcare professionals through better PPE and the future outlook of the PPE industry towards sustainability.
About Beau Wangtrakuldee:
Beau Wangtrakuldee, Ph.D., is a multifaceted innovator who has taken a technical approach to radically drive global impact in health and safety. As the founder and CEO of AmorSui, the first global protective wear brand for circular personal protective equipment items and subscriptions, she is on a mission to protect the health of people and the planet. Beau led AmorSui to serve over 30,000 global customers and leading R&D institutions such as Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dupont, and Amgen. Today, as a Keynote Speaker, Wangtrakuldee is also promoting gender equity, inclusion and diversity, and circular innovation through talks and presentations.
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