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Plant Impact in collaboration with Belgium's VIB
Crop enhancement developer Plant Impact said it was joining forces with Belgian institute VIB to research a molecule that increases plant biomass.
The AIM-listed company said new collaboration grants it exclusive development access and a licensing option to these patent-pending small molecules identified at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology.
The VIB-UGent researchers have discovered that VIB891 can almost double biomass in different plant species, Plant Impact said.
"This new agreement with VIB enables the Plant Impact research and development team to carry out full a evaluation including glasshouse and field trials with these high-potential molecules," the company said.
"Their fundamental role and their impact on diverse aspects of plant development may indicate their suitability for several ongoing Plant Impact product development projects."
"The collaboration will also investigate possible further projects that could lead to the development and commercialisation of significant new crop enhancement technologies."