Materials for a better world
Bolt Threads is a material solutions company. Taking nature as our inspiration, they invent cutting-edge materials on a path towards a more sustainable future
Description
Bolt Threads is a material solutions company. Taking nature as our inspiration, they invent cutting-edge materials on a path towards a more sustainable future – and that starts now.
The materials manufactured by Bolt Threads is MYLO – A sustainable alternative to leather that will become available to the world through our consortium partners starting in 2022. B-SILKTM PROTEIN – A versatile biomaterial made with renewable inputs – sugar, water, and yeast – that offers a myriad of applications in beauty, textiles, biomedicine, and more. MICROSILKTM – A sustainably-produced textile, spun from the same proteins as a spider’s web, and created using biology, fermentation, and traditional textile production.
Relevance
The company presents another business model, making sure they can afford to execute the R&D inside the company. They have raised more than 200Mln dollars and partnered with famous fashion brands in order to raise awareness around new materiality and reach the market with a winning communication.
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Vision
EIT Manufacturing vision for the future of Manufacturing in Europe in 2030, called ‘Fixing Our Future
Enablers
Enablers for future change and actions to make the vision, as described in Fixing Our Future, a reali
Signals
A knowledge library of over 100 signals of change, as examples of emerging manifestations towards the
About the project
Learn more about the background, the process and the people and the contributors behind this project.