geCKo Materials, founded by Stanford PhD student Capella Kerst, develops bio-inspired adhesive materials modeled after gecko feet. The company successfully scaled from lab discovery to commercial product, now undergoing testing on the International Space Station. The article documents the founder's journey navigating the spinout process from academia, including IP licensing and contributor retention.
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From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product
geCKo Materials commercialized gecko-foot-inspired adhesive technology from Stanford labs and advanced it through ISS testing, validating the path from academic spinout to space-grade product.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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