GreenLight Biosciences and Queensland University of

• GreenLight Biosciences and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) companion to create an answer for fall armyworm
  
• Fall armyworm is one of probably the most damaging insect pests on the planet, inflicting greater than US$2 billion in annual crop loss worldwide
• The Australian authorities has been looking for a extra environmentally-friendly answer to fall armyworm and is supporting the partnership with a AUD$400,000 grant

BOSTON and BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Researchers from Boston’s GreenLight Biosciences and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, have introduced an settlement to develop an answer to fall armyworm, which causes greater than US$2 billion in annual world crop loss.

The partnership contains an Australian authorities grant to QUT of greater than AUD$400,000 from the Australian Research Council. It brings collectively the groups of two preeminent researchers, Dr. Julia Bally and Professor Peter Waterhouse from the QUT Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, and GreenLight’s Plant Health analysis and growth workforce.

The partnership goals to develop an answer for fall armyworm, a pest of nationwide precedence in Australia. It can be some extent of emphasis that the mission delivers environmentally-friendly crop safety instruments in opposition to fall armyworm.

GreenLight’s plant well being division is engaged on producing RNA-based options for a spread of fungi and bugs that trigger huge meals loss and crop injury yearly. In lab checks and discipline trials, GreenLight’s RNA-based options depart low or no residues.

Dr. Bally mentioned earlier collaboration on fall armyworm with GreenLight had been necessary to securing the grant from the Australian Research Council this 12 months.

“We are excited to work with GreenLight Biosciences on this solution to armyworm,” she mentioned. “We believe furthering our partnership will generate comprehensive new technologies to fight against one of the most damaging global crop pests and greatly improve Australian agritech capacity and strengthen international collaborations.”

GreenLight’s Vice President of Plant Health R&D Ron Flannagan said: “Fall armyworm has recently invaded Australia and devastates many crops, including sorghum and cotton. Our RNA platform allows us to develop solutions faster and more efficiently than was previously possible. So we are delighted to partner with QUT to accelerate our work targeting the fall armyworm with a sustainable solution.”

The project will begin with lab studies and advance to greenhouse and field trials.

“We believe this research will provide significant benefits, such as added security for Australia’s most important agricultural crops and regions and global food production,” Dr. Bally mentioned.

About GreenLight Biosciences

GreenLight Biosciences goals to deal with some of the world’s largest issues by delivering on the complete potential of RNA for human well being and agriculture. Our RNA platform permits us to analysis, design, and manufacture for human, animal, and plant well being. In human well being, this contains messenger RNA vaccines and therapeutics. In agriculture, this contains RNA to defend honeybees and a spread of crops. The firm’s platform is protected by quite a few patents. GreenLight’s human well being product candidates are within the pre-clinical stage, and its product candidates for the agriculture market are within the early phases of growth or regulatory overview. GreenLight is a public profit company that trades underneath the ticker GRNA on Nasdaq. For extra info, go to https://www.greenlightbiosciences.com/

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