Herbicide discovery platform
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Plant Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Liam Dolan (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Bowman JL
(2017)
Insights into Land Plant Evolution Garnered from the Marchantia polymorpha Genome.
in Cell
Hetherington AJ
(2018)
Bilaterally symmetric axes with rhizoids composed the rooting structure of the common ancestor of vascular plants.
in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
| Description | We discovered that there is a market for the high-throughput discovery platform. |
| Exploitation Route | We are using the data and information to raise funding to commercialise the high throughout screening platform. We are in the process of raising Series A funding for a company. We are keeping much of the activity confidential to protect agains competition. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| URL | https://www.moa-technology.com |
| Description | This pathfinder award has been used to carry out market research on a new discovery platform that we have developed. The market survey demonstrated that there is considerable commercial potential potential. We have used this information to raise £70,000 of funding to develop the platform from an investment company. We are developing a business plan to exploit this discovery and commercialise the discovery. £1.8 million was raised in seed funding and we are in the process of finalising Series A funding. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | Follow on Fund |
| Amount | £148,500 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/P004741/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Company Name | MoA Technology |
| Description | MoA Technology is discovering new weed control agents and plant growth regulators. MoA Technology was founded in August 2017 after completion of a £1.8 m seed round. In May 2019 MoA technology raised £6.4m in series A. It has grown rapidly and now employs 15 FTEs. |
| Year Established | 2017 |
| Impact | The aim of the company is to identify a new generation of weed control agents. It is too early to report the generation of new products. However, potential new herbicides have been discovered. The company is building collaborations with large agritech companies to identify priority molecules for commercialisation. Two patents are being prepared, though not yet published. 1. Champion C, Dolan L 2019 Identification and characterisation of herbicides and plant growth regulators 2. Champion C, Dolan L 2018 A method or system for the identification of a causative mutation causing a phenotype of interest in a tested sample. |
| Website | https://www.moa-technology.com |
| Description | Funding pitch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Pitching to venture capitalists |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |