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Last issue articles
- Biome: the space gaining protagonism in biological strategies for crops
- The export dynamics driving the Mexican biologicals market
- New model developed to evaluate effects of two or more biostimulants combined in a single crop
- Dr. Wagner Bettiol and the biocontrol market in Brazil
- Las propiedades que hacen del Trichoderma un socio clave en la búsqueda de mejores desempeños en los cultivos
- Changes in the new regulation on fertilizers and biostimulants in Chile
- Innovak Global, the expansion of root specialists
Market movers
- Renewable-based nitrogen fertilizer firm raises US$ 20 million in investment round
- Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks close agreement to strengthen open innovation platform for agricultural biologics
- Argentinean firm Puna Bio: Millions raised to study superbacteria for agricultural use
- Corteva Agriscience signed an agreement to acquire leading biologics company Symborg
- Brazilian study uncovers ants' potential in crop protection
- Huber acquires specialty plant nutrition producer Biolchim
- UPL announces agreement to distribute bioprotector based on orange oil
- ICL and Lavie Bio start strategic collaboration to develop new biostimulants
- Hortitool and Green Smile to organize the Morocco Berry Conference 2022
Bayer signs with genetic engineering company to work on agricultural biologics
Ginkgo Bioworks, a U.S. biotechnology company based in Boston, announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the transaction announced in April with the German multinational Bayer, in order to expand the capabilities of Ginkgo's platform in agricultural bioinputs.
The agreement contemplates that Gingko will acquire Bayer's West Sacramento Biologics Research & Development site, team, and internal discovery and lead optimization platform for approximately US$83,000,000.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Ginkgo will also integrate the R&D platform assets of Joyn Bio, a joint venture between Ginkgo and Leaps by Bayer formed in 2017.
Bayer will be the first major partner in Ginkgo's expanded agricultural biologics platform, with a collaboration that will focus on advancing Joyn's nitrogen fixation program, as well as new programs in areas such as crop protection and carbon sequestration.
As part of the three-year strategic partnership, Ginkgo will provide research services to Bayer in the field of agricultural biologics, with the potential for subsequent value in the form of royalties on net sales of products developed under the alliance.
“Para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria sostenible de una población en constante crecimiento, debemos invertir en soluciones biológicas”, afirmó Jason Kelly, CEO y cofundador de Ginkgo Bioworks. “Al adquirir uno de los principales centros de I+D de productos biológicos agrícolas del mundo y asociarnos con los mejores equipos de Bayer y Joyn, estamos demostrando nuestro compromiso con el desarrollo de productos innovadores para los agricultores de todo el mundo. Estamos muy contentos de poder poner esta plataforma al alcance de empresas y equipos innovadores que de otro modo no tendrían los recursos o la experiencia para desarrollar estas capacidades en casa”, cerró.
Por su parte, el jefe de I+D de la división de ciencia de los cultivos de la compañía alemana, Bob Reiter, aseguró que “a través de esta asociación estratégica de investigación con Ginkgo y aprovechando el ecosistema de innovación abierta, Bayer acelera la innovación en nuestra línea de productos biológicos y continúa liderando el desarrollo de soluciones eficaces y fiables”.
“Los productos biológicos agrícolas tienen el potencial de aumentar el rendimiento de los cultivos y, al mismo tiempo, ofrecer beneficios medioambientales a los agricultores, y las tecnologías de Ginkgo ayudarán a aprovechar el potencial de los productos biológicos”, agregó Reiter.
Ginkgo Bioworks is an analysis company specializing in genetic engineering that designs microorganisms with industrial applications, for which it calls itself "the organism company". It was founded in 2009 by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and has revenues of US$313,800,000.
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Last issue articles
- Biome: the space gaining protagonism in biological strategies for crops
- The export dynamics driving the Mexican biologicals market
- New model developed to evaluate effects of two or more biostimulants combined in a single crop
- Dr. Wagner Bettiol and the biocontrol market in Brazil
- Las propiedades que hacen del Trichoderma un socio clave en la búsqueda de mejores desempeños en los cultivos
- Changes in the new regulation on fertilizers and biostimulants in Chile
- nnovak Global, la expansión de los especialistas en la raíz
Market movers
- Argentinean firm Puna Bio: Millions raised to study superbacteria for agricultural use
- Corteva Agriscience signed an agreement to acquire leading biologics company Symborg
- Brazilian study uncovers ants' potential in crop protection
- Huber acquires specialty plant nutrition producer Biolchim
- UPL announces agreement to distribute bioprotector based on orange oil
- ICL and Lavie Bio start strategic collaboration to develop new biostimulants
- Hortitool and Green Smile to organize the Morocco Berry Conference 2022
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Biologicals Latam es una revista digital de Redagrícola que informa de manera especializada sobre la intensa actividad que se está desarrollando en el espacio de los bioinsumos para la producción agrícola. Esta publicación es complemento del Curso Online de Bioestimulantes y Biocontrol y las conferencias que este grupo de medios realiza en torno al tema.