Syngenta and Lavie Bio team up to speed up the R&D process for biopesticides
AgFunderNews
2024.04.03
Recently, Syngenta announced a partnership with Israel-based Lavie Bio to discover and develop novel biopesticides.
While partnerships between agrifood corporates and startups are common these days, this particular collaboration is aimed in large part at speeding up the process — a much-needed factor when it comes to biologicals development.
“One of challenge we have in biologicals is speed,” Jérôme Cassayre, head of biological research at Syngenta, said during a recent conversation with AgFunderNews and LavieBio. “There is at the moment a huge demand for new solutions, but there is an innovation gap that we need to bridge. That means all of us in the industry are trying to not only develop novel and effective solutions, but to bring them to market as fast as possible.”
Recently, Syngenta announced a partnership with Israel-based Lavie Bio to discover and develop novel biopesticides.
While partnerships between agrifood corporates and startups are common these days, this particular collaboration is aimed in large part at speeding up the process — a much-needed factor when it comes to biologicals development.
“One of challenge we have in biologicals is speed,” Jérôme Cassayre, head of biological research at Syngenta, said during a recent conversation with AgFunderNews and LavieBio. “There is at the moment a huge demand for new solutions, but there is an innovation gap that we need to bridge. That means all of us in the industry are trying to not only develop novel and effective solutions, but to bring them to market as fast as possible.”
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