Rainbow Crops

TLDR

Rainbow Crops is a VIB–UGent spin-out that combines AI, genome engineering, and breeding to develop complex traits in crops, with a platform called Trait Foundry™ validated in corn.

Overview

Rainbow Crops addresses agriculture's challenge of improving complex traits like drought resilience and yield stability that are governed by complex biological networks. Their Trait Foundry™ platform integrates prediction, engineering, validation and learning to accelerate crop improvement, supported by Gates Foundation programmes and strategic industry partnerships.