ANN ARBOR, Mich. — August 5, 2024 — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., announced today that renowned sericulture expert, Dr. Nirmal Kumar, will rejoin the company’s team in Asia to oversee completion of the second production cycle of BAM-1 spider silk hybrids.
Dr. Nirmal Kumar rejoins the team this week, as Kraig Labs prepares to cocoon and reel the second BAM-1 hybrid spider silk production batch. This production cycle will build on the success of the first production cycle completed in July. The recombinant spider silk generated from this production batch will be available for sale and use in end-market product development.
This production cycle is the second of many scheduled for this year as Kraig Labs continues the expansion of its BAM-1 production hybrids.
The production team leaders and Dr. Kumar have remained in close daily communications over the last month, laying the groundwork and preparing the facilities for the BAM-1 hybrids, now in production. While in-person with the team, Dr. Kumar will supervise the cocoon production and monitor cocoon quality and reeling characteristics. Dr. Kumar will also lead and train the team in large-scale selective matings in preparation for a 10X increase in capacity as the rainy season concludes.
During this trip, Dr. Kumar will also review the teams’ progress in building the facilities, staffing, and equipment necessary to sustain the company’s growing operations and meet its metric-ton level spider silk production target.
“The BAM-1 hybrids, in production now, continue to show the same robustness and performance demonstrated in the spring production trials. Dr. Nirmal Kumar and our team have laid a strong foundation for the massive scale-up in spider silk production, which is now underway. I am very happy to have Dr. Nirmal Kumar rejoin our production team in person as we enter this exciting phase of the rearing cycle. 2024 has been, and will continue to be a breakout year for Kraig Labs,” said Company Founder and CEO, Kim Thompson. “The completion of this second production cycle for BAM-1 hybrids will solidify our production model and reaffirm our industry-leading position in cost-effective and eco-responsible spider silk production.”
Posted: August 6, 2024
Source: Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc.
