Deep Tech Pioneer Switch Bioworks Announces Collaboration with Global Agriculture Leader Bayer Crop Science to Advance Biological Nitrogen

What happened: Switch Bioworks announced a strategic collaboration with Bayer Crop Science on Switch's genetic switch technology and its potential to develop next-generation biologicals, with nitrogen fixation as an initial focus. Key numbers: Grow-room studies produced five times more nitrogen than Why it matters: Switch CEO Tim Schnabel called the collaboration a pivotal milestone for the company. Bayer's Benoit Hartmann said Bayer complements partners' expertise with product development, formulation, field testing and commercialization capabilities to accelerate progress for growers.

Switch Bioworks announced a strategic collaboration with Bayer Crop Science on Switch's genetic switch technology and its potential to develop next-generation biologicals, with nitrogen fixation as an initial focus.

Switch CEO Tim Schnabel called the collaboration a pivotal milestone for the company. Bayer's Benoit Hartmann said Bayer complements partners' expertise with product development, formulation, field testing and commercialization capabilities to accelerate progress for growers.