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Evolved by Nature developed technology for activating silk proteins from silkworm cocoons and are leveraging that material for use in various products.
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$87.2m
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A medical company in Massachusetts focusing on lowering the cost of vaccine distribution.
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- Michael Schrader (entrepreneur) *******@vaxess.com
- Fiorenzo Omenetto ********.********@tufts.edu
- Livio Valenti *****@vaxess.com
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$406.4m
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Bolt Threads is a biotechnology company that makes high performance fabrics and materials using biology.
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- Dan Widmaier linkedin
- David Breslauer linkedin
- Ethan Mirsky ********@alum.mit.edu
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$1.1b
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Spiber, Inc is a private biomaterials company using industrial biotechnology to develop silk.
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$14.0m
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A biotechnology company developing and commercializing spider silk for textiles and performance polymers. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories uses genetic engineering to produce recombinant spider silk based fibers on an industrial scale.
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$6.0m
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SilkTech develops naturally derived silk protein for use in healthcare and consumer goods products.
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Cocoon Biotech is a biocompatible silk protein founded in 2013 by Ailis Tweed-Kent.
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- Ailis Tweed-Kent *****@cocoonbiotech.com