GreenLight Biosciences
Americas
Medford
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2008
HEADCOUNT
101-500
FUNDING
Acquired / Defunct
Keywords:
cell_free, enzymes, crop_protection
BUSINESS
GreenLight Biosciences is an RNA-based agricultural biotech company founded in 2008, headquartered in Medford, MA, with manufacturing in Rochester, NY and field research in California and Seville, Spain. Develops RNA-based biological crop protection products and pollinator health treatments as alternatives to chemical pesticides.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core biotechnology company; proprietary cell-free RNA production platform is central to creating dsRNA molecules for pest/pathogen control in farming. GreenLight's core is a cell-free RNA manufacturing platform, using enzymatic (not fermentation-based) processes to produce double-stranded RNA at scale. The platform originated from cell-free biomanufacturing research and uses enzymatic cascades rather than microbial fermentation for RNA production. Products are RNAi-based biopesticides (Calantha for potato beetle, Norroa for varroa mites in bees, botrytis fungicide in development) and Fortivance, a novel adjuvant. The company holds 73+ registered patents primarily in biochemistry, enzymology, and genetic engineering
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
cell-free RNA synthesis; RNA interference; enzymatic RNA production
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Calantha (RNA insecticide for Colorado potato beetle); Norroa (RNA acaricide for Varroa mites in bees)