Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

2019-12-19

AMSilk at 2019 Biofabricate Summit

AMSilk CEO Jens Klein will present to attendees of the 2019 Biofabricate Summit in London. Klein will address AMSilk’s progress since presenting at the summit last year, highlighting the company’s successful partnership with Omegato produce the first commercially available spider silk watch strap as well as other industry partnerships that establish AMSilk as a leader in the field of biopolymers and biofabrication.

AMSilk CEO Jens Klein shared key updates on the company’s Biosteel silk fibers and key partnerships.

The 2019 Biofabricate Summit has been held at Vinyl Factory Soho in London on Thursday, December 5th. This has been the first summit in Europe. Klein joined an all-star speaker lineup including the North Face VP & GM of Urban Exploration & Mountain Lifestyle Tim Bantle, Modern Meadow CBO Rachel Mears, Colorifix co-founder and CSO Dr. Jim Ajioka, and co-founder and Creative Director at PILI Bio Marie-Sarah Adenis. Together, the 2019 Biofabricate Summit speakers have been showcasing the latest exciting research and products in the biomaterials space.

“Scaling new materials is hard. It requires innovating new materials; identifying market needs; collaborating with global brands to create premium products that capture consumers’ attention; and special expertise necessary to deliver and scale them. I’m grateful for the opportunityto speak at Biofabricate, which provides a much-needed platform for companies like AMSilk to share insights and collaborate with our colleagues in this fast-growing field.”