What Smart Resilin does

Smart Resilin is an Israeli private biotech company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Karmei Yosef, Israel. It produces resilin — a super-elastic protein originally derived from insects and described in its materials as the most elastic material known — by extracting the relevant DNA and cloning it into bacterial cells for fermentation-based production. The company's core technology is a proprietary genetic engineering and protein production workflow that enables large-scale, custom-tailored output of resilin and resilin composite materials.

The product surface is a single base material (resilin) intended for use across multiple downstream categories including elastic industrial adhesives, sports goods, flexible screens, hair care and cosmetics, and 3D printing. The company has formed a strategic joint venture with ACIES BIO Ltd. (announced January 2023) to scale manufacturing and commercialize the protein together. There are no named end customers, no disclosed pricing, and sales appear to operate via direct B2B engagement, sample shipments, and the manufacturing partnership.

Commercially, Smart Resilin operates at the seed funding stage with 1-10 employees and is actively raising to expand its business development and sales team. Revenue is not disclosed; public signals indicate ongoing sample-based activity and validation of new product avenues rather than commercial sales. The company has also been recognized as a top Israeli biotech and featured in Israeli climate-tech press coverage. Pricing is quote-based B2B; revenue models referenced in source data include one-time material sales and licensing/royalty arrangements via the ACIES BIO manufacturing joint venture.

Name

Smart Resilin

Legal name

Smart Resilin

Website

https://smartresilin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smart Resilin is an Israeli biotech that uses genetic engineering and bacterial fermentation to produce resilin, a super-elastic insect-derived protein, targeting B2B manufacturers in adhesives, cosmetics, sports goods, flexible electronics, and 3D printing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomaterials

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (32552)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Adhesives & Sealants (2891)

akta.pro primary industry

Recombinant Protein Therapeutics (enzymes, hormones, growth factors) (HLAAAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Novel Proteins (Single-Cell Protein, Cell-Cultured/Animal-Free Proteins) (AFAJAHAL), Culture Preservation & Stabilization (Freeze-Dried, Frozen, Spray-Dried, Stabilizers) (AFAJAJAL)

Keywords

• Biomaterial manufacturing
• Protein engineering
• Sustainable elastomers
• Biodegradable materials
• Genetic engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Karmé Yosef

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Resilin Material Sales: Sale of resilin-based materials and products to manufacturers across various industries including cosmetics, sports goods, industrial adhesives, and flexible electronics.
2. Licensing and Manufacturing Partnerships: Joint venture with ACIES BIO for scaled manufacturing and commercialization of resilin for multiple implementations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Smart Resilin produces resilin, a super-elastic protein derived from insects, using genetic engineering techniques that extract the DNA coding for resilin and clone it into bacterial cells. This enables large-scale, tailor-fit production of the protein for diverse applications including elastic adhesives, sports goods, flexible screens, hair care, cosmetics, and 3D printing. The company sells resilin and resilin composite materials as sustainable, non-toxic, bio-degradable alternatives to fossil-derived synthetic elastic materials.

Product overview

Smart Resilin is a biotech company that produces and commercializes resilin — a super-elastic protein derived from insects using genetic engineering. Their core offering is resilin and resilin composite materials, which are marketed for applications including elastic adhesives, sports goods, flexible screens, hair care and cosmetics, and 3D printing. The company operates as a single-product biomaterials manufacturer, offering their resilin protein as a base material for various industrial and consumer applications rather than as a platform with multiple named products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resilin Protein A super-elastic protein originally derived from insects, produced at scale through bacterial cell cloning of resilin DNA. Sold as a base bio-material for industrial and consumer product manufacturers across cosmetics, sports goods, industrial adhesives, flexible electronics, and 3D printing applications.
• Resilin Composite Materials Composite material formulations that combine resilin with other substrates to deliver enhanced mechanical performance and tunable properties for specific industrial applications. Targeted at manufacturers seeking elastic, durable, and bio-degradable composite inputs.
• Tailor-Fit Customized Resilin Formulations Custom-engineered resilin protein variants developed for specific customer requirements across elastic adhesives, sports goods, flexible screens, hair care, cosmetics, and 3D printing use cases. Offered as a customization service to manufacturers needing tailored elastic material performance.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ACIES BIO Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2023Smart Resilin partnered with ACIES BIO Ltd. to scale up and jointly manufacture resilin for multiple implementations. This joint venture enables commercialization of their biodegradable, sustainable, and highly resilient resilin material. The partnership combines Smart Resilin's protein engineering expertise with ACIES BIO's manufacturing capabilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Croda International: Croda supplies specialty ingredients, including bio-based and synthetic polymers, into personal care, cosmetics, and industrial formulations — an established incumbent whose customers are the same formulators Smart Resilin targets.
• Ginkgo Bioworks: Ginkgo Bioworks is a synthetic biology platform that programs cells for industrial applications including protein production — overlapping with Smart Resilin's engineered bacterial protein production at a broader platform level.
• Kraton Corporation: Kraton is a global specialty polymer producer of styrenic block copolymers and engineered elastomers used in adhesives, personal care, and industrial applications — the dominant petrochemical incumbent Smart Resilin aims to displace.
• Codexis: Codexis engineers proteins and enzymes for pharmaceutical and industrial applications using proprietary platforms — comparable as an established protein-engineering company with industrial biotech customers.

Direct peers

• Modern Meadow: Modern Meadow uses bioengineering and fermentation to produce protein-based materials (including bio-leather), targeting apparel, automotive, and consumer goods — a parallel specialty-protein materials business.
• Bolt Threads: Bolt Threads bioengineers silk and structural proteins via fermentation for cosmetics, apparel, and industrial applications, sharing Smart Resilin's bio-based protein platform approach and multi-vertical customer strategy.
• Spiber: Spiber produces Brewed Protein, a fermentation-based structural protein used as a sustainable alternative to petrochemical materials in apparel, automotive, and cosmetics — directly comparable to Smart Resilin's fermentation-derived resilin protein platform.
• AMSilk: AMSilk produces industrial-scale bioengineered silk proteins via microbial fermentation for cosmetics, medical devices, and industrial applications — closely mirroring Smart Resilin's process and target verticals.

Emerging players

• Ecovative Design: Ecovative grows mycelium-based materials as sustainable substitutes for plastics, foams, and leather — adjacent biotech-materials company pursuing similar sustainability-driven substitution of petrochemical inputs.
• LanzaTech: LanzaTech uses proprietary gas-fermentation microbes to produce sustainable chemicals and fuels — comparable as a fermentation-based specialty biochemical producer targeting industrial-scale replacement of fossil-derived inputs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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