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A grant from the United Soybean Board supports Amfora to develop soybean varieties with increased protein content. The grant from USB will provide Amfora with $350,000 in funding for a one-year period.
If certain milestones are achieved, USB may, at its discretion, provide additional funding in the following years. Amfora is a self-described biotechnology company that is applying gene editing to sustainably feed the planet.
USB CEO Polly Ruhland says increasing the protein content of U.S.-grown soy “is a key strategic objective for USB.” Amfora Chief Science Officer Michael Lassner says the company already demonstrated it can significantly increase the protein content of soybean seed by re-programming a genetic switch in the soybean genome.