We believe in biotechnology for a better future. We have a stake in tomorrow, so we’re working hard to create safer, stronger, and more sustainable approaches to growing crops and ensuring food security – for the benefit of farmers, consumers, and our communities.
We’re Trillium. Grow with us.
Trillium brings innovation and agility to overcome enduring challenges and declining efficacy in crop protection. Fusing breakthrough IP in RNAi with novel proteomics and artificial intelligence, our Agrisome platform provides new ways to deliver a range of biopesticides with far greater precision and efficacy – and far less environmental and economic impact on farming.
Since day one, Trillium has taken a different path to these problems, combining diverse perspectives and disciplines in a distinctive new approach to agtech. Our aim is to identify and develop more safe and efficient biologicals with an expansive, easily scalable set of applications in modern agriculture.
We focus our efforts on the early phases of the pipeline to accelerate research and value generation for companies seeking safer, durable, high-performance solutions for their current and future markets.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Science & Innovation
Todd was the co-founder and CEO of OligoEngine, the biotech industry’s first niche digital marketplace and a pioneering company in computational science for RNAi. He is also the founder and CEO of Halo-Bio, where he is the inventor of Trillium Ag’s core platform technologies: MV-RNA, MV nanoparticles, the Agrisome platform for aptamer-driven bio-nanoparticle surface formulation.
Paul is the former principal research scientist and an inventor at Targeted Growth, Inc. At TGI he applied genetic adaptations and biotechnology to a variety of commercial and emerging crops to produce significant yield increases that were validated over multiple years and in large-scale field trials. He is a recognized expert in biological modification for the fields of plant genomics and crop biotechnology.
Neal is one of the most accomplished and recognized leaders in agriculture, bringing a global industry perspective and decades of experience to Trillium. At DuPont Pioneer, and later Corteva Agriscience, he has led significant R&D efforts with an aspiration to design, discover and develop innovations that create value for farmers and deliver consumer benefits in planet-friendly ways. He earlier spent 12 years at Mendel Biotechnology in a variety of executive roles from VP of R&D to CEO.
David brings nearly 40 years of experience in R&D leadership to Trillium. Previous roles at Monsanto and its related firms include VP for Technology Strategy & Development; Chief Scientist for The Climate Corporation; and Co-President of Cereon Genomics. He was responsible for the discovery and development of insect resistant transgenic crops, is the co-inventor of the synthetic gene technology for expression of insecticidal proteins in plants, which is the enabling technology for nearly all insect resistant transgenic crop products in the marketplace.
Business & Operations
David was the co-founder and managing director of OligoEngine, and has served as an advisor on investment and business strategy within Seattle’s biotech industry. He has co-founded, launched and led companies across a variety of industries, building startups and helping billion-dollar global enterprise companies grow and transform. David brings key expertise in critical areas of growth leadership, product management and go-to-market, technology marketing, investor relations for public companies, global alliance management, and organizational development.
Ken has spent the last 25 years building, growing, and managing businesses – in industries including agriculture, biotechnology, nutrition, software, and consumer packaged goods – while overseeing P&L’s with up to $210M in revenue. Ken is the Principal and Founder of Fiber, Field, & Fork, a consultancy for companies in natural-fiber textiles, agriculture, and plant-based nutrition with corporate strategy, business development, marketing & sales, capital, and M & A needs. Ken holds a JD, an MBA, and a BA from Wake Forest University.
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NEAL GUTTERSON, Ph.D.
Director, Trillium Ag
Former Chief Technology Officer, Corteva Agriscience
Trillium Ag collaborates with a growing list of global leaders in bioagriculture to accelerate commercial and research programs. If you’re exploring new approaches to critical challenges in agriculture, or striving to improve outcomes for farmers, we’re interested in working with you.
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