| Why | Category | Agriculture |
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| Level | Hard |
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| Use | New way to block a weed enzyme, since many weeds now survive glyphosate |
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| What | Atoms | Enzyme pocket cut-out 500–1k + molecule 20–50. C H O N F Cl S |
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| Build | Testing | Hard Greenhouse spray tests, then field seasons |
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| Funding | Compute ~$300 · Make ~$10–30k · Test ~$30–80k greenhouse · Other field + registration $10M+, partner pays |
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| Time | Make 2–3 months · Test 3–6 months in greenhouse · Total ~6–9 months |
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| How | Contact us for the design specs and build plan → |
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| Demo | Candidate locks into the weed enzyme, misses the crop version |
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| Competition | Bayer, Syngenta, Corteva, BASF; FMC tetflupyrolimet, the first new mode in ~30 years |
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| Business | Buyers | The same majors |
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| Revenue | Very high Co-development with an agchem major. ~$5–50M/yr if registered, 8+ years out |
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