The startup has developed a microbial metabolite chemistry platform that enhances soil health and crop yield while managing invasive species in industrial agriculture. By providing growers with durable, natural product chemistries that utilize multiple mechanisms of action, the platform offers sustainable alternatives to synthetic chemicals, addressing soil degradation in large-scale farming.
Funding
$3M 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
Industrial agriculture relies heavily on synthetic chemicals for crop protection, leading to soil degradation, reduced biodiversity, and the emergence of herbicide-resistant weeds. Current solutions often lack durability and can negatively impact the soil microbiome, hindering long-term sustainability.
Solution
TuBiomics develops natural chemistry mixtures derived from microbial metabolites to enhance soil health and provide sustainable crop protection. Their proprietary discovery platform motivates microbial communities to produce bioactive secondary metabolites, which are then isolated and characterized for their bioactivity. These natural chemistry solutions offer a multi-mechanistic approach to weed control, fungal disease management, and biostimulation, providing growers with alternatives to synthetic chemicals. The company's cloud-based bioinformatics platform analyzes community networks and metabolic behavior to identify key insights into microbiome function.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes growers in industrial agriculture seeking sustainable alternatives to synthetic chemicals for crop protection, as well as corporate partners interested in collaborating on the commercial development and global registration of MSM product candidates.
Features
- Proprietary discovery platform that motivates microbial communities to produce bioactive microbial secondary metabolites (MSMs)
- Cloud-based bioinformatics platform for analyzing metagenomic, metatranscriptomic, and metabolomic datasets
- Lead product TBH-003, a natural chemistry mixture demonstrating pre-emergent, post-emergent, and re-emergence suppression of broadleaf weeds and grasses
- Assessment of natural chemistry mixtures for activity as insecticides, nematicides, fumigants, fungicides, and biostimulants
- Development of MSM-based product candidates for stand-alone treatments or as adjuvants in integrated pest management (IPM) strategies