Solynta

About:

Solynta is a breeding and biotechnology company based in Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Website: http://www.solynta.com

Top Investors: EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs, Fortissimo Capital, Innovation Industries

Description:

Solynta is a breeding and biotechnology company based in Wageningen, the Netherlands – the home town of one of the leading agricultural research institutions in the world. The company develops and applies new breeding technologies to convert potatoes into a hybrid crop. Hybrid potato varieties with superior traits and performance are being generated at a speed that is vastly greater than what can be achieved by traditional breeding. In addition, hybrid potatoes will allow sexual seed propagation, greatly enhancing the speed of product developments and providing tremendous logistical and phytosanitary advantages to the potato industry.