The company says the opening of its first overseas office is in keeping with its plans to expand silk production. The establishment of this office is seen by the company as an essential step in its efforts to obtain final approval from Vietnamese authorities for its planned hybrid silkworm research and pilot production operations.

Essential gateway

“The new office is intended to provide an essential gateway for our long term plans which include establishing pilot production and advanced research in traditional silk producing regions. From these humble beginnings we hope to build lasting relationships and spur economic growth,” said Jon Rice, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories COO.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, a fully reporting biotechnology company is a leading developer of genetically engineered spider silk based fibre technologies.

The company says its genetic engineering research has succeeded in developing a practical and cost-effective technology for producing recombinant spider silk based fibres on an industrial scale. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories is moving rapidly to commercialize its spider silk technology, which it believes will have a significant impact on the global textiles industry.

At the same time, the company are continuing to work in cooperation with leading laboratories to create new stronger and more flexible spider silk based fibres with potentially broad applications for consumers and industry in the multi-billion dollar marketplace for textiles and performance polymers.

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