Quorum Bio engineers precision biologics that enhance the crop microbiome to improve nutrient acquisition and stress tolerance, enabling farmers to reduce chemical fertilizer use by up to 50%. Their technology addresses the challenges of climate change by promoting crop resilience against drought and facilitating carbon sequestration in soils.
Funding
$2.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Modern agriculture relies heavily on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which negatively impact the environment, increase costs for farmers, and raise concerns for consumers. Climate change further exacerbates these issues, with droughts and diseases threatening crop yields and food security.
Solution
Quorum Bio engineers precision biologics that enhance the crop microbiome, improving nutrient acquisition, stress tolerance, and carbon sequestration. Their microbial solutions enable regenerative and climate-resilient farming, allowing farmers to reduce chemical fertilizer use. By engineering non-model microbes, Quorum Bio accelerates crop growth, confers resilience to climate-related stresses like drought, and controls plant diseases. The company's technology offers an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to traditional chemical inputs.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes farmers seeking sustainable and cost-effective solutions to improve crop yields and reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers, as well as organizations focused on promoting regenerative agriculture and carbon sequestration.
Features
- Engineered microbes for enhanced nutrient acquisition, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers by up to 50%
- Microbes designed to promote crop yield under climate stress conditions such as drought and saltwater intrusion
- Development of microbes to store carbon in soils, contributing to carbon sequestration
- Proprietary engineering platform for plant bacteria, enabling rapid development of novel microbial strains
- Genetic tools to engineer microbial phyla that dominate plant microbiomes
- Engineering of microbes to produce small molecules, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids that can replace synthetic chemical inputs