A strategic partnership was just announced between Micropep Technologies (Micropep), a world leader in micro peptide technology, and FMC Corporation, a major player in the agricultural sciences industry. The partnership aims to create biological solutions to control harmful, herbicide-resistant weeds that lower crop yields.
The partnership will quicken the process of creating natural weed control products based on brief protein molecules produced by plant cells naturally. By a multi-year, exclusive agreement, the partnership will concentrate on creating fresh approaches to weed management in corn and soybeans. Utilizing Micropep's technology, the companies will combine their individual R&D resources to speed up the process and increase the likelihood of finding cutting-edge biological herbicides.
According to Dr. Kathleen Shelton, executive vice president and chief technology officer at FMC, "We are pleased to collaborate with Micropep in developing novel micro peptide technology to address resistance management." "Compared to what is currently available to growers, these novel mode-of-action biomolecules in agriculture represent a new and exciting new frontier. This agreement demonstrates our ongoing commitment to expanding the portfolio of biologicals that complement synthetics in FMC's top-tier R&D pipeline."
In 2021, the synthetic herbicide segment accounted for more than $26 billion of the global herbicide market. Bioherbicides that effectively control weeds while minimizing their adverse effects on the environment have a sizable market potential. Through this partnership, Micropep's micropeptide pipeline, which has proven effective against pathogens and resistant weeds that threaten important crops worldwide, will continue to develop. FMC continues to build a large ecosystem of partners to speed up the pace of crop protection innovation and invest in the discovery and development of new modes of action to address agriculture's most pressing challenges.
"Agriculture is a key focus area for Micropep, developing the next generation of natural solutions addressing global challenges in multiple markets. Farmers already experience impacts from climate change, and they urgently need new, sustainable solutions to safeguard their crops, according to Thomas Laurent, founder and CEO of Micropep. "This collaboration with FMC will hasten the accessibility of more environmentally friendly solutions.
"We aim to develop a selective natural herbicide efficient at controlling significant resistant weeds by combining FMC's strong scientific and commercial capabilities with our proprietary AI-powered micro peptide discovery platform."
Dedicated to assisting growers in producing food, feed, fibre, and fuel for a growing global population while adjusting to a changing environment, FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company. With the help of FMC's cutting-edge crop protection solutions, including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital, and precision agriculture, growers, crop advisers, and turf and pest management specialists can tackle their most challenging problems economically and sustainably. FMC is dedicated to finding new herbicides, insecticides, fungicide active ingredients, product formulations, and cutting-edge technologies that are consistently better for the environment. FMC has about 6,400 employees across more than 100 locations worldwide. For more information, go to fmc.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Micropep Technologies, a global leader in cutting-edge micropeptide technology, operates in the US and France. The business has created a unique AI-powered discovery platform for micropeptides, which are brief protein molecules produced by plant cells naturally and have countless uses. With a primary focus on agriculture, Micropep is developing the next generation of all-natural solutions to global challenges in various markets.
