Our Company
About BioConsortia
BioConsortia, Inc. develops superior microbial products that protect plants, enhance fertility, and increase yields while improving the sustainability of agriculture for our environment. Pioneering the use of directed selection within microbial communities, our patented Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS) process and cutting-edge GenePro genomics and gene-engineering platform enable us to predict, design, and unleash the natural power of microbes.
With labs at the corporate headquarters in Davis, California, and in New Zealand, the company now holds one of the world’s largest collections of pre-screened and characterized microorganisms, comprising over 60,000 microbes, including 9,000 endophytes, the microbes that reside in plant tissues and most directly affect survival and growth.
BioConsortia has now raised over $50 million from some of the world’s savviest sustainable ag and food investors and goes from strength to strength, having built a valuable and remarkably deep pipeline.
History
Founded as BioDiscovery, the company focused on ultra-high-throughput biological and bioactivity screening
Advanced Microbial Screening (AMS) discovery process conceived
BioConsortia Inc. formed as the parent company to BioDiscovery, establishing the HQ in Davis, California
Mission & Values
BioConsortia focuses on meeting the world’s food needs while reducing agriculture’s ecological impact. BioConsortia’s products replace crop inputs with microbe-based superior solutions for nitrogen fixing, disease control, nematode control, crop yields and post-harvest food safety.
At BioConsortia, we are about IMPACT, COURAGE, and PEOPLE. We do our work with PASSION and INTEGRITY.
We develop products that will benefit the lives of people and the planet for generations to come.
We innovate and push the boundaries of science, and embrace the position of leadership.
We empower, develop, and collaborate and we are energized by our diversity.
We have a passion to excel in every aspect of our science and work.
We are open, honest, respectful, ethical, and accountable.
