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Syngenta seeks startups for alternative sources of dietary protein

Deadline: May 1, 2020

Syngenta, a Global $13B company that produces agrochemicals and seeds, Looking for sources of dietary protein as an alternative to conventional food production

Methods for producing dietary protein which can compete economically with field grown protein. Interested in new microbes, methods of fermentation, synthetic biology, other related breakthrough technologies. Also interested in discussing economics, regulatory, ethics, sustainability of dietary protein production.

Request comes from Heads of R&D Technology , Strategy & Planning.

This company has a good contact & process for working with startups, and past successes with (MIT) startups.  Will provide follow-ups, yes/maybe/no

Application Requirements

In your response, please

1. Explain concisely what you offer & your match with the above

2. For proofpoints, any relevant use cases / customer stories (can indicate industry/size if not ready to go public)

Deadline: May 1, 2020
Posted on: April 21, 2020
Location: video call
Industry: agtech

Syngenta, a Global $13B company that produces agrochemicals and seeds, Looking for sources of dietary protein as an alternative to conventional food production

Methods for producing dietary protein which can compete economically with field grown protein. Interested in new microbes, methods of fermentation, synthetic biology, other related breakthrough technologies. Also interested in discussing economics, regulatory, ethics, sustainability of dietary protein production.

Request comes from Heads of R&D Technology , Strategy & Planning.

This company has a good contact & process for working with startups, and past successes with (MIT) startups.  Will provide follow-ups, yes/maybe/no

Application Requirements

In your response, please

1. Explain concisely what you offer & your match with the above

2. For proofpoints, any relevant use cases / customer stories (can indicate industry/size if not ready to go public)


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