Canola/Oilseed Rape is an approximately 40-million-acre market that is split between North America and Europe. Regulatorily, both the United States and Canada have developed regulations that consider the new gene editing technologies similarly to conventional breeding. Europe still regulates gene editing as GMO but recently published a study favoring new regulations to treat new gene editing technologies similarly to conventional breeding. If it happens, it is expected that new regulations would take approximately three years.

Pod Shatter Reduction (PSR)

PSR is our lead Cibus Powered™ trait product. We have had several successful field trials and agreements with several leading seed companies both in North America as well as in Europe. We expect to make the first transfers of customer’s elite germplasm with the edited trait in 2023. We expect these 1st transfers to be commercially launched in North America in 2025. If the EU changes their regulations in 2023 as expected, we expect PSR to be launched in the EU by 2027.

Herbicide Tolerance

We have licensed in initial traits for nutrient use efficiency in canola that we are beginning to start the editing process.

Our herbicide tolerant and disease resistant traits in our canola pipeline have been filed and been determined not to be regulated articles through the USDA’s “Am I Regulated” process, (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/am-i-regulated) which was replaced with the SECURE Rule’s confirmation process. The successful development and transfer of these first traits to our customers will be an important milestone in the gene editing industry. It will also be a major commercial milestone in the growth of Cibus.

Disease Resistance

We are very encouraged by our initial field trials for our initial trait for Sclerotinia (white mold) resistance in canola and winter oilseed rape. This is particularly important because, if successful, we believe it will be the first commercially available gene edited trait for disease in any crop. Together, with Pod Shatter Reduction and our herbicide tolerance trait, we are excited to have a family of traits available to the canola industry.

Nutrient Use Efficiency

We are in early discovery stage towards a trait for nutrient use efficiency in canola and expect to advance this trait to greenhouse and field trials by the mid-2020s.

Our herbicide tolerant and disease resistant traits in our canola pipeline have been filed and cleared by USDA APHIS “Am I Regulated” process. (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/am-i-regulated) and will be regulated in the US as products from traditional breeding.

Herbicide Tolerance

We are very encouraged by our successful greenhouse and field trials for our first two herbicide tolerance traits for rice. We expect these initial herbicide tolerance traits in rice to be ready for customer transfer in 2023. We expect initial launch of at least one of the traits in North America by 2025.

Disease Resistance

We are in the early discovery stage for a disease resistance trait in rice and expect to have field trials by mid-2020s. Disease resistance is an incredibly important need for rice farmers that may avoid multiple fungicide applications per year.

Nutrient Use Efficiency

We have licensed in initial traits for nutrient use efficiency in rice that we are beginning to start the editing process.

Each of our herbicide tolerant traits traits in our rice pipeline have been filed and been determined not to be regulated articles through the USDA’s “Am I Regulated” process, (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/am-i-regulated) which was replaced with the SECURE Rule’s confirmation process. The successful development and transfer of these first traits to our customers will be an important milestone in the gene editing industry. It will also be a major commercial milestone in the growth of Cibus.