Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB)

Descripción

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. engages in developing protein-based fibers using recombinant DNA technology for commercial applications in the textile and specialty fiber industries in the United States. Its primary proprietary fiber technology includes natural and engineered variants of spider silk produced in domesticated mulberry silkworms, as well as uses genetically engineered silkworms that produce spider silk proteins to create its recombinant spider silk. The company's products are used in military and police, and defense applications for ballistic protection; industrial applications, including critical cables and abrasion/impact resistant components; safety equipment; and composite materials for the aero-space industry. Its products are also used in various markets, such as medical textiles, geotextiles, defense and military textiles, safe and protective clothing, filtration textiles, composites with textile structure, and functional and sportive textiles, as well as textiles used in buildings and transportation. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.