Event highlights new generation of microbes with power to impact agriculture and protect the planet

BioConsortia CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith presented the company's rapid progress in developing new microbial products for sustainable agriculture to an investor focussed audience, August 30, 2022 at Davis, CA headquarters. (Photo: Business Wire)

BioConsortia CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith presented the company's rapid progress in developing new microbial products for sustainable agriculture to an investor focussed audience, August 30, 2022 at Davis, CA headquarters. (Photo: Business Wire)

DAVIS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE )--BioConsortia’s innovative microbial products and technical capabilities were on full display August 30th at its Davis, CA headquarters in an investor-focused Technology Showcase event. BioConsortia demonstrated rapid advancements in microbial product and pipeline developments for reducing nitrogen fertilizers, controlling soil pests and plant diseases for larger and better-quality crop yields, as well as protecting crops post-harvest to avoid food waste, while minimizing environmental impact and protecting our planet.

The Showcase event reintroduced CRIMSON™ fungicide and biostimulant ZAFFRE™, two products currently awaiting final registrations, and highlighted BioConsortia’s new fungicides, nematicides and nitrogen fixing products that are progressing through registration and commercialization and moving into evaluation with potential partners, as follows:

“Today we highlight the breadth of innovations developed to replace chemical crop inputs with superior microbe-based solutions for nitrogen fixing, disease control, nematode control, crop yields and post-harvest food safety,” said Marcus Meadows-Smith, CEO of BioConsortia. “The recent progress of our pipeline – including some exciting technology breakthroughs - means we are ready to advance multiple major products into the commercialization phase with marketing partners.”

R&D Pipeline Expanded through Technical Innovation

Additions to BioConsortia’s R&D pipeline aim to leapfrog currently available microbial products, providing improved efficacy, increased shelf-stability, and reduced field use rates, as follows:

“BioConsortia’s pipeline progress highlights the strengths of the company’s R&D platform – unique in the industry in terms of discovery of plant-affiliated microbes and their optimization as solutions for agriculture,” said Dr. Hong Zhu, Senior VP of Research and Development at BioConsortia.

The showcase included a session detailing the company’s plans to add velocity to partnering activities in all markets: nitrogen-fixing, biocontrol, biostimulant and post-harvest products.

BioConsortia previously announced its distribution agreement with The Mosaic Company for new Nitrogen-fixing products for wheat, corn and other row crops in the Americas, as well as selected Asian countries. BioConsortia announced these products will be introduced to new potential partners for remaining row crop territories and for fruit & vegetables, turf & ornamental, and home & garden this season. These include gene edited microbes for conventional crops, and natural (wild-type) microbes for the organic markets.

“BioConsortia is fundamentally a discovery and optimization company, designing microbial products to solve the challenges we must meet in order to feed a hungry world,” said CEO, Meadows-Smith. “Today we see the results of many years of intensive efforts building our capabilities and advancing our pipeline. Many projects are maturing rapidly and products will soon enter the market. We look forward to working with commercial partners to deliver these powerful innovations to the market.”

To receive more information about collaborating with, or investing in, BioConsortia to bring these innovations to market, visit www.bioconsortia.com or email BusDev@bioconsortia.com.

BioConsortia, Inc. develops superior microbial products that protect plants, enhance fertility, and increase yields while improving the sustainability of agriculture for our environment. Pioneering the use of directed selection within microbial communities, our patented Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS) process and cutting-edge GenePro genomics and gene-engineering platform enable us to predict, design, and unleash the natural power of microbes.

BioConsortia’s microbial products deliver superior efficacy, higher consistency, and easier grower adoption. Our rich pipeline includes nitrogen fixation microbes to replace synthetic nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency and biostimulants to increase crop yields; bionematicides & biofungicides to protect crops from pests and diseases; and products for post-harvest pathogen control to safeguard food waste in the distribution chain, retail store and home. BioConsortia is producing breakthrough solutions for growers in major agricultural markets with multiple environmental benefits.

For further information, please contact info@bioconsortia.com

BioConsortia presented new microbial products for sustainable agriculture to an investor audience at its Technology Showcase, Aug 30, 2022, Davis, CA