Company Profile

Asilomar Bio Inc
Profile last edited on: 2/12/18      CAGE: 6WSX7      UEI:

Business Identifier: Improving crop yield and water efficiency in farming
Year Founded
2012
First Award
2014
Latest Award
2016
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

953 Indiana Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
   (512) 650-8290
   contact@asilomarbio.com
   www.asilomarbio.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 12
County: San Francisco

Public Profile

Asilomar focuses on developing tools that growers can use to enhance their harvest yields efficiently through technological advancements in plant science and chemical manufacturing. The firm is creating crop protection tools to enhance harvest yields and efficiency by leveraging their breakthrough technology. With the majority of crop protection products on the market fall into three categories: pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides, Asilomar principals are working on creation a fourth class of crop protection product that deals specifically with environmental stresses. The firm is also developing a crop enhancement product that improves the water use efficiency of plants - getting more ‘crop per drop’ for growers. This product can be applied as a foliar spray or seed treatment to increase yields and reduce water requirements in field crops, fruits and vegetables, and turf. Field trials are underway across North America, Europe, and in the Southern Hemisphe

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
1-4
Revenue Range
Less than .5M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
1-4

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2016 1 NSF $150,000
Project Title: Novel chemistry for enhancing drought tolerance in field crops
2014 1 USDA $99,972
Project Title: Enhancing drought tolerance in maize using strigolactones

Key People / Management

  Travis Bayer -- Founder And Chief Technology Officer

  Eric Davidson -- Founder and Chief Executive Officer