First Prize for Pomegranate-Based Leather Alternative Material

POMECO project, a pomegranate-based leather alternative, won the first prize in the 13th Future of Automotive Design Competition. In the competition organized in cooperation with OİB (Automotive Industry Exporters' Association) and ITU ARI Teknokent A.Ş., we congratulate our student and professor, especially Yugen Company and its founder Ms. İpek Tüysüzoğlu, who made the final among hundreds of projects and was entitled to receive the first prize. We congratulate our student and teacher, especially İpek Tüysüzoğlu.

In 2022, our graduate student Nida Çelebi took part in the project, which started in partnership with Yugen Company and Yeditepe University, and R&D studies continue under the supervision of Dr. Nebahat Aral.