Kyoto Institute of Advanced Technology

Kyoto Institute of Advanced Technology (KIAT) is a Japanese biotechnology company specializing in the production of recombinant proteins using a proprietary silkworm-based expression system. The company utilizes silkworms as bio-reactors to express complex proteins that are often difficult to produce in traditional microbial or mammalian cell cultures. KIAT's platform leverages the silkworm-baculovirus expression system to provide high-yield and cost-effective protein production services. Their offerings include contract research services for protein expression, purification, and the development of diagnostic reagents. The company supports a wide range of applications in drug discovery, structural biology, and clinical diagnostics for global pharmaceutical and academic partners. Based in the Kyoto University Katsura Venture Plaza, KIAT remains a niche leader in insect-based biomanufacturing technologies.