Artificial spider silk
the polymer of the future
the polymer of the future
Our technology is developed using Bioinspired microfluidic chip that ensures strong and elastic artificial spider silk.
Spinning a greener future
Biomimica is working to improve the textile industry’s climate footprint by creating strong and elastic artificial spider silk with our unique technology which can be used as a substitute for environmentally harmful materials, environmentally harmful materials in for example, clothing, transport and the wind turbine industry. This will contribute to reducing microplastics emission in our environment, as well as reducing CO2 emissions.
Challenge
At present, the clothing industry accounts for 10% of global CO2 emissions and pollutes with over 500,000 tons of microplastics per year which are released into nature every time we wash clothes.
Solution
Our unique technology is based on bioinspired microfluidic chip. Natural spider silk is one of the toughest fiber but only artificial spider silk can be acquired in industrial quantity. Increase customer awareness by the highlighting the attributes of spider silk in textile.
Features
advanced biomimicry & microfluidics-based spinning technique
superior mechanical properties such as elasticity & strength
environmentally friendly super material
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The Team
Irina Iachina
CEO & Co-founder
Irina Iachina is the CEO and founder of Biomimica. She is currently a postdoc fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Southern Denmark. Besides being an excellent scientist, she also is a driven entrepreneur inspired by the goal of making a meaningful impact in the world.
Her work on spider silk started in 2016 resulting in a master’s and PhD degree on spider silk and artificial spider silk. Irina has a long-lived goal of creating a greener future by starting a company making superior artificial spider silk by using advanced biomimicry.
Her work on spider silk started in 2016 resulting in a master’s and PhD degree on spider silk and artificial spider silk. Irina has a long-lived goal of creating a greener future by starting a company making superior artificial spider silk by using advanced biomimicry.
Jonathan Brewer
Scientific Advisor &
Co-founder
Co-founder
Jonathan Brewer serves as a Professor and a Group Leader at the University of Southern Denmark. In addition to his academic roles, he holds the title of Head of the Bioimaging Section and serves as the Director of the Danish Molecular Biomedical Imaging Center (DaMBIC). With extensive experience in the characterization and development of biomaterials, Brewer has recently, together with Irina Iachina, broadened his research focus to include advanced imaging techniques combined with the microfluidic chip-based synthesis of artificial spider silk.
Eric Rozario
Commercial Advisor &
Co-founder
Co-founder
In his role as commercial adviser, Eric Rozario will lead Biomimica’s global commercial strategies and business development initiatives. Eric brings over 25 years of experience working for international companies and has held various leadership positions in sales, marketing, business development and partnership solutions. He has lead the sales and business developments teams in APAC and EMEA. His experience especially in early stage business development and partnership relations will further drive Biomimica’s business growth and its presents on the global market. Eric holds a MSc from the Copenhagen Business School
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