Cibus Confirms Continuing Collaboration With John Innes Centre To Revolutionize Fertilizer Use In Farming

Researchers at the John Innes Centre (JIC) have discovered a genetic mutation with the potential to enhance nutrient uptake and reduce the need for artificial fertilizers

Cibus and JIC have agreed on a collaboration with the potential to introduce the trait into several commercial crops

Cibus previously announced the successful editing of Canola plants with this mutation and looks forward to further testing and trait validation

SAN DIEGO, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cibus, Inc. ("Cibus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:CBUS), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties, today confirmed its continuing collaboration with the John Innes Centre (JIC). Cibus applauds the JIC breakthrough discovery, published earlier this year in the journal Nature, of a biological mechanism that makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial soil microbes. Cibus and JIC have been collaborating to translate JIC's discovery into a nutrient use efficiency (NUE) trait for a number of crops, including canola/oilseed rape. If successfully developed, the NUE trait would lead to improved nutrient uptake thereby reducing the use of nitrate and phosphate fertilizers without compromising yields.