About Us
Proven Science for a Bountiful Future
VISION
Increasing plant yields to provide abundant crops and food.
MISSION
EpiCrop Technologies Inc. uses cutting-edge strategies to harness natural epigenetic crop vigor and decode the gene pathways that guide crop performance.
HISTORY
EpiCrop Technologies was founded in 2014 in Lincoln, Neb., by Dr. Sally Mackenzie and Dr. Michael Fromm. Several years ago, the Mackenzie lab made the remarkable discovery that plants can sense changes in their environment through specialized plastids that create sensory signals in the plant. These sensory signals trigger epigenetic changes in a programmed way that influences the plant’s response to stress and its ability to achieve enhanced growth. EpiCrop Technologies was designed to apply this new information for agricultural gains in crop performance and resilience.
WHO WE ARE
Work with Us
The new area of epigenetic research is providing definitive evidence of increasing yields in plants. The EpiMethyl Analysis platform is demonstrating a capability of accelerating the crop epigenetic breeding process by selecting lines with the greatest predicted performance potential.
EpiCrop Technologies is eager to work with partners to advance epigenetic plant breeding into robust commercial breeding and production systems to produce crops with increased yields.
To learn more about opportunities to partner with us, reach out to Michael Fromm through our contact form.
