Nitrogen-Fixing Biologicals: The Next Generation
To truly deliver on their promise, nitrogen-fixing microbes need to up their game, says Ginkgo ag bio head, Michael Miile.
Engineering soil microbes to fix atmospheric nitrogen and reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers in cereal crops is a hot space in ag biologicals. The first wave of products, from companies like Corteva and Pivot Bio, have been on the market for three or four years.
But to truly deliver on their promise, nitrogen-fixing bugs need to up their game
Key technical challenges face all players in this space if they want to have a transformative impact, says Miille. In 2022, Ginkgo absorbed Joyn Bio after taking over Bayer’s R&D function for biologicals and its West Sacramento, California lab.
Bayer will focus on commercializing products emerging from the partnership, which has just been renewed. Ginkgo’s ag bio team, led by Miille, will continue to work on developing next-gen nitrogen-fixing biologicals.
Author’s summary: Ginkgo and Bayer are working together to develop next-gen nitrogen-fixing biologicals.
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