Planegg, December 31, 2020 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, is announcing that Chief Executive Officer Jens Klein will leave AMSilk with effect as of December 31, 2020 to assume a new role as CEO of a company in the synthetic biology space. More

Planegg, October 1, 2020 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, has appointed Ulrich Scherbel as its new COO as of October 1, 2020. In the newly created position, he will support the expansion of the company’s value chain from the production of the fibers to distribution to international brands. More

London, December, 2019 - AMSilk CEO Jens Klein will present to attendees of the 2019 Biofabricate Summit in London. Klein will address AMSilk’s progress since presenting at the summit last year, highlighting the company’s successful partnership with Omega to produce the first commercially available spider silk watch strap as well as other industry partnerships that establish AMSilk as a leader in the field of biopolymers and biofabrication. More

Berlin, November 18, 2019 - AMSilk CEO Jens Klein will join Detlev Konigorski, onstage today at SynBio Markets 2019. AMSilk and Airbus previously announced a joint cooperation agreement to develop the next generation of composites for aerospace design. At SynBio Markets, Klein and Konigorski will share key insights as they work toward the development of their first prototype. More

Geneva, 29 April 2019 - Strengthens Active Beauty’s global capabilities in sustainable biopolymers

As part of its 2020 strategy to expand the capabilities of our Active Beauty business, Givaudan today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the cosmetics business of AMSilk GmbH. More

Planegg/Sao Paolo, April 4, 2019 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, has been chosen by the largest manufacturer of cosmetics in Brasil, Natura, as one of the most innovative cooperation partners. More

Planegg, October 4, 2018 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, is proud to introduce its plastic-free, vegan silk-based encapsulation technology at SEPAWA Congress 2018, one of the largest forums for companies across the cosmetics, perfume and cleaning industries in Europe. More

Planegg, September 12, 2018 – AMSilk, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, today announces a partnership with Airbus, global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. The two companies have entered into a joint cooperation agreement to develop the new era of composites for use in the aerospace industry. More

Ludwigsburg, July 12, 2018 – The renowned Institute of Plastic Surgery Schlosspark Klinik Ludwigsburg presents the innovative cosmetic line skinsilk with vegan silk, which has been developed in cooperation with cc beauty and AMSilk. The beauty products skinsilk  – a combination of silk biopolymers (Silkbeads und Silkgel) and high quality ingredients – have been especially created to ensure an effective and sustainable skin protection with anti-aging effect. More (German Press release)

Planegg, June 13, 2018 — AMSilk GmbH, a leader in high-performance, sustainable synthetic silk biopolymers, will participate in BIO World Congress 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. AMSilk CEO Jens Klein will be a featured speaker on two panels at this year’s event to discuss Sustainable and Performance Based Bioplastics and Biopolymers, on Tuesday, July 17, and Biobased Materials Redesigning Consumer Markets and Fashion Trends, on Wednesday, July 18.
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Munich, May 3, 2018 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, is proud to announce that its co-founder, Prof. Thomas Scheibel, has been named a finalist in the SME Sector of the European Patent Office’s 2018 "European Inventor Award" for his pioneering work to produce synthetic spider silk biopolymers. More

Planegg, March 21, 2018 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, is proud to announce it will be exhibiting its advanced vegan silk cosmetic ingredients for the third year in a row at in-cosmetics Global, the world’s global launch place for innovation in self-care ingredients and technologies. More

Dieburg and Munich, February 27, 2018 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers for medical devices, is partnering with POLYTECH Health & Aesthetics GmbH, the leading manufacturer of soft-tissue silicone implants, to begin the clinical study POSIS, the first-in-human clinical safety testing of silk-coated silicone SILKline® breast implants in Europe.  More

Planegg, October 18, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, and Interpolymer/Zschimmer & Schwarz GmbH Co. KG Chemische Fabriken, a Germany-based global polymer manufacturer, have strengthened their longtime cooperation with a strategic partnership. More

Planegg, October 16, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, will present its product developments for personal care applications at the SEPAWA Congress in Berlin from October 18 to 20. More

Planegg, September 28, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, will be a participant in this year’s SynBioBeta 2017 in San Francisco. AMSilk CEO Jens Klein has been selected as one of the featured speakers at this year’s event, where he will present the manifold field of applications enabled by AMSilk’s silk biopolymers. More

Planegg, August 23, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, has been chosen by the German edition of MIT Technology Review as one of the 50 most innovative companies in the world. Now in its fourth year, this exclusive list honors companies that have achieved a technological breakthrough with their industry-changing products. More

Planegg, June 21, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, today announced that its quality management system for the first time has received certification according to DIN EN ISO 13485:2016 by the TÜV Süd. More

