Craig Smith leads a multi-disciplinary Research and Development team at PANGAIA whose goal is scout, develop and collaborate to commercialise new responsibly innovative technologies in premium lifestyle products. The team’s research scope covers various material science disciplines such as green chemistry, bio materials and biopolymers whilst also investigating aspects of process innovation. Craig holds a masters degree in the Science and Engineering of Materials as well as a bachelor’s degree in Sport & Materials Science from the University of Birmingham. Craig has spent most of his career within the sports engineering space with a focus on polymers, holding roles at Speedo, Lululemon, Adidas and Lacoste. During his time at these brands he has worked on several high profile projects such as London 2012 for Speedo (Fastskin3), Sub2 for Adidas and the first performance tennis shoe for lacoste (AG-LT Ultra) now worn by Daniil Medvedev.