ENGINEERING WHAT NATURE PERFECTED

Unlocking Keratin's

Super-Powers

A biomaterials platform for processable keratin, pioneering sustainable innovation in hair, textiles, and beyond

The Challenge

The Processing Paradox

Keratin is nature's most versatile structural protein yet the industry has
struggled to unlock its potential at scale.

 

Processing Limitations

Current methods destroy keratin's remarkable properties, making it impossible to harness its full industrial potential.

Sustainability Gap

Keratin could answer the global need for sustainable and high-performance materials.

Millions of Tons Wasted

Keratin rich waste from the agriculture and food industries ends up in landfills- a massive untapped resource.

"Nature's strongest protein. Industry's hardest challenge."

Our Solution

The Axiv Platform

A proprietary keratin processing platform that unlocks nature's most versatile
protein for real-world industrial applications.

Circular Bio-Platform​

Transforming waste streams into high-value biomaterials - closing the loop on keratin-rich resources.

Processable Keratin​

Our proprietary technology preserves keratin's natural properties while making it fully processable for industrial applications.

Multi-Format Materials

Fibers, films, molded parts, foams - our platform delivers keratin in the format your application needs.

Industrial Scalability

Designed from day one for large-scale manufacturing, compatible with existing industrial infrastructure.

Focus Markets

Applications

Hair Solutions

Your natural hair is made of nearly 90% keratin.
So why should your hair extensions be any different?
Our keratin based hair is designed to look, feel, and perform like human hair  because we built it from what your hair is actually made of.

Textile Innovation

Inspired by the biology of your skin.
Powered by keratin fibers.
We’re redefining what fabric can be  garments that feel like a second skin.

Industrial Materials

Bio based keratin components for industrial applications. Molded parts, foams, and composites that replace petroleum based plastics with sustainable alternatives.

Deep-Tech Advantage

Why Axiv

Industrial Compatibility

Designed to integrate with existing manufacturing workflows.

Circular Economy

By product to value approach aligned with global sustainability goals.

High-Performance

Materials that match or exceed synthetic alternatives.

Patent-Pending Technology

Proprietary processes protected by a growing IP portfolio.

Our People

The Team

Ophir Marom

CTO & Co-founder

MSc Chemical engineering,
Technion.

Elinor Josef, PhD

CEO & Co-founder

PhD Biotech, Technion
Postdoc in Max Planck, Germany

Elinor Josef, PhD

CEO & Co-founder

PhD Biotech, Technion
Postdoc in Max Planck, Germany

Ophir Marom

CTO & Co-founder

MSc Chemical engineering,
Technion.

Ayellet Zinger

Advisory board - Market

General manager, global go
to market expert

Shlomi Schwartzblat

Advisory board - Business

VC investor, founder and BoD member,
strategic business development

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Let's Build Together

Join us in shaping the next era of sustainable materials.

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Transforming keratin-rich waste into high-performance, sustainable biomaterials for the industries of tomorrow.

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