Website:
AmSilk GmbHProduct Brand:
Biosteel®Founded:
2008
CEO:
Ulrich ScherbelFunding:
Coming soon
Locations:
Neuried, Germany
No. of employees:
51-200
Biosteel® Yarn
Category:
Fibers & Fabrics
Product:
Fabric/Yarn
Availability:
Available to brand partners
Technology:
Microbial fermentation with GMO E. coli bacteria to produce silk biopolymers (biofabricated) which are then wet spun into fibers and yarn, may be blended with other fibers and dyed/finished
Scale:
Initial commerical volumes
TRL:
Coming soon
Technical Partners:
BRAIN Biotech, Evonik, Gruschwitz Textilwerke AG
Brand Partners:
adidas, AIRBUS, Mercedes-Benz, OMEGA
Composition:
Recombinant protein fibers
Feedstock:
Sugar, E. coli bacteria
Other materials:
NO
Other Finishes / Chemistries:
Not publicly disclosed
Spec Sheet/s:
Not publicly disclosedCertifications / Standards:
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, Biological degradability in accordance with OECD 301B, Certified VeganProduct Images:
Biosteel® Fabric
Biosteel® Yarn
Biosteel® x OMEGA 2019
Biosteel® x adidas 2016
