ICL And Lavie Bio Leverage AI To Make Significant Advancement In Development Of Yield Increasing Bio-Stimulants
More than one dozen novel microbes identified for row crops suffering from extreme weather conditions
TEL AVIV and REHOVOT, Israel, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ICL (NYSE:ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, and Lavie Bio Ltd., a leading ag-biologicals company and subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ:EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), today announced a significant milestone in their collaboration to develop bio-stimulant solutions for key row crops facing various abiotic stresses. By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), Lavie Bio has computationally identified more than a dozen novel microbial candidates believed to have commercial viability as bio-stimulants for crops grown under extreme weather conditions, including drought. While this process can normally take several years, the collaboration achieved success within its first 12 months – thanks to Lavie Bio's proprietary Biology Driven Design (BDD) technology platform.