Through the agreement, Corteva receives an exclusive license to Elemental Enzymes’s Waterflux technology
Corteva Agriscience and Elemental Enzymes, a life sciences company that develops novel biotechnology and enzyme solutions, has announced a multi-year global agreement around a unique abiotic stress mitigation technology.
Through the agreement, Corteva receives an exclusive license to Elemental Enzymes’s Waterflux technology. The optimised osmoprotectant blend provides plants with small organic molecules that help crops overcome abiotic stressors such as soil salinity, drought, and extreme temperatures, helping keep them productive and healthy.
Corteva will offer this technology through a family of products to be branded under the name Sosdia Abiotic Stress Mitigator/Biostimulant. Two different products and formulations will be offered for a broad range of crops, including specialty and row crops, sugar cane, and turf and ornamental, as well as range and pasture. Pending appropriate registrations, Corteva will launch the products globally, excluding Australia and New Zealand territories.
Corteva’s model for developing its best-in-class Biologicals portfolio combines external innovation, R&D collaboration, licensing, and distribution. This agreement shows how Corteva collaborates with leading companies to accelerate commercializing customer-centered innovations. Waterflux technology from Elemental Enzymes will provide value through Sosdia Abiotic Stress Mitigator/Biostimulants to improve consistency under environmental stress and enhancing yield potential and sustainability, in line with the Corteva Agriscience 2030 Sustainability Goals.
