From research project to spin-off: Aphea.Bio’s quest for next-generation biologicals
Isabel, you were brought in at a pivotal moment, when Aphea.Bio was looking for investors.
Isabel, you were brought in at a pivotal moment, when Aphea.Bio was looking for investors.
This new collaboration grants Plant Impact exclusive development access and a licensing option to these patent-pending small molecules identified at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology.
The increasing energy demand, depletion of fossil feedstock and global warming make a shift from today’s fossil-based economy towards a bio-based economy inevitable.
Taking advantage of cutting-edge molecular breeding methodologies, researchers will develop new varieties of tobacco and its wild relative Nicotiana benthamiana to produce added-value compounds such as antibodies, vaccines and drugs in a sustainab