BetterSeeds Collaborates with The Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology in Bulgaria
17 February 2023 BetterSeeds, an agri-tech company that genetically enhances agricultural crops by using its proprietary genome editing technology, has announced the collaboration and licensing of a unique technology from the Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The CPSBB is a world-class European research center for plant science. Based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the center boasts state-of-the-art scientific infrastructure and is known for applying cutting-edge science. Our collaboration will focus on using genome editing, specifically BetterSeeds’ unique gene editing technology, to improve crops with CPSBB’s newly discovered genes that confer resilience to abiotic stresses such as heat and drought. BetterSeeds will be responsible for the gene editing work, while CPSBB will provide exclusively the gene targets for editing to BetterSeeds.
Dr. Tal Sherman, BetterSeeds’ CTO: “We were very impressed by the amazing site, state-of-the-art facilities, and brilliant people at CPSBB. The cooperation and collaboration between our two organizations has been seamless, and we are making great progress in our research. We are excited that CPSBB has decided to partner with us and exclusively license us their unique gene targets that we will apply with of our EDGETM (Efficient Delivery of Gene Editing) technology to unlock the potential of crops and improve global food security.”
Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev, CPSBB director: “We are very happy to cooperate with BetterSeeds on improving crops’ resilience to abiotic stresses, crop quality, and ultimately crop yield. I am impressed by the vision of the potential of BetterSeeds’ EDGETM technology and the deep vision of BetterSeeds managers. Together, BetterSeeds and CPSBB are much stronger, and we can really make a global impact on food production.”
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