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RNS Number : 3543Z  BSF Enterprise PLC  07 April 2026

BSF Enterprise PLC

World's First T-Rex Leather™ Handbag Unveiled

 

BSF Enterprise PLC (LSE: BSFA; OTCQB: BSFAF), a leader in the field of tissue
engineering and sustainable biotechnology, is pleased to announce the
successful unveiling of the world's first handbag made from cultivated T-Rex
Leather™ via its wholly owned subsidiary Lab-Grown Leather Ltd

The one-of-a-kind luxury handbag is now on display up until 10 May 2026 at the
Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam. See below some exclusive photos of the
exhibition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following this RNS is the world-wide press release issued over the weekend
that has reached a huge audience especially in North America, UK and Europe in
media articles, online articles and social posts.

 

 

Dr Che Connon, commented:

"The evening last Thursday we revealed an object that represents the pinnacle
of artisanal luxury yet its origin story belongs in a deep-tech biotechnology
seminar. At LGL we are not merely trying to engineer a greener alternative to
cow hide but are looking to fundamentally redefine the material basis of
luxury itself. It's not an Alternative but a new generation of Material. It's
not a compromise, its a technological upgrade. Our new T-Rex Leather brand is
shifting the narrative from Natural heritage to Biotech Exclusivity"

 

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About BSF Enterprise PLC

BSF Enterprise PLC (LSE:BSFA) develops and commercialises cutting-edge
tissue-engineered solutions, including lab-grown leather (via LGL), cultivated
meat, and corneal repair technologies. By leveraging its proprietary
scaffold-free ATEP™ platform, BSF delivers sustainable, high-performance
alternatives to conventional materials, targeting global markets where
provenance, ethics, and performance are increasingly prized by consumers and
brands alike.

World's first  T-Rex leather product unveiled - a luxury handbag designed by
Enfin Levé

Prehistoric meets high fashion as the world's first product  made from T-Rex
Leather(TM) - a one-of-a-kind luxury handbag - debuts on 2 April 2026
alongside colossal T.rex statue

In a world first that sounds more Jurassic Park than luxury fashion,
scientists, creatives and designers have come together to create the world's
first product made from lab-grown T-Rex Leather(TM) - a handbag designed to
showcase the material's potential.

Engineered using reconstructed dinosaur collagen and brought to life without
harming a single animal, T-Rex leather makes its first public debut in
Amsterdam this April, where the handbag will be displayed beside a life-sized
T.rex statue - marking the moment prehistoric biology meets future-facing
couture.

Following the 2025 announcement of the ambition to create the world's first
T-Rex leather, creative agency VML (a group company of WPP PLC), genomic
engineering leader The Organoid Company, and sustainable biotechnology pioneer
Lab-Grown Leather Ltd. (a group company of BSF Enterprise PLC - LSE:BSFA) have
been developing this new material, which will be made available to luxury
brands in the future.

 

As its first expression, a one-of-a-kind handbag has been exclusively designed
by avant-garde techwear label Enfin Levé. Founded by Polish designer Michal
Hadas, Enfin Levé is known for its technical precision and functional
innovation,  bridging artisanal craftsmanship and progressive techwear to
create elevated garments and accessories for men and women.

The unveiling will take place at Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam on 2 April 2026,
where the bag will be displayed beside a colossal T.rex structure acquired by
the museum from Naturalis Biodiversity Center. The structure is a cast of one
of the most famous Tyrannosaurus rex specimens in the world, making Art Zoo a
fitting setting for showcasing the first-ever product made from T-Rex
Leather(TM). Positioned alongside its prehistoric counterpart, the bag
symbolises a bridge between ancient biology and future-facing luxury design.

About T-Rex leather

T-Rex leather is the outcome of a unique scientific collaboration between VML,
The Organoid Company and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd., created to demonstrate that
the future of luxury leather need not rely on animals being killed for their
hides.

To engineer leather from an extinct species, the team began with fossilized
T.rex collagen sequences. Using advanced computational biology and AI
modelling, scientists predicted and reconstructed the remaining genetic
information required to form a complete collagen blueprint. This fully
synthesized DNA was inserted into a carrier cell line. Billions of these
engineered cells were then cultivated using Lab-Grown Leather's proprietary
Advanced Tissue Engineering Platform (ATEP™) and integrated into its
Elemental-X™ product stream.

Unlike many alternative materials, Lab-Grown Leather's scaffold-free approach
allows the cells to create their own natural structure, resulting in a
material that is structurally identical to traditional leather. The outcome is
a durable, repairable, biodegradable and fully traceable leather - grown
without animal slaughter, deforestation, or chromium-heavy tanning processes.

Once produced, the T-Rex Leather(TM) was entrusted to Enfin Levé, who
transformed the prehistoric-inspired biomaterial into a singular luxury
handbag. The piece demonstrates that by going back 68 million years, it is
possible to create the leather of the future - without harming any living
creatures in the process.

