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Re: JEvans1 post# 136953

Monday, 05/07/2018 6:53:48 PM

Monday, May 07, 2018 6:53:48 PM

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Out of R&D phase and into production phase!




KBLB will always be researching and developing....

The business model is just evolving from merely being a research and development company.....

Case and point, we have yet to hear of certain strains:

Genetically Engineered Spider Silk and Synthetic Spider Silk


Kraig has created approximately twenty different genetically engineered spider silk fibers based on our genetic designs. A scientific article fully describing one of the first of these remarkable spider silk fibers and our methodology for creating it has been peer reviewed and published in the prestigious science journal PNAS (the Journal of the National Academy of Sciences).

We use the term genetically engineered spider silk instead of synthetic spider silk because these materials are not synthetic; they are made by genetically engineered silkworms and the fiber is composed entirely of protein produced naturally by the silkworm. They are synthetic spider silks only in the sense that they are not being produced by a spider, but by a much more efficient organism.

Kraig’s lead product is a genetically engineered spider silk known as Dragon Silk™. Its closely related sister product Monster Silk®. Both Dragon Silk™ and Monster Silk® are spun by lines of our transgenic silkworms. They are composed of a unique combination of spider silk protein and silkworm silk protein.

These genetically engineered spider silks are significantly stronger and more flexible than commercial grade silk. We believe that this product will make significant inroads into both technical textile and mundane silk and apparel markets. The traditional silk market is estimated at approximately $3 to $5 billion (US) per year at the raw fiber level. Given its superior physical properties, Monster Silk™ particularly is well positioned to penetrate that market.

Dragon Silk™, represents a massive leap forward in the Company’s recombinant spider silk technology, combining both the elasticity and strength elements of native spider silk. We expect applications for form of spider silk, and its derivative products, to have uses in both the technical and protective textile markets.

Kraig is in the process of ramping up commercial production of its genetically engineered spider silks, including Monster Silk™ and Dragon Silk™.

Kraig is also in the advanced development stage for its next-generation spider silk product, tentatively known as SpiderPillar™. SpiderPillar™ will be an essentially pure spider silk. This material holds the potential to make significant inroads into the technical textiles market.

Our third line of products, which we refer to as “Gen 3 technical and medical fiber,” is designed to move beyond the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of natural spider silk. Gen 3 fibers are in a relatively early stage of development and will incorporate such elements as antibacterial agents for medical use, and metallic ions for use in industrial processes.






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