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Kraig
Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: KBLB)
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: KBLB) announced the
availability of a new research report on Kraig and its Spider Silk.
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Press Release Source:
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Thursday July 24,
6:00 am ET
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Announces New Commercial Spider Silk Report
New Research Report On Kraig Biocraft
Laboratories' Use of Transgenic Technology for Spider Silk Production Issued
by Emerging Growth Research, LLP
LANSING, Mich., July
24, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTC BB:KBLB.OB
- News) announced today the availability of a new research report on the viability
of the production of commercial quantities of spider silk and on Kraig
Biocraft's role relative to the development of this technology. The report,
issued by Emerging Growth Research, LLP provides an overview of the company,
its technologies, and a background on the markets the company seeks to
address.
The author of the report,
Joseph Noel, Principal Analyst at Emerging Growth Research commented, ``Kraig
Biocraft has assembled a team of top genetic scientists to create transgenic
technologies for the production of spider silk. Science has been attempting
to artificially create spider silk for many years with only very limited
success. We believe the approach being pursued by Kraig, which utilizes
some of the most advanced genetic techniques available today, is very sound.
We will be monitoring the situation closely as we are expecting a breakthrough
this Fall as the microinjection efforts heat up at the university labs
associated with the company. This is truly groundbreaking genetic research
potentially worth hundreds of million of dollars.''
``Spider silk is an incredible
material and one of the strongest and most resilient known to mankind.
Pound for pound, it is significantly stronger than steel, and its ability
to absorb energy before breaking is unmatched,'' commented Kraig Biocraft's
Chief Executive Officer, Kim K. Thompson. ``We believe that a significantly
sized market exists for this material, and everyone associated with Kraig
Biocraft Laboratories is working diligently to deliver this revolutionary
fiber to the marketplace. We are excited to have this report available
to the press, our investors, and to the marketplace in general, as we believe
it makes a very complex technical subject easy to understand.''
The report is available
for free download at: http://www.kraiglabs.com/pdf/KBLBReport.pdf
And alternatively at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/4012223/KBLB-Analyst-ReportJuly-2008
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories
is a technology company focused on the development of commercially significant
high-performance polymers, textile fibers and diverse platform technologies.
Based on proprietary genetic engineering technology, Kraig is working to
develop and produce polymers and protein-based materials including spider
silk for use in the multibillion-dollar technical fibers market. For more
information on Kraig Biocraft Laboratories and to hear an audio interview
with Kraig's CEO, please visit the Company's website at http://www.KraigLabs.com.
The Kraig Biocraft Laboratories,
Inc. logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4817
About Emerging Growth
Research, LLP
Emerging Growth Research,
LLP operates as an independent research boutique. The Kraig Biocraft Laboratories
report was produced by analyst Joseph Noel. Mr. Noel has been an analyst
involved in growth companies for over 20 years and has extensive additional
experience within the health care, biotech and technology sectors. Please
reference the appropriate disclosures outlined in the report.
Statements in this press
release about the company's future and expectations other than historical
facts are ``forward-looking statements.'' These statements are made on
the basis of management's current views and assumptions. As a result, there
can be no assurance that management's expectations will necessarily come
to pass. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by
phrases such as ``anticipates,'' ``foresees,'' ``hopes,'' ``develops,''
``researching,'' ``research,'' ``could,'' ``expecting,'' ``potentially''
or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements in this
release that describe the Company's or any analyst's outlook, objectives,
plans, intentions, expectations, goals or business strategy should all
be considered forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Kim Thompson
info@KraigLabs.com
Emerging Growth Research, LLP
Joseph Noel
(925) 922-2560
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About Kraig Biocraft Labs |
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. ("Kraig""KBLB") is a biotechnology company focused on the development of commercially significant
high performance polymers and technical fiber. Based on proprietary genetic
engineering technology, Kraig is working to develop and produce polymers
and protein-based materials including Spider Silk. The company believes
that Spider Silk is a “super fiber” that will have numerous commercial
and consumer applications.