Auction and future commercial availability

The bag unveiled on 2 April 2026 is a one-of-its-kind collector's piece.
Following its six week exhibition at Art Zoo, it will be auctioned and sold
to the highest bidder.

While this first piece is unique, T-Rex leather itself will continue to be
produced. The material will be made commercially available to brands and
designers, with further details on purchasing and supply to be released in due
course. Initial applications will focus on luxury accessories, with long-term
ambitions extending into fashion, automotive, and other high-performance
material sectors.

Reimagining leather for a changing planet

Dinosaurs evolved to survive extreme environmental conditions - conditions
that echo the accelerating climate challenges of today. By studying and
reconstructing ancient biology, the collaboration opens new possibilities for
resilient, high-performance materials engineered through modern biotechnology.

Traditional leather production is associated with significant environmental
challenges, including deforestation and chemical-intensive tanning. T-Rex
leather, like other forms of Elemental Leather™ from Lab-Grown Leather Ltd.,
offers a path to dramatically reduce these impacts while maintaining the
tactile quality, strength and longevity expected of premium leather goods.

Professor Che Connon, Lab-Grown Leather said:

 "Our proprietary advanced tissue engineering platform has once again proven
its versatility. By collaborating with VML and The Organoid Company, we're
unlocking the potential to engineer leather from prehistoric species, starting
with the formidable T-Rex. This venture showcases the power of cell-based
technology to create materials that are both innovative and ethically sound."

Thomas Mitchell, CEO of The Organoid Company said:

 "This project demonstrates how genome and protein engineering can create
entirely new classes of biomaterials. By reconstructing and optimizing ancient
protein sequences, we've designed T-Rex leather inspired by prehistoric
biology and cloned it into a custom-engineered cell line. It's a bold example
of synthetic biology extending beyond medicine into sustainable material
innovation."

Bas Korsten, Global Chief Creative Officer, Innovation & CCO EMEA at VML,
said:

"With T-Rex leather we're harnessing the biology of the past to create the
luxury materials of the future. The stark reality is that lab-grown leather
hasn't yet convinced the luxury world. Why? Because it feels like an
imitation. We knew we had to do something radically different. Not a
substitute, but something entirely new. So we went back 66 million years in
time. The result is a material that doesn't copy the past but reimagines it.
Seeing it realised as a luxury object is a powerful milestone in shaping a new
category of sustainable luxury."

 

Michal Hadas, Founder and Lead Designer at Enfin Levé, said:

"Enfin Levé has always designed through material behaviour and construction
logic. With T-Rex leather, the goal wasn't to impose a conventional luxury
object, but to understand how it behaves - where it resists, how it holds
tension, and how that could shape the design. It has a distinct character and
responds unlike any leather we've worked with. The final bag follows that
logic, letting the material define the object rather than forcing it into
familiar codes of luxury."

For all press enquiries please contact Susie Safavi at Propeller Group on
susie.safavi@propellergroup.com (mailto:susie.safavi@propellergroup.com) or
vml@propellergroup.com (mailto:vml@propellergroup.com)

About VML

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer
experience, and commerce to create connected brands that drive growth. The
agency is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning work with blue-chip
client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Ford, Microsoft,
Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's.

VML's global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 60+ markets,
with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo,
Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney.

About Lab-Grown Leather Ltd.

Lab-Grown Leather Ltd is a UK-based company, developed by BSF Enterprise PLC a
company listed on the LSE, focused on scaling sustainable biotechnological
solutions through industrial tissue engineering. Its lead product, Elemental
Leather™, is a cultivated dermal skin material that replicates natural
leather in structure, durability, and performance.

Using a unique scaffold-free tissue engineering approach, Elemental Leather™
enables cells - including engineered cells - to create their own natural
structure without additives. The result is a material structurally and
genetically identical to traditional leather, compatible with conventional
tanning techniques while significantly reducing environmental and ethical
impacts.

About The Organoid Company

The Organoid Company is a biotechnology leader in genome engineering and
digital biology, dedicated to reducing the complexity of drug development
through scalable stem cell-derived organoid systems. By combining predictive
in vitro models with computational design tools, the company accelerates the
therapeutic design-test-build cycle for research groups and biotech companies
worldwide.

As part of the initiative to develop bio-leather from the extinct
Tyrannosaurus genus, The Organoid Company provided its expertise in protein
and genome engineering to help recreate and optimize this unique prehistoric
biomaterial.

About Enfin Levé

Enfin Levé is an independent design studio founded by Polish designer Michal
Hadas. Working at the intersection of garment construction, material research
and functional design, the brand takes a systems-based approach in which form
emerges from behaviour, constraint and use. Developed through an intensive
dialogue with advanced textiles, pattern engineering and manufacturing, Enfin
Levé creates clothing and objects defined by structure, movement and a
distinctive architectural language.

 

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