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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories announces breakthrough transgenic development

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company” or “Kraig Labs”), the leading developer of spider silk-based fibers, is happy to announce the successful creation of a new transgenic, inspired by the Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini). This milestone represents a significant leap forward in the production of high-performance recombinant spider silk, setting the stage for a new benchmark for strength and toughness in engineered materials.

Darwin’s bark spider silk has been documented by some studies as the toughest biological material ever measured, over 10 times tougher than para-aramid fibers, the material used in bulletproof vests and other high-strength applications. Drawing upon these insights, Kraig Labs has successfully incorporated key genetic elements of this remarkable silk into its proprietary transgenic silkworms to create a scalable production system for this amazing material.

“This breakthrough underscores our commitment to pioneering cutting-edge materials inspired by nature’s most extraordinary designs,” said Kim Thompson, Founder and CEO of Kraig Biocraft Laboratories. “By leveraging the unique properties of Darwin’s bark spider silk, we are advancing the boundaries of what’s possible in biomaterial science and bringing us closer to commercial-scale production of ultra-high-performance fibers.”

The Company’s research team has integrated key genetic sequences derived from Darwin’s bark spider silk proteins into silkworms. This process combines the strength and elasticity of the Darwin’s bark spider silk with the efficiency of traditional silkworm silk production. This new transgenic marks the next in a series of transformative materials that Kraig Labs is developing for the textile, defense, medical, and industrial sectors.

“We recently reported that our molecular biology team was firing on all cylinders. Today’s announcement is a public disclosure of just one of the many breakthroughs that they recently achieved,” said COO of Kraig Labs, Jon Rice. “I expect that 2025 will be a year filled with many new and exciting developments from our labs while our production team delivers metric ton production of our existing hybrids.”

The Company sees this breakthrough as further reinforcement of its leading position in sustainable spider silk-based supermaterials. The Company’s transgenic silk technology not only opens the door for new commercial applications but also represents a significant step towards reducing environmental impacts in textile manufacturing.



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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company”, “Kraig Labs”, or “Kraig’s”), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced significant progress in the processing of its recently produced recombinant spider silk cocoons into reeled silk.

#Raw Materials

2026 production plan set for a record 10 metric tons of recombinant spider silk cocoon per month

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company”, “Kraig Labs”, or “Kraig’s”), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced its 2026 production plan that will drive explosive growth and establish a new global benchmark for spider silk manufacturing.

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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories takes possession of three strategic mulberry fields advancing massive spider silk production ramp-up

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company”, “Kraig Labs”, or “Kraig’s”), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced that it has taken possession of three critical mulberry fields for which it previously secured usage rights. The Company has now integrated this new feedstock capacity directly into the ramp-up of its current spider silk production.

#Man-Made Fibers

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories successfully completes production cycle, delivering over one million bam-1 alpha hybrid eggs for deployment

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“Company” or “Kraig Labs”), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced the successful completion of its most recent production cycle, yielding more than one million BAM-1 Alpha hybrid eggs. These eggs are now staged for release over the next quarter and will serve as the next wave of recombinant spider silk production.

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#Natural Fibers

Better Cotton Initiative multistakeholder event in US unpacks regenerative agriculture potential

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#Sustainability

The first widely accessible Life Cycle Assessment study for cashmere production published by Textile Exchange.

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#Natural Fibers

"Review" examines the outlooks for seven major cotton producers

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#Raw Materials

AMSilk and Ajinomoto Foods Europe expand partnership to enable industrial-scale production of silk proteins

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The Digital Product Passport registry is now live

On 20 July, the European Commission launched the Digital Product Passport Registry together with a testing environment, marking an important milestone in making the Digital Product Passport (DPP) a practical reality for businesses placing products on the EU market.

#Europe

EU ban on destroying unsold clothing and footwear now in force

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#Recycled Fibers

Eastman Naia™ brings its inside-out denim vision to Kingpins New York

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