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TRUISM

06/01/18 4:47 PM

#138323 RE: ImjinBridger #138322

You didn't think the Vietnamese Government would just allow KBLB to enter without certain stipulations, did you?

If you were President of a country and a biotech company had potentially disruptive technology that was never introduced in your locale before, how would you go about granting the permission?

"Proceed with caution" I would think.

You have to look at best and worse case scenarios....

It's unavoidable when performing risk analysis.





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igotthemojo

06/01/18 5:20 PM

#138324 RE: ImjinBridger #138322

well the good news is that after 4 yrs of negotiations and documentations being submitted, I cant imagine theres really anything those agencies don't already know...

the worms are genetically modified...after that, I think everything is done pretty much the same way as with traditional silk worms...

they don't want the worms to escape...that shouldn't be hard to prevent..

I don't know that's theres really anything for anyone to object too..but they reserve the right to do so...


I also wasn't aware that we were still going to need to obtain approvals along the way..i thought it would be a case of someone having to come up with a reason to cause us to stop....requiring approval to be rescinded rather than just not given..

but like I said, I don't see that it should be a serious problem...just not comfortable with it..
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golferman

06/01/18 8:02 PM

#138330 RE: ImjinBridger #138322

ImjinBridger

Below is the email response from Ben concerning the article.

Email sent

Ben

Below is and article that was published in the Vietnamese newspaper. I am concerned with the printing of the highlighted items below. Can I get further clarification... i was under the impression that Kraig has the approval for commercial production.

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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. Invests In The Hi-Tech Raising Of Silkworms In Quang Nam
Monday, May 28, 2018 13:05

http://quangnamnews.vn/english/economics/201805/kraig-biocraft-laboratories-inc-invests-in-the-hi-tech-raising-of-silkworms-in-quang-nam-796659/

......Accordingly, the company will build a hi-tech laboratory for silkworm research covering an area of 4,168m2 at Dien Quang General Trading Service Cooperative (Na Kham hamlet, Dien Quang commune, Dien Ban town) with a total investment of USD 2.2 million.

If the experiment of silkworm rearing is successful and approved by functional agencies of Vietnam, the Quang Nam People's Committee will consider to allow Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. to continually invest and develop the silkworm rearing project in commercial scale.

This project is planned to cover an area of 50ha in Dai Hiep commune, Dai Loc district. It also gives a hope of restoring traditional mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing in Quang Nam province.




Response



Hi xxxxxx

The article contains kernels of quality information, but some of the information is not in line with management’s understanding of the project and some of it is less than accurate, possibly due to translation issues.

Like most companies, Kraig has a growth plan, which includes strategies for growing larger and larger. As part of that plan, I hope that Kraig will always have a robust R&D program; largely for the reasons that Steve Jobs describes in this interview

. Part of the plan involves scaling up production and the bottom line is that the Company is setting up the first phase of its commercial production program.

Best regards,

Ben Hansel
720.288.8495