Planegg, May 18, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers has further expanded its Business Development Unit. In April Dr. Volker Wagner-Solbach entered the company as Procurement & Supply Chain Manager; he is responsible for the procurement and the smooth supply chain process to make sure that the increasing demand of silk biopolymers and especially the Biosteel® fibers can be met by AMSilk’s external production partners. More 

Planegg, May 4, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers has further expanded its Fiber Business Unit: Since the beginning of April, Martin Lankes supports the Biosteel® fiber development team as Senior Product Manager Fiber Business in a technical and market-related way to bring the protein-based silk fiber to the next development stage. More

Planegg, April 27, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, today announced a new strategic partnership with the leading yarn producer Gruschwitz Textilwerke AG.
This partnership strengthens the companies’ already existing 3-year cooperation, and enables further innovation in the field of high-performance yarns. More

London, April 3, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, will present the latest product of ocean pharma, skinicer® OXYPERM, a new water-based and breathable nail polish, at in-cosmetics Global in London. AMSilk will also be exhibiting Silkbeads and Silkgel, its innovative, vegan ingredients for cosmetic applications, together with its distribution partner RAHN AG. More

Planegg, February 14, 2017 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, has successfully registered its two cosmetic ingredients, Silkbeads (microparticles) and Silkgel (hydrogel), with the internationally recognized Vegan Society. More

On February 16, 2017 AMSilk will take part in this years Biotech Press Lounge organised by the "Innovations- und Gründerzentrum Biotechnologie“ (IZB) in Planegg near Munich.

Jens Klein, CEO of AMSilk, will present the first shoe made with Biosteel® fiber, designed in cooperation with adidas.

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Innovative biofibers made from a silk protein of the green lacewing are being developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP in conjunction with the company AMSilk GmbH. Researchers are working on producing the protein in large quantities by using biotechnology. The aim is to use the material in the future as a high-grade rigid fiber, for example, in lightweight plastics in transportation technology. More

Planegg, December 14, 2016 – AMSilk GmbH has reached a further important milestone in its business segment Industrial Applications & Textiles: The high standards of the production and product development process at AMSilk as well as the biological degradability of the AMSilk Biosteel® fibers were confirmed by two renowned institutes. More

Planegg, November 18, 2016 – adidas has yesterday, 17 November 2016, unveiled the world’s first performance shoe made using Biosteel® fiber at the Biofabricate Conference in New York. More

Planegg, September 6, 2016 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, continuously extends its international distribution network. After having finalized distribution agreements for the main European markets in the first half of 2016, AMSilk now succeeded in winning a renowned distribution partner for the Asian market.
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Planegg, July 11, 2016 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk molecules, has raised new capital through a further financing round. In total, a double-digit million EURO amount has been raised by the company so far. AMSilk can thus advance its further growth especially in the business divisions Medical Technology and Industrial Applications & Textiles. For subscription of the capital increase, AMSilk succeeded in winning AT Newtec and MIG, the existing institutional investors. More

Planegg, June 07, 2016. – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, has gained two new distribution partners to complete the company’s distribution network for Europe: Starting May 2016, Zeus Química S.A.U., headquartered in Barcelona, is responsible for the sales of AMSilk products in Spain and Portugal while Biochim s.r.l., which is based near Milan, covers the distribution in Italy. More

Planegg, May 31, 2016. – AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic high-performance silk biopolymers, presents its newly established Scientific Advisory Board. Consisting of the three internationally renowned scientists Prof. Dr. Scheibel, Prof. Dr. Fansa and Prof. Dr. Weuster-Botz, the Board will provide scientific advisory support to AMSilk. AMSilk is focusing on the application of its proprietary high-performance silk biopolymers in the fields of medical technology, personal care products as well as industrial applications and textiles. More

Planegg, April 6, 2016. – At this year's in-cosmetics, AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, and its new distribution partner, RAHN AG, will present innovative ingredients and formulations containing AMSilk biopolymers. in-cosmetics, the world's leading business event for personal care ingredients, will take place in Paris from April 12 to 14, 2016. More

Planegg, March 31, 2016 – Dr. Wolfgang Colberg has been named the newest member of the Supervisory Board at AMSilk GmbH, the world's first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers. Dr. Colberg has taken over the chair of the board. The AMSilk Supervisory Board has a total of three members:
Dr. Colberg, Dr. Matthias Kromayer (Member of the Board of MIG Fonds) and Siegfried Winkelbeiner (CEO of Schoeller Textil AG). More

Planegg, March 22, 2016 – AMSilk GmbH, the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers, has joined forces with the Zurich-based company RAHN AG in an agreement to distribute two innovative ingredients, Silkgel and Silkbeads. AMSilk, which has its headquarters in Planegg near Munich, Germany, will have RAHN distribute its products to manufacturers of personal care products in several European countries. 
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Planegg, November 2015 – Modern. Clearly structured. Informative.
In the middle of October, AMSilk GmbH relaunched their online presence www.amsilk.comat the same time redesigning the company logo. More