Project Examples

Agrochemical & Pest Control

Microbinder on grass
  • Product strategy, partnering and other business development support activities for a British biological pest control company
  • Formation, management and sale of a UK spin-out based on custom fusion proteins for use as binders for encapsulated agrochemicals and other specialty chemicals
  • Market development and partnering for a biological pesticide company
  • Assisting an agrochemical company determine its options for launching a new generic product

 

Ethanol

Ethanol Plant
  • Completion of business planning and development for a US business that will introduce a process to extract co-products from dry mill corn ethanol facilities
  • Analysis of technologies & business models for corn germ extraction before the dry mill corn ethanol process

 

Seeds

Brazilian Seed Facility
  • Re-organization and divestment of a Brazilian seed company
  • Formation of seed companies in Mexico and Colombia
  • Assisting a polymer company determine if and how to proceed into the seed treatment industry

 

Agricultural Biotech and Plant Sciences

Biotech
Brazzein Sweetener
  • Analysis and rationalization of value-added plant genetic R&D targets for a leading multinational agrochemical and seed company
  • Partnering and business development for a plant genomics company 
  • Acquisition of a plant genomics business
  • Completion of a strategic review and business development plan for a Canadian genetic marker company
  • Valuation of a portfolio of technologies for a Chilean Research Institute
  • Recommending how a Japanese bioscience company could maximize the value of plant patents 
  • Assisting a plant genetic marker company determine a commercial strategy for providing its services to third parties

 

Feed

  • Business development analysis and planning for an early-stage company developing antibodies as feed additives
  • Market and pricing analysis for higher quality DDGS