The object
Leila Mashouf co-developed an enzyme-based manufacturing process that turns captured industrial carbon dioxide into biodegradable cellulose. The process converts an emissions stream into feedstock that can be spun into textiles and used in other material products without relying on conventional cellulose production.
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What Leila did
Co-developed an enzyme-based process that converts industrial carbon dioxide into biodegradable cellulose with Neeka Mashouf.
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Why it matters
The EPO awarded the Mashouf sisters its 2025 Nature Guardians prize for their carbon-dioxide-to-cellulose material process.
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Living-status check
The EPO's June 2025 prize announcement identifies Leila Mashouf as a 2025 Young Inventors Prize recipient, positive dated evidence she was alive in 2025.