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 22 UK precision breeding companies below.
Organelle engineering platform developing novel crop traits for agriculture
Cytotrait is a biotechnology company developing novel traits for food and agricultural crops. Its MOSS platform introduces genes and gene edits into plant organelles, including chloroplasts and mitochondria, enabling rapid homoplasmy across the plant. The approach aims to improve yield, resilience, disease resistance…
National capability in grassland and plant breeding science for sustainability
IBERS is a research institute at Aberystwyth University focused on sustainable food, feed and plant based industrial resources. Drawing on a century of plant breeding expertise, scientists develop resilient varieties of grasses, oats and other crops to address food security, dietary health and climate change. IBERS…