How might insect protein help the elastic material industry?

“We are in the biomaterial science area, we are producing the most elastic material in nature, originating from insects,” explained Liron Nesiel, CEO at Smart Resilin. “It’s actually what enables them to jump one hundred times their height in a single jump, which is equivalent to us being able to jump to the top of the Statue of Liberty.”

Resilin is the elastomeric protein found in insects that the company is extracting - without causing harm to the creatures - and using a genetic engineering technique, bacterial cells, and a fermentation process to develop a material to replace rubber, plastic, nylon, or anything else that needs elasticity or flexibility

“We can use it for anything you can think of, from cosmetics to sports shoes, or the automotive industries,” she continued, “just to replace the most polluting material that you can think of such as rubber, plastic, nylon, anything that needs elasticity or flexibility.”

You can learn more about the company via the video above.