2Blades
2Blades is a non-profit, agbiotech company dedicated to preventing pre-harvest crop losses by translating scientific discoveries into resilient crop varieties. They support both commercial and smallholder farmers by bridging public and private resources to maximize agricultural innovation success. With over 20 years of experience, they focus on diseases affecting crops like soybean, potato, wheat, and corn, partnering with foundations, companies, and organizations to create a sustainable and productive global food supply.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
large (251-1000)
2Blades
Evanston, Illinois, United States, North America
Services
Identification and molecular cloning of resistance genes from crops and wild relatives for validation and deployment.
Scaled screening of PRRs and NLRs using protoplast-based platforms to functionally match receptors to pathogen effectors.
Sequence analysis, effector discovery, and computational identification of candidate resistance loci from genomic datasets.
Introduction of candidate genes into crop hosts and execution of disease assays to confirm function.
Design and management of greenhouse and multi-environment field evaluations to demonstrate disease resistance and agronomic performance.
Support for structuring collaborations, licensing technology, and transferring innovations to public and private delivery partners.
Identification and molecular cloning of resistance genes from crops and wild relatives for validation and deployment.
Scaled screening of PRRs and NLRs using protoplast-based platforms to functionally match receptors to pathogen effectors.
Sequence analysis, effector discovery, and computational identification of candidate resistance loci from genomic datasets.
Introduction of candidate genes into crop hosts and execution of disease assays to confirm function.
Design and management of greenhouse and multi-environment field evaluations to demonstrate disease resistance and agronomic performance.
Support for structuring collaborations, licensing technology, and transferring innovations to public and private delivery partners.
Expertise Areas
- Gene discovery and cloning for plant disease resistance
- High-throughput functional receptor screening
- Plant genome editing and targeted modification
- Genomics and pathogen effector discovery
Key Technologies
- Protoplast-based high-throughput assays
- Functional assays for NLR and PRR receptors
- Site-directed nuclease gene editing (TALEN-class platforms)
- Next-generation sequencing