MicroMGx

We deliver Nature's solutions to the world's farmers, by utilizing the world's best chemists - microbes.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Agriculture
  • Location Evanston, IL, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2015
  • Employees 2
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website micromgx.com

Company Summary

Our patented herbicide will help farmers defeat herbicide resistant weeds.
MicroMGx is a Delaware C Corp, based in Chicago and owns the exclusive rights to develop mgx 1001. We will soon sign an R&D agreement with a top Global Ag company leading to a license. They are excited by both the new MoA and natural production by bacteria. We will continue using our discovery platform to deliver more of Nature's solutions to the world's farmers.

Team

  • Jack Kloeber
    CEO/ CFO

    Jack is a retired US Army LTC, PhD, past Head of portfolio management for J&J and BMS, and owned a consulting firm for AG and Pharma companies. He is passionate about the power of biology and technology, sustainability and discovering what Nature has already designed. He has always thrived in leading small, talented teams to achieve big objectives in the Army, in Pharmaceuticals, and in Agriculture

Advisors

  • William Metcalf, Professor at Univ of Illinois, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board at MicroMGx. Focus on microbiology, genomics, genome mining
    Unconfirmed
    Neil Kelleher, Prof, Northwestern Univ. Co-Founder and Director at MicroMGx. Chair of Chemistry for Life Institute, world-renowned for work in proteomics, metabolomics. Founded several companies based on his research.
    Unconfirmed
    Regan Thomson, Prof. Northwestern Univ., Co-Founder and Director, MicroMGx. Head of Thomson Labs, President of Northwestern Faculty Senate. Research Focus is on organic synthesis -critical for success in natural product development.
    Unconfirmed
  • Philip Rollinson, 35 year veteran in Crop Protection in both small and large Agriculture companies.
    Unconfirmed
    Anthony Goering, PhD. Expert on MicroMGx discovery platform. Past CSO of MicroMGx. Expertise in in genomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics and microbiology.
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Rajmony Pannu, MD, vascular and vein surgeon, Board Certified. Entrepreneur in the life sciences. Early investor in MicroMGx
    Unconfirmed

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