Vietnam

Kraig scales up breeding silkworms for super-strong ‘spider silk’

ANN ARBOR–Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has completed the hatching of the second generation of its genetically engineered silkworms as it expands production at its breeding grounds and silk production centers in Quang Nam province, Vietnam. Company officials said that its Vietnamese subsidiary, Prodigy Textiles, would use the cocoons produced in this breeding cycle to begin its

By |2019-12-08T14:35:30-05:00December 8th, 2019|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech, New Products / Contracts|

Kraig Leases Vietnamese Factory For Spider Silk Used To Protect Soldiers

ANN ARBOR—Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., the developer of “spider silk” textiles through genetic engineering, announced that its subsidiary Prodigy Textiles has signed a new five-year lease on a 50,000-square-foot factory in Quang Nam province, Vietnam. Company officials, in a press release, said the new factory “is expected to play a major role in supporting the

By |2019-05-12T15:49:22-04:00May 12th, 2019|ESD, New Products / Contracts|

Kraig Finalizing First Shipment Of Genetically Engineered Silkworms

ANN ARBOR — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. has announced that it is finalizing the first shipment of its genetically engineered silkworms to Vietnam, where it plans to produce silk with superior strength in Quang Nam province. The company says it is coordinating the details of this shipment with senior officials within key central Vietnamese government

By |2018-10-10T16:00:30-04:00October 10th, 2018|ESD|

Kraig Labs Approved To Make Spider Silk In Vietnam – Used By US Army

ANN ARBOR — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a biotech and advanced materials developer, announced it has been issued its Enterprise Registration Certificate required to begin its operations in Vietnam. Kraig is developing genetically engineered silkworms that spin silk that has some of the strength characteristics of spiderwebs — so-called “spider silk.” “These licenses to operate

By |2018-05-07T20:59:16-04:00May 2nd, 2018|Life Sciences|