Applications of High Performance Fibers
High performance technical fibers are currently
used in a wide variety of military, industrial, and consumer applications
requiring superior strength, toughness and flexibility. Kraig investments
in genetic research are focused on product development and innovative near
term solutions to meet the practical problems of our world. Kraig is sponsoring
genetic research at laboratories within the University
of Notre Dame to create new polymers for
the broad commercial markets that have been waiting for the next evolution
of materials. Kraig has also been working with leading universities in
the fields of genetics and genetic engineering to develop new varieties
of recombinant fibers including spider silks and spider silk analogs.
Kraig has obtained the exclusive right, in its field of research, for
the spider silk gene sequences which are at the core of its technology.
These genetic sequences were first studied and subsequently patented by Dr.
Randy Lewis of the University of Wyoming (Dr. Lewis is a KBLB scientific
adviser). In early 2006, Kraig obtained certain exclusive rights
from the University of Wyoming to utilize the spider silk DNA sequences
in its field of use.
Genetic Engineering is the means by which KBLB can manipulate DNA
to modify and create new biochemical products. At Kraig, the trademark
saying is "The future is made
in the laboratory" and that's more than a slogan. It
is the company's future, and that of the next generation of materials science
that KBLB is making with those genetic sequences. Management at KBLB is
focused on the development of high strength materials and industrial polymers
by working through collaborative research and licensing agreements in the
field of genetics, with leading university laboratories.
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What's So Special About Spider Silk? |
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It
is five times as strong as steel, twice as elastic as polyamide fibers
(it
can be stretched by 31% without breaking),
it
is more elastic than aramid fiber,
it
is finer than a human hair,
and
lighter than cotton.
Life
Science and Genetic Technology
Spider Silk is among the strongest fibers produced in nature. Some spider species are capable of producing up to seven different types
of silk depending upon the spider's particular need at that time. For example,
a spider will use one type of silk to make the structural supports for
it web, and another type to wrap its captured pray. Drag line silk, the
silk used when a spider is repelling, is of particular commercial interest.
This natural polymer is both extremely strong and extremely flexible.
However, spider silk is much less dense than
steel; its tensile strength to density ratio is roughly five times
higher than that of steel (i.e. it is five times as strong as steel of
the same density — as strong as Aramid filaments, such as Twaron or Kevlar.)
In fact, a strand of spider silk long enough to circle the earth would
weigh less than 16 ounces (450 g).
- Dragline silk: Used
for the web's outer rim and spokes, as well as for the lifeline. As strong
as steel, but much tougher.
- Capture-spiral silk:
Used for the capturing lines of the web. Sticky, extremely stretchy and
tough.
- Tubiliform silk:
Used for protective egg sacs. Stiffest silk.
- Aciniform silk: Used
to wrap and secure freshly captured prey. Two to three times as tough as
the other silks.
- Minor-ampullate silk:
Used for minor, all-purpose applications.
HOW
THEY DO IT
Depending on the species, spiders will have anything
from two to eight spinnerets, usually in pairs. The beginning of the gland
is rich in thiol and tyrosine groups. After this beginning process, the
ampulla acts as a storage sac for the newly created fibers. From there,
the spinning duct effectively removes water from the fiber and through
fine channels also assists in its formation. Lipid secretions take place
just at the end of the distal limb of the duct, and proceeds to the valve.
The valve is believed to assist in rejoining broken fibers, acting much
in the way of a helical pump.
Unspun silk dope is pulled through silk glands,
resulting in a transition from stored gel to final solid fiber. Many species
of spider have different glands for different jobs, such as housing and
web construction, defense, capturing and detaining prey, mobility and in
extreme cases even as food. Thus, different specialized silks have evolved
with material properties optimized for their intended use.
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The Market and the Applications |
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| The DNA research that has been conducted in laboratories
around the world over the last 20 years, has paved the way for new products
and opened up commercial opportunities that would have been undreamed of
a generation ago.
