RNA-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO REPLACE HARMFUL PESTICIDES
The Challenge
Toxic pesticides damage and accumulate in soil, water, and the air. These pesticides enter our food and bodies as well as killing beneficial insect populations.
Today's insecticides are designed as a catch-all solution made from harmful chemicals to kill all insects including bees, which ecosystems depend on. These chemicals also leave residue on the food we eat, the soil it grows in, and in the air we breathe. Furthermore, the process to develop and manufacture these chemicals is lengthy, expensive, and carbon-intensive.
The Solution
natural pest control Using RNA
Using specific genome analysis, a single molecule solution is targeted at a specific insect or pest.
This cell-free bioprocessing method produces low-cost, high-quality RNA that controls pest issues in a safe and eco-friendly manner. By analyzing a single biological pest, the RNA solution targets that pest without harming other life including plants, other insects and animals, or humans.
Opportunity Highlights
game changing cost profile
Proprietary cell-free bioproduction allows a cost point for true commercial adoption.
The efficacy of high-quality RNA based pest control solutions has been proven but high development and production costs coupled with a limited supply of high-quality RNA has resulted in extremely costly applications. The cell-free bioproduction method eliminates cost, scale, and quality barriers to bring down costs for widescale adoption.
Competitive advantages
BIODEGRADABLE
Doesn't accumulate on plants or soil
ULTRA-LOW COST
Low cost RNA production
HIGHLY SPECIFIC
Targets single molecules
MULTI-PURPOSE
RNA tech can be used in other applications
FAST
Rapid development compared to competitors
LOW-CARBON
Carbon neutral in application and production
Market Size
Pesticides
$130.7B
Market value forecast by 2023, according to the Business Research Company
Crop Losses
$94B
Value estimate of crops lost to insect pests according to research by Smriti Sharma
IMPACT
Increased access to affordable vaccines for infectious, metabolic, and rare diseases
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Reduction in GHG emissions/carbon footprint from the agricultural sector
More targetted pest control resulting in reduced land degradation and increased agricultural production