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Cytotrait, a University of Manchester biotech spinout, has secured £3 million in seed funding to advance its Mutant Organelle Selection System (MOSS), a novel platform for unlocking high-value crop traits beyond current nuclear genome engineering capabilities. The funding, led by Northern Gritstone and others, will enable development in crops like wheat and maize, leveraging MOSS's ability to rapidly achieve homoplasmy and reduce regulatory hurdles, with the aim of commercialising through partnerships with seed developers.
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Kubota Corporation led a €6.5 million investment round in Kilter, a Norwegian startup known for its autonomous precision weeding robot, the AX‑1, designed for high-value crops. This investment, alongside a distribution deal, aims to address labour scarcity, regulatory compliance, and sustainability targets by reducing chemical use and manual labour in farming, with an initial launch planned in Germany and the Netherlands by 2026.