DNA instructs cells in their life processes. Genetic
engineering is the means by which that machinery is employed. |
Artist Kebes using vector
drawing software Structure of spider silk. Inside a typical fiber, one
finds crystalline regions separated by amorphous linkages. The crystals
are beta-sheets that have assembled together.
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Transgenics is the scientific process of decoding
the genetic instructions of an organism and applying those instructions
to another organism. In that way, bio chemicals and other products can
be produced and delivered on an industrial scale.
KBLB is at the forefront
of the coming revolution in materials technology. |
MODERN APPLICATIONS
Genetic Engineering, is the key to a brighter future for
both consumers and industry.
BIOENGINEERED SPIDER SILKS
HAVE TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL IN THE MARKET PLACE FOR HIGH STRENGTH, LIGHT-WEIGHT
MATERIALS SUCH AS:
Bulletproof vests, parachute
cords, suspension cables, wear-resistant shoes
and clothing, seat belts, rust-free
bumpers for automobiles,
artificial tendons and ligaments
Scientists
have previously suggested that a mere pencil-thick strand of silk
could actually stop a Boeing
747 in mid flight.
As with all things having to do with thin reinforced
materials,
the U.S. military has in the past expressed great
interest in spider silks. In fact, the U.S. Army funded research into production
methods for spider silk, but was unable to replicate the mechanical properties
of the fiber as produced in nature. But interest in the new material doesn't
stop there. Clothing and fabric companies could also benefit from the discovery
as well as medical companies that make stents and other biomedical devices.
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Other Recent News From KBLB |
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Press Release Source:
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Wednesday June
4, 6:00 am ET
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Signs Consulting Agreement With
Well Known Scientist, Dr. Donald
Jarvis
LANSING, Mich., June
4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTC BB:KBLB.OB
- News) announced today that Dr. Donald Jarvis of the University of Wyoming has
entered into a formal consulting relationship with the Company. Earlier
this year Dr. Jarvis joined Kraig's Board of Scientific Advisors. Dr. Jarvis's
appointment to the advisory board was made in anticipation of his entering
into this consulting agreement. Dr. Jarvis will retain his position on
the advisory board.
Dr. Jarvis is currently
conducting work at the University of Wyoming in the development of spider
silk polymers. ``We view Dr. Jarvis's cutting edge work with protein expression
systems and spider silk polymers as a great complement to Kraig's high
strength polymers program,'' said Kraig's CEO Kim K. Thompson. ``The synergy
created by the addition of Dr. Jarvis to our team puts us in a strong position
in regard to both product and intellectual property development.''
Dr. Jarvis is a renowned
inventor and the developer of technologies related to pharmaceutical platforms.
It was his developmental work with spider silk polymers which first caught
the attention of Kraig's CEO. Dr. Jarvis is very well known in the scientific
community for his revolutionary work in genetics and biochemicals. The
Consulting agreement announced today is subject to review by the University
of Wyoming, however neither Kraig nor Dr. Jarvis anticipate any major difficulty
in that area. Dr. Jarvis is the inventor or co-inventor of more than a
dozen patent applications, including technologies related to pharmaceutical
production. MORE
Press Release Source:
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Tuesday May 20,
6:00 am ET
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Develops Synthetic Enzyme
DNA Sequence for New Enzyme is Mapped
In Vitro Testing of the Enzyme's
Ability to Cleave the Targeted DNA to Begin This Summer
LANSING, Mich., May
20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTC BB:KBLB.OB
- News) announced today that a leading university laboratory, working pursuant
to Kraig's collaborative and sponsored research program, has mapped out
the DNA sequence for a new enzyme. The new enzyme is being developed as
an important part of the laboratories' work with Kraig in developing new
high strength polymers based on spider silk. The enzyme will be used to
cleave targeted DNA sequences so as to facilitate genetic manipulation
for polymer synthesis.
