Precision breeding companies use genomic data and targeted biological technologies to develop improved traits in crops, livestock and other agricultural organisms. These approaches can accelerate breeding programmes and support more productive, resilient and sustainable food systems.
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Browse 13 UK precision breeding companies below.
Aquaculture genetics services and genomic selective breeding programmes
Xelect is a Scottish genetic services company providing selective breeding programme management and genomic analysis for aquaculture producers worldwide. The company manages over…
Global crop protection, seed and digital agriculture solutions provider
Corteva Agriscience UK is the British operating subsidiary of Corteva, Inc., a global agriculture company formed from the DuPont Pioneer, Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Crop…
BBSRC-funded national institute for animal biosciences research
The Roslin Institute is a BBSRC-funded national institute for animal biosciences research, part of the University of Edinburgh's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.…
Gene editing platform for disease-resistant, climate-resilient tropical crops
Tropic Biosciences is an agricultural biotechnology company developing gene-edited varieties of tropical crops, including banana, coffee, and rice, with a focus on disease…
AI platform predicting complex crop and livestock traits from RNA-Seq data
TraitSeq is an agri-biotech company providing an AI-based platform that predicts complex phenotypic traits in crops and livestock using RNA sequencing data and bespoke machine…
Genetically engineered insects for sustainable pest and disease vector control
Flyttr is an Oxfordshire-based biotechnology company developing biological solutions for sustainable pest management. Its core technology uses genetically engineered insects…
Selective breeding of Black Soldier Fly for insect farming
Beta Bugs is an insect genetics company that develops and supplies genetically selected Black Soldier Fly breeds to insect farmers. Using multi-trait selective breeding and…
AI-guided CRISPR platform developing precision-bred crop varieties
Phytoform Labs is a plant biotechnology company combining artificial intelligence and CRISPR-Cas gene editing to accelerate the development of novel crop traits. Its platform…
Gene editing platform restoring disease resistance in crop species
Resurrect Bio is a plant biotechnology company developing disease-resistant crops through a proprietary gene editing platform. Using computational biology and high-throughput…
Graph AI platform for crop gene target discovery and precision breeding
Biographica is a London agbiotech developing a graph machine learning platform to identify and validate gene editing targets for crop improvement. The platform integrates genomic,…
AI-driven platform engineering better crop varieties
Wild Bioscience is an agricultural biotechnology company developing next-generation crop varieties using a platform that combines evolutionary biology with machine learning. By…
Gene-edited crop traits for yield under climate stress
ALORA is an agricultural biotechnology company developing gene-edited crop traits that redirect plant energy from stress defence to yield. Using multiplex gene editing, the…