EpiCrop Technologies

EpiCrop Technologies Inc. uses cutting-edge strategies to harness natural epigenetic crop vigor and decode the gene pathways that guide crop performance. They were founded in 2014 in Lincoln, Neb., by Dr. Sally Mackenzie and Dr. Michael Fromm. 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.