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Microbial-Based Nitrogen Fertilizer for Crops

Developed by Pivot Bio, a sustainable agricultural company that uses microbes to deliver nitrogen to plants as an alternative to synthetic fertilizers. Pivot Bio’s technology pinpoints a microbe natural to a crop’s specific microbiome with the genetic code for nitrogen fixation. All genetic changes to the microbe are within its genome and applied during the planting phase, where they bind to the root and continuously fix nitrogen throughout the growing season.

Soyad™ Adhesive Technology

Water-based systems wood adhesives formulated with natural soy flour and a proprietary crosslinking resin. Soyad adhesive technology is a patented, bio-based, formaldehyde-free adhesive system developed by the modification of amino acids of soy proteins, resulting in environmentally friendly hardwood plywood and engineering wood flooring. The soy flour and resin blend forms a durable, water-resistant thermoset adhesive similar to the strength and performance of urea-formaldehyde-based adhesives.