"We have designed the
enzyme specifically to accelerate our work on spider silk polymers,'' said
Dr. Malcolm Fraser, who is the head of the University of Notre Dame research
laboratory conducting this work. ``The enzyme should be ready for in vitro
testing this summer. Because the enzyme is site specific, it will only
cleave our targeted DNA at the precise target point. It is the biochemical
equivalent of a rifle shot.''
The development of the
enzyme fulfills an important part of the Company's collaborative research
plan with the University. ``This success is rightly credited to Dr. Fraser
and his team,'' said Kraig's CEO Kim Thompson. ``With the mapping of this
DNA sequence our development program has taken another big leap forward.
The benefit to Kraig's work on spider silk polymers is immeasurable. We
believe that this exciting finding will play an important role in the development
of high strength polymers and platform technologies.''
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories
is a technology company focused on the development of commercially significant
high-performance polymers, technical fibers and diverse platform technologies.
Based on proprietary genetic engineering technology, Kraig is working to
develop and produce polymers and protein-based materials including spider
silk for use in the multi-billion dollar technical fibers market. MORE
Press Release Source:
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Thursday May 8,
6:00 am ET
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Signs Intellectual Property and Collaborative Research Agreement With the
University of Notre Dame
Expansion of Kraig's Sponsored Research
Within University Laboratories to Include Development of Technical Textiles,
Diagnostics and Platform Technologies
LANSING, Mich., May
8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTC BB:KBLB.OB
- News) announced this morning that the Company has just signed a renewal and expansion
of its Collaborative Research and Intellectual Property Agreement with
the University of Notre Dame. The agreement provides Kraig with exclusive
licensing rights for the products and technology developed pursuant to
the collaboration. Additionally, the agreement extends and expands the
Company's ongoing research and development program in the University's
genetic laboratories.
"The sponsored research
program with the University of Notre Dame is a continuing success,'' said
Kraig's CEO Kim Thompson, "and has already resulted in two provisional
patent filings. Kraig's renewal extends the collaborative research into
2009, and expands the focus of the Company's work to include the development
of genetic expression systems. These recombinant DNA technologies have
potential applications as pharmaceutical platforms and human diagnostics
platforms. Each genetic expression system provides multiple possibilities
for highly lucrative opportunities for the Company's technology."
The Company's primary
focus will remain on the development of high performance, high tensile
strength fibers for the multi-billion dollar technical textile market.
However, the collaborative research agreement and university research plan
will open up new opportunities for Kraig to develop pharmaceutical and
diagnostic applications for its genetic engineering technology. This work
will continue in the University under the direction of Dr. Malcolm Fraser,
a renowned developer of genetic engineering technologies and a member of
Kraig's board of scientific advisors.
Already in 2008, Kraig
has been able to announce the filing of a provisional patent application
for human diagnostic technologies. The invention was a byproduct of the
Company's collaborative research program with the University. ``The new
research plan announced today is an acknowledgement by the Company that
this technology has broad applications as a platform technology. These
platforms can potentially service multiple markets including human and
animal diagnostics, pharmaceutical platforms and recombinant polymers,''
said Thompson. MORE
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Financial Information for KBLB |
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Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Synthetics
Recent Price: 0.27
Estimated Market Cap: 13.74M
Shares Outstanding: 49.93M
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KBLB has no off-balance sheet
arrangements. KBLB nor any of its subsidiaries
is a party to any pending or
threatened legal proceedings.
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories,
Inc. is represented by the law firm of: Anslow & Jaclin, LLP, 195 Route
9 South, Suite 204, Manalapan , NJ 07726.
KBLB auditors are: Webb
& Company, P.A., 1501 Corporate Drive, Suite 150, Boynton Beach , FL
33426.
The KBLB transfer agent:
Registrar & Transfer Company, 10 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ
07016-3572 - (800) 866-1340.
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TO CONTACT KBLB |
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.
Kim Thompson, CEO
120 North Washington Square, Suite 805, Lansing, Michigan
48933
Telephone: (517) 336-0807 - Email: corporate@KraigLabs.com
Web site: www.kraiglabs.com
120 N. Washington Sq.
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