# Mori

> Mori develops food-grade silk protein that forms an edible protective layer on food, slowing deterioration. It works with food businesses to integrate the ingredient into production and handling, aiming to reduce waste and improve supply-chain flexibility.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Adam Behrens (Co-founder; CEO in cited company announcements), Sezin Yigit (Co-founder; R&D leader in historical reporting), Livio Valenti (Co-founder), Benedetto Marelli (Co-founder; technology co-inventor; MIT professor), Fiorenzo Omenetto (Co-founder; technology co-inventor; Tufts professor)
- **Products:** Mori Silk, Food-production integration
- **Notable:** 2016 peer-reviewed proof-of-concept paper on silk coatings for strawberries and bananas., 2022 announcement reported 25 granted patents and 35 utility applications; historical counts., FDA closed GRN 1026 with a no-questions response on August 11, 2022 for specified uses.

## Products & services

- **Mori Silk** — Food-grade silk protein used as an edible protective coating or integrated ingredient; applications explored include produce, proteins, confectionery and snacks.
- **Food-production integration** — Collaboration with food businesses to incorporate silk protein into existing washing, dipping, spraying, glazing or formulation steps.

## Achievements

- 2016 peer-reviewed proof-of-concept paper on silk coatings for strawberries and bananas.
- 2022 announcement reported 25 granted patents and 35 utility applications; historical counts.
- FDA closed GRN 1026 with a no-questions response on August 11, 2022 for specified uses.
- Co-founder Benedetto Marelli received the 2022 BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation.

## Latest updates

- **2022-03** — Announced a $50 million Series B1, a recently opened protein manufacturing facility and plans for commercial launches.
- **2022-08** — FDA issued a no-questions response to GRN 1026.
- **2023-09** — Marelli and Behrens published a Nature Reviews Bioengineering article on Mori Silk commercialization.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mori.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moriincorporated/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/moriglobal
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/moriglobal

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