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AgBiome is a biotechnology company headquartered in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, that specializes in developing innovative biological and trait products for crop protection. Their core business revolves around harnessing the power of microbes to enhance global food production sustainably. AgBiome's proprietary GENESIS platform allows them to efficiently capture, screen, and analyze a diverse collection of over 100,000 microbes isolated from environmental samples across the US and Africa. This platform enables AgBiome to identify microbes with beneficial properties and determine their applications in agriculture.
One of AgBiome's flagship products is Howler, a revolutionary biological fungicide that utilizes a bacterial strain (Pseudomonas chlororaphis) to produce natural metabolites and enzymes, providing preventative, long-lasting, and broad-spectrum disease control in various crops. Howler has proven highly efficacious, performing competitively with conventional chemical fungicides while offering a more sustainable option for farmers.
AgBiome's commitment to sustainability is evident in their pursuit of developing environmentally friendly products derived from nature. In 2023, they became one of the first agricultural biotech organizations and the only one with two EPA-registered products to be certified as a B Corporation, demonstrating their adherence to the highest standards of social and environmental performance.
In addition to fungicides, AgBiome is actively developing biological solutions for insect control, nematode control, and weed control, addressing critical challenges faced by farmers worldwide.

Lyras is a manufacturing firm that designs machinery equipment to reduce CO2 emissions through a sustainable realization solution.

Plant Response is accelerating biological solutions to advance and restore the agricultural ecosystem. PRB is based on technology initially developed by the CBGP Researchers. Their goal was to create synergy and value in their crop protection research programs and thus meet the current challenging agricultural market needs.

AgBiome is a biotechnology company using new knowledge of the plant-associated microbiome to create innovative products for agriculture. Partnerships with leading agricultural companies to accelerate our discovery process and allow us to deliver solutions for global markets. We employ 85 full-time and 2 part-time employees and occupy a state-of-the-art 30,000 square foot laboratory and greenhouse facility in the Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina. AgBiome’s products will help farmers combat many of the most important unsolved problems in agriculture, including insects, nematodes, and diseases.

Novozymes is a world leader in bioinnovation. Novozymes works with its partners to innovate new solutions and rethink industries around the world. Novozymes' industrial enzymes, microorganisms, biopolymers, and other proteins allow its customers to achieve more efficient use of raw materials, reduce energy consumption, replace traditional chemicals with more sustainable alternatives, and offer higher-quality products. Novozymes rethinks everyday products every day.

<div> Novozymes is a world leader in bioinnovation. Novozymes works with its partners to innovate new solutions and rethink industries around the world. Novozymes\' industrial enzymes, microorganisms, biopolymers, and other proteins allow its customers to achieve more efficient use of raw materials, reduce energy consumption, replace traditional chemicals with more sustainable alternatives, and offer higher-quality products. Novozymes rethinks everyday products every day. </div>

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Companies that use microscopic living organisms (such as viruses, bacteria or nematodes) or toxins produced by these organisms to act as pest control. This also includes companies developing technology platforms to use microorganism chemistry to develop different kinds of microbial pesticides.

Companies that develop pesticide substances produced by plants as a result of genetic manipulation. These companies use technology such as genetic engineering to derive natural substances that plants can produce to kill pests that feed on them.

Companies that use machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to develop plant-based replacements to synthetic chemical. These companies develop biochemicals that use naturally occurring substances such as pheromones, and insect attractants to trap and control pests in plants.  This also includes companies that offer plant intelligence for creating biochemicals.

Companies that use naturally occurring plant materials such as Azadirachtin, nicotinoids, natural pyrethrins, rotenoids,  and neem products in full or dilute form for pest and insect controls.

Companies that use natural enemies or predators like lady beetle, true bug, lacewings or parasitoids to protect the plants from pests.

Companies that use natural resources such as diatomaceous earth, mineral oil, water, minerals such as sulfur, potassium, or even organic acids for controlling various types of pests.

Companies that use biologically-derived substances such as microorganisms, seaweed extracts, and other organic matter that are applied to the plants or the soil to improve nutrient uptake, enhance tolerance of plant stress, and in turn improve crop growth and yield.

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