Solena Materials

Solena Materials is a protein materials design company and a spinout company from Imperial College London.

We use computational design, machine learning, and automation to accelerate the development of bespoke materials targeted at multiple sectors, from fashion apparel to medical textiles. Our new protein-based fibres will replace materials extracted from nature, such as silk and petrochemically-derived materials, to create a new world of biodegradable, functional and sustainable smart materials for consumers, industry, and the planet. 

As a new start-up company with limited resources, the Royce Institute provides invaluable access to specialist laboratory equipment to image and characterise our materials at multiple length scales. We have made extensive use of their confocal microscope, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffractometer. In the future, we plan to use the fibre-spinning facilities in Manchester to further optimise our manufacturing processes.