The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has chosen Spiber to participate in its “Development of Production Techniques for Highly Functional Biomaterials Using Smart Cells of Plants and Other Organisms" project (Smart Cell Project). The aim of this project is to support the development of innovative biotechnologies to produce industrial materials from plants and microorganisms, and in doing so to help realize the creation of a “Smart Cell Industry."

Details can be found here (Japanese only).