NewLeaf Symbiotics
Americas
St. Louis
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2012
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series D+
Keywords:
fermentation, bacteria, biostimulants, crop_protection
BUSINESS
Founded in 2012 (formerly TrophoMax) and headquartered at BRDG Park / Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, NewLeaf Symbiotics develops agricultural biological products based on pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs), naturally occurring plant-associated bacteria that use methanol as a carbon source. Commercial products include Terrasym biostimulant seed treatments for corn and soy, EPA-registered TS201 bioinsecticide (corn rootworm), and EPA-registered TS601 biofungicide, delivered through more than 100 partner brands.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
PPFM-based microbial technologies are the entire basis of the business, covering biostimulants, biofungicides, and bioinsecticides for row crops. The company has screened more than 12,000 PPFM strains and holds over 150 patents and patent applications. Production relies on fermentation and formulation of live methylotrophic bacteria for seed treatment and in-furrow delivery.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
microbial strain isolation; formulation
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Terrasym biostimulants; TS601 biofungicide; TS201 bioinsecticide