A man and a woman stand in a laboratory and hold up a thin white fibre strip between them.
Benjamin Schmuck, researcher, and Anna Rising, professor, at the Department of Animal Biosciences, holding a strip of artificial spider silk fibres (ArtSilk). Photo: Lisa Chröisty, SLU.

Award-winning spider silk research takes the next step towards textiles

News published:  20/10/2026

Larger protein yields and a more efficient purification method bring SLU’s artificial spider silk research closer to textiles. With H&M Foundation support, researchers are now working towards yarn that can be produced efficiently and work in practice.