RNA-based biocidal technology kills 98% of Colorado beetles in independent test | newsletter

Positive impact on the environment, sustainable – The technology for yeast-based RNA production and oral delivery of crop protection is environmentally friendly and uses RNAi to precisely target specific genes at specific pests, causing damage to other organisms or to large-scale soil, water and air being avoided spectrum.

Vancouver, British Columbia, 29. September 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leading global biotechnology company, is pleased to announce that an independent test of an environmentally friendly, RNA-based biocidal technology has been conducted on Colorado potato beetle larvae (CPB), resulting in 98.3 Percent mortality rate and significantly reduced the extent of damage caused by the beetle to the plant.

The proof-of-concept test, conducted by a leading international agricultural consultancy with expertise in pesticide evaluation, used Renaissance-developed yeast-based RNA interference technology, which is designed to discover a specific CPB gene to turn it off in a targeted manner. This in turn resulted in higher CPB mortality and potato plant protection. The main advantage and industrial advantage of the new Renaissance platform technology for RNA production and oral delivery is that it is possible to introduce multiple different gene targets into each cell of the delivery system, creating the potential for CPB, which is resistance to this innovative biopesticide. largely eliminated.

Doctor. John HasnickRenaissance BioScience CEO, Renaissance BioScience, commented, “These are very promising results that clearly show that Renaissance’s eco-friendly technology protects the potato plant from the Colorado potato beetle. We still have some work to do, but these results confirm the potential of our technology to protect crops.” With the low-cost and large-scale production of yeast already available from well-established global yeast companies, we are now focused on maximizing efficacy through further laboratory and field trials and finding suitable business partners for the next stages of product development.

The RNA production and oral delivery technology is not only a potentially effective biocide against a wide range of pests, it also has promising applications in human and veterinary medicine, including aquaculture. Yeast has been the amazing natural backbone of human civilization for thousands of years, and we use it to develop many exciting new uses for biopesticides and environmentally sound bioremedies in the future. “

Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa ​​decemlineata) is one of the most economically destructive pests affecting potato cultivation in North America, Mexico, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia, including western and northeastern China. Leading position in potato production in the world China India is at the forefront of the eastward spread of CPB. CPB has the legendary ability to develop resistance to a wide range of chemical pesticides previously used to control it, and a natural biocidal solution is urgently needed to address the widespread harm and huge economic costs of this greatly reduced pest.

About Renaissance BioScience Corp.
Al-Nahda is based in Vancouver, Canada, is a company that uses its bioengineering platform technologies to develop innovative, marketable and practical microorganisms that provide solutions to a wide range of health, environmental and industrial problems. You can find detailed information about the Renaissance group of companies on the website www.renaissancebioscience.com.

For more media information or to arrange interviews: Steve CampbellCampbell & Company Strategies Inc. communications and public relations, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 01604888-5267, r [email protected]; For commercial or technology development inquiries: d. John Hasnick, CEO of Renaissance BioScience Corp. , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 01604822-6499, [email protected]