AMSilkBiotech-based vegan silk material innovator, announced a collaboration with BRAIN Biotech, a leader in developing and manufacturing biobased solutions and products to develop high-performance vegan fibers for textile and other applications.
“Bio-structured products hold great potential as sustainable material solutions for the future.”
According to AMSilk, its partnership with Brain Biotech will leverage its expertise to optimize specific properties of structural proteins needed to create a new type of resistant fiber.
Two German bioeconomy pioneers say they are teaming up to revolutionize the performance goods market with new bio-based sustainable materials that could replace petroleum-based textile fibers, the primary source of microplastics and non-biodegradable fashion apparel. “Bio-structured products hold great potential as sustainable material solutions for the future.”
A sustainable future through biobased solutions
Recently relocated to Campus Neureide in Munich, AMSilk is the world’s first industrial supplier of vegan silk protein. The company’s biotechnological materials are renewable, 100% biodegradable and microplastic-free based on carbon structured proteins.
The biobased company’s silk proteins are used in applications such as powders, hydrogels, fibers and coatings. In January 2022, Mercedes-Benz and AMSilk have announced a collaboration to create innovative, sustainable car door pulls using AMSilk’s certified vegan fabric.
Also used in the medical field, a study found that AMSilk’s spider silk coating can prevent inflammation and reduce post-operative complications of some surgeries. The company is also known for collaborating with Adidas for its synthetic, biodegradable spider silk shoes.
Dr. Andreas Schmieder, Head of Business Opportunities and Development at AMSilk said: “We believe we have found the best technology partner to expand our protein platform in Brain Biotech. In addition to BRAIN’s excellent expertise in protein development, AMSilk and BRAIN’s joint objective – to create a sustainable future through bio-based solutions – in particular, enables an inspiring and successful collaboration.”