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Agritech · Still private

Gene-edited rice plants with herbicide resistance traits in the mitochondrial genome to prevent pollen-mediated resistance transmission to weeds

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Total capital: $500K

Federal grants: $500K; 3 awards · 2020–2024; Rank in peer group#2 of 36
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 2; 16 pending · first 2024; Rank in peer group#3 of 36

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Latest events

Jul 2024Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** The Goal Of This Project Is To Produce Rice Plants With Stable And Long-lived Herbicide Resistance Traits. Weeds Can Gain Herbicide Resistance By Receiving Pollen From Crop Plants And Acquiring Resistance Genes Directly. Such Weeds Are Tremendous Problems, Especially For Rice Farmers In The Southern US States As Well As In Asia, La$175K
May 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · New Transformation Technology for Gene Editing of Human Mitochondrial DNA Associated With Mitochondrial Diseases$225K
Sep 2020Federal grantAgriculture · Development Of Mitochondrial Transformation In Plants Toward Creating Elite Hybrid Wheat$100K

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Standing among 36 peers

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Agritech · Molecule

Federal grants#2 · top 6%
Granted patents#3 · top 8%

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USPTO · 2 granted of 18

Apr 23, 2026PendingHerbicide-resistant Genes For Mitochondrial TransformationUSPTOApplication 19317310
May 1, 2025PendingOrganelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseUSPTOApplication 18936230
Jan 23, 2025PendingPhosphite Dehydrogenase As A Selectable Marker For Mitochondrial TransformationUSPTOApplication 18716877

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Herbicide-resistant Genes For Mitochondrial TransformationApr 23, 2026 · Application 19317310Pending
Organelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseMay 1, 2025 · Application 18936230Pending
Phosphite Dehydrogenase As A Selectable Marker For Mitochondrial TransformationJan 23, 2025 · Application 18716877Pending
Organelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseDec 24, 2024 · US 12,173,295Granted
Organelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseMar 5, 2024 · US 11,920,140Granted
Phosphite Dehydrogenase As A Selectable Marker For Mitochondrial TransformationJun 8, 2023 · Application 18075874Pending
Organelle Genome ModificationNov 24, 2022 · Application 17561291Pending
Organelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseFeb 25, 2021 · Application 16641073Pending
Organelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseMay 9, 2019 · Application 16109523Pending
Herbicide-resistant Genes For Mitochondrial TransformationApplication PCTUS2024019118Pending
Phosphite Dehydrogenase As A Selectable Marker For Mitochondrial TransformationApplication 63286398Pending
Organelle Genome ModificationApplication PCTUS2020040730Pending
Organelle Genome ModificationApplication 62899495Pending
Organelle Genome ModificationApplication 62870441Pending
Organelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseApplication PCTUS2018047566Pending
Phosphite Dehydrogenase As A Selectable Marker For Mitochondrial TransformationApplication PCTUS2022080942Pending
Organelle Genome Modification Using Polynucleotide Guided EndonucleaseApplication 62548723Pending
Herbicide-resistant Acetolactate Synthase As A Selectable Marker For Mitochondrial TransformationApplication 63451173Pending

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

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09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.