Asics Ventures, an investment subsidiary of Asics, has taken a stake in Seevix Material Sciences, an Israeli start-up that develops and produces synthetic spider silk. Seevix was established in 2014. The company manufactures a patented man-made spider silk, called SVX, backed by more than ten years of research at the Hebrew University. SVX is said to possess natural spider silk’s features like strength and elasticity. It is also sustainable, as it is manufactured by means of a single-step production process that allows reductions in production time and costs. Asics’ Institute of Sport Science will collaborate with Seevix to develop sporting goods that utilize the SVX spider silk.

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