Interview with Marcus Meadows-Smith, CEO Bioconsortia Inc.

Q2 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Outlooks on Pest Management Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI:10.1564/v33_aug_08

R. Blake, Marcus Meadows-Smith

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BioConsortia is an innovative microbial company developing consortia for improving plant traits and increasing crop yields. The company has a revolutionary R&D technology platform, Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS), which uses directed selection to identify teams of microbes that influence the expression of beneficial traits in crops. We are developing highly effective multi-microbe solutions with superior efficacy and consistency compared to conventional products. BioConsortia was established in 2014 as the parent company to New Zealand based subsidiary, BioDiscovery Limited. BioDiscovery was founded in 1994 in New Zealand and specialized in the discovery and development of natural microbial products. In 2009, BioDiscovery made a breakthrough discovery in the conception of the AMS process. Shortly afterwards, Khosla Ventures invested in the company as they focused on perfecting the innovative R&D platform. In 2014, the decision was made to globalize as BioConsortia, raising $15 million from Khosla Ventures and Otter Capital, and establishing the headquarters and labs in Davis, California, USA. BioConsortia now has over 45 scientists, including over a dozen at PhD level, and are spending over $10 million per year on R&D activities.

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专访Bioconsortia Inc.首席执行官马库斯·梅多斯-史密斯

BioConsortia是一家创新的微生物公司，开发用于改善植物性状和提高作物产量的联盟。该公司拥有一个革命性的研发技术平台，即高级微生物选择（AMS），该平台使用定向选择来识别影响作物有益性状表达的微生物团队。与传统产品相比，我们正在开发高效的多微生物解决方案，具有卓越的功效和一致性。BioConsortia成立于2014年，是新西兰子公司BioDiscovery Limited的母公司。BioDiscovery于1994年在新西兰成立，专门从事天然微生物产品的发现和开发。2009年，BioDiscovery在AMS过程的概念上取得了突破性的发现。不久之后，Khosla Ventures投资了该公司，专注于完善创新研发平台。2014年，决定以BioConsortia的名义进行全球化，从Khosla Ventures和Otter Capital筹集了1500万美元，并在美国加利福尼亚州戴维斯建立了总部和实验室。BioConsortium目前拥有45多名科学家，其中包括十几名博士级科学家，每年在研发活动上的支出超过1000万美元。

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期刊介绍： Research and development in the crop protection and crop enhancement sector continues to grow at pace. Those associated with the agriculture and food industries, researchers in academia, government organisations, legislators, and professionals involved with the development and environmental impact of pesticides and biotechnology can all benefit from Outlooks on Pest Management. This bi-monthly journal provides a unique blend of international news and reviews covering all aspects of the management of weeds, pests and diseases through chemistry, biology and biotechnology.