Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibres, has delivered the first shipment of its Monster Silk recombinant spider silk fibre to Warwick Mills.

Warwick is a leader in the engineering and development of advanced technical textiles and protective materials. According to the company, the shipment represents a key step in its collaborative development initiative with Warwick, which will target the development of advanced spider silk based textiles.

Exciting milestone

“This first shipment of Monster Silk marks a new phase for Kraig and it demonstrates the efficacy of our research and development programme and business model,” said Kraig CEO and founder, Kim K. Thompson.

“Warwick Mills is an innovator with a strong track record of developing and weaving advanced high strength textiles. So the delivery of this first small shipment of recombinant spider silk to them is a very exciting milestone in the commercialisation of spider silk,” he added.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, a fully reporting biotechnology company is the leading developer of genetically engineered spider silk based fibre technologies.

It has achieved a series of scientific breakthroughs in the area of spider silk technology with implications for the global textile industry, the company reports.

www.kraiglabs.com