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Durham (RTP) agtech company built from the 2021 Boragen / AgriMetis merger; NAB platform (Natural product screening And Boron chemistry) for crop protection. Currently in licensing-only posture.
At a glance
- Founded: 2021
- HQ: Durham
- Sector: AgTech
- Stage: Grant
- Total raised: $250K
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Overview
Durham (RTP) crop-protection company at 2 Davis Drive. Formed in 2021 from the merger of Boragen, Inc. (boron-based small-molecule discovery) and AgriMetis, LLC (natural-product synthetic biology). Platform: NAB (Natural product screening And Boron chemistry). Business posture per the current About page: licensing-only, with no new discovery programs.
Pipeline
Lead product controls banana black sigatoka at field-demonstrated application rates 5- to 50-fold lower than current commercial standards, with a new mode of action and an expected chemical-load reduction above 95 percent. Additional programs: wheat Septoria, rice blast, Asian soybean rust, and oomycetes in high-value fruit and vegetable cultivation.
Funding
$5.5M Gates Foundation Phase III grant announced 2024-09-28 advances black sigatoka control toward registration submission; two prior Gates Foundation grants supported earlier development. No disclosed venture financing.
Team
Brian Green, CEO and CSO since 2024-06-01; Steven Tuttle, COO since 2024-06-01; Yogesh Mago, Board Chair.
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