Wild Bioscience

We recently welcomed BBC South to our HQ to show them how we are developing climate-smart crops. This video clip features our CEO Ross Hendron and researchers Joey Lau, Thea Jones, and Cerys Viner.

Beyond excited and honoured to accept two business awards on behalf of Wild Bioscience. I'm immensely proud of our entire team for bringing the dedication and ingenuity that makes Wild Bio a great, and now award-winning, business! Many thanks to the judges at Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) for awarding us the New Business Award! And many thanks to the judges at The Oxford Trust and Oxfordshire Business First for awarding us the Emerging Tech Business Award! It was a pleasure to host you all as you got to know us for the Oxfordshire Business Awards (OXBA). The Oxford innovation ecosystem is thriving, with so many other fantastic companies in attendance at the awards. It’s great to be a (growing) part of this community.

What does an enzyme, a chaotic rabbit population, and the world’s strangest vegetable all have in common?

It was nice to reflect on Wild Bioscience's mission and founding story with Oxford University Innovation & University of Oxford recently. The Oxford ecosystem is special for many reasons. Being part of it has been transformative for me on a personal level. "It’s incredibly inspiring to be surrounded by world-leading experts who are rolling up their sleeves to create impact with their research."

We're celebrating success! The whole team at Wild Bio is delighted to learn we're finalists for the Oxfordshire Business Awards (OXBA). We are finalists for two great categories: 🏅 Emerging Tech Business Award - awarded by The Oxford Trust & Oxfordshire Business First 🏅 New Business Award - awarded by Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) Looking forward to meeting other finalists at the awards night! #oxba #celebratingoxfordshirebusiness

More than 50 years after the conclusion of the space race, the term moonshot is enjoying a revival. This year the World Agri-tech Innovation summit had its own moonshot theme: How do we create a climate-resilient agricultural system? We need to cultivate more moonshots.

Crops are essential for feeding the world and fighting climate change. At Wild Bioscience we're developing next generation crops to tackle these growing challenges. "A subtle tweak can make a step change to how efficiently a plant behaves." It was a pleasure to sit down with Tom Allen-Stevens and share how we're combining machine learning and evolutionary biology to design yield-boosting and carbon-removing gene edits. https://lnkd.in/es6NRDJi

Founder to Founder, Exclusive insights from Perspectum Ltd, Wild Bioscience, Nucleome Therapeutics and Breakthrough Labs. ITS Oxford 📅 29th February 2024 🕙 8:30am - 11am 📍 Oxford Works, Oxford Business Park, Oxford OX4 2SU Join our engaging conversation with speakers whose opinions, ideas, and stories will provide real value. Our experts will share their career transforming moments, address the challenges at each level of their business journey and share practical tips, advice and key strategic priorities to help you achieve success in your business. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and gain valuable insights into the role of a CEO. Register now to secure your spot! http://bit.ly/49gakuJ Our Panel: • Dr Rajarshi Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer, Perspectum Ltd • Dr Ross Hendron, CEO & Co-Founder at Wild Bioscience • Danuta Jeziorska, CEO & Co-Founder, Nucleome Therapeutics • Kristen Weatherby, Founder of Breakthrough Labs Following the event, attendees are invited to join a tour of ARC Oxford and their latest state-of-the-art facilities with Duncan May. This free event is delivered in Partnership with Bidwells, Freeths and Barclays.

Last week I saw Wild Bioscience maize growing in a desert at the foot of the Andes. This was a huge milestone for me and for Wild Bio as it turns 2.5 years old this week. Not long ago this project was digital - a genetic trait design on a server at our Oxford labs. Now 7 foot tall plants are growing in a part of the world that receives less annual rainfall than Oxford does in a month. So why put a corn field in a desert? Let me explain...

Founder to Founder, Exclusive insights from Oxfordshire’s Leading CEOs If you were in a room with Oxfordshire’s top CEOs – what would you ask them? Join us for the next ITS Oxford breakfast event, Founder to Founder, where you can gain exclusive insights from Oxfordshire's Leading CEOs. This fireside chat will offer something different from the traditional presentation or speech so many of us are used to sitting through. Join our engaging conversation with speakers whose opinions, ideas, and stories will provide real value. Our experts will share their career transforming moments, address the challenges at each level of your business journey and share practical tips, advice and key strategic priorities to help you achieve success in your business. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and gain valuable insights into the role of a CEO. Register now to secure your spot! http://bit.ly/49gakuJ Our Panel: • Dr Rajarshi Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer, Perspectum Ltd • Dr Ross Hendron, CEO & Co-Founder at Wild Bioscience • Danuta Jeziorska CEO & Co-Founder, Nucleome Therapeutics • Kristen Weatherby Founder of Breakthrough Labs, Venture scout   Event details - 📅 29th February 2024 🕙 8:30am - 11am 📍 Oxford Works, Oxford Business Park, Oxford OX4 2DQ Following the event, attendees are invited to join a tour of ARC Oxford and their latest state-of-the-art facilities. This free event is delivered in Partnership with Freeths and Bidwells and proudly supported by Barclays.