Wild Bio partners with Oxford University for chloroplast crop research

Added on 10 June 2025

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Wild Bio partners with Oxford University for chloroplast crop research

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Wild Bio, a startup focused on evolutionary biology and crop resilience, has partnered with the University of Oxford on a new initiative called OPTIMiSE.

The collaboration has received multimillion-pound support from the UK’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA).
OPTIMiSE aims to develop a new method for improving chloroplast genomes in crops to enhance productivity and sustainability.
The project is part of ARIA’s Synthetic Plants programme, targeting transformative innovations in agriculture.
Wild Bio’s leadership highlights the potential of chloroplast breeding as a next frontier for sustainable crop development.

Wild Bio and Oxford Target Chloroplast Innovation with ARIA Support

Wild Bio announced its collaboration with scientists at the University of Oxford to co-lead OPTIMiSE (Oxford Plastid Transformation for an Improved Sustainable Economy), a project focused on revolutionizing plant breeding through chloroplast genome enhancement. The initiative has been awarded multimillion-pound funding by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), a UK agency focused on high-risk, high-reward R&D.