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Inari Secures Total of $145 Million to Advance Corn, Wheat, Soybean Seed Research

Inari Agriculture, a biotechnology company developing next-generation seeds, has secured $145 million since its founding less than four years ago and is expanding its operations at its Purdue Research Park-based Seed Foundry.

"There are several goals we are working toward at the Seed Foundry including reducing the time and cost to develop new seeds, and improving water and land use for crops like corn, wheat and soybeans," Inari Agriculture CEO Ponsi Trivisvavet said. "With the funding we can support additional team members and increase our staff in West Lafayette to accelerate our seed research at an even faster pace."

Trivisvavet added that the research advancements would help Inari expand its extensive "toolbox" of proprietary and exclusively licensed technologies to create new products and added production value for farmers around the globe.

"Right now, we are focusing on corn, wheat and soybeans because these are common food sources around the world and common crops in the U.S.," Trivisvavet said.

The funding will help support plans to introduce gene-edited hybrid corn and soybean varieties with improved yield results and reduce water and fertilizer requirements.

The company opened the Seed Foundry in West Lafayette, Indiana, in 2018. The company also has locations in Ghent, Belgium, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

"We conduct crop genetics research in Cambridge and Belgium, but we wanted a location in the Midwest where our customers are and where a majority of corn, wheat and soybeans are grown," Trivisvavet said. "We visited several locations and felt that being close to Purdue University would provide a number of important benefits including a pipeline of talent from Purdue and easy travel around the Midwest. An important added benefit is that the people in the Midwest have grown up around agriculture and they understand it and connect well as a team. "

Team members at Inari's West Lafayette site include Purdue graduates.

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