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5Metis is Now Hiring!
May 12, 2022
5Metis is excited to announce that that we are looking for a new employee to help us add to our world class R&D organization in our Durham, NC labs and greenhouses:
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Research Associate – Chemistry
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Larry Creemer at jobs@5metis.com with the appropriate job title as the subject of the email.
Research Triangle Park, NC
April 26, 2022
5Metis, Inc., a recently formed pure-play discovery company specializing in crop health, is expanding its research in the area of crop protection with the intention of supporting smallholder farming communities in the developing world. These communities, often underserved by commercial agriculture, are disproportionately affected by damaging pathogens and unfavorable climate conditions that negatively impact crop production outcomes, often leading to significant crop loss. Through its research, 5Metis aims to tackle crop loss by improving pathogen-control methodologies for greater plant health and more profitable production outcomes.
Founded in 2021, 5Metis raised $10 million from private investors in a Series A Preferred Stock financing round lead by Ospraie Ag Science. “Our company is strategically focused on improving crop protection solutions by offering new modes of action that leverage molecular evolution and innovative science,” said Steven Tuttle, President and CEO of 5Metis. “Directing a portion of our research toward a particular geography allows us to not only investigate pathogens that have an adverse impact on a specific population but also to provide much needed support to smallholder farmers historically underserved by the crop protection industry.”
5Metis’s approach to research unites proprietary technology with scientific chemistry to deliver naturally-derived solutions that can ultimately provide effective control against harmful pathogens. Now, thanks to a multi-year grant awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 5Metis can elevate research initiatives by expanding its team as well as its laboratory and greenhouse footprint in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The award from the foundation will augment 5Metis’s goal to develop effective, low-cost novel fungicides with low toxicity and a broad antifungal spectrum.
“Expanding our research program will expedite discoveries in new modes of action to provide control in a safe and sustainable manner,” said Brian Green, Chief Scientific Officer for 5Metis. “The need fueling this research is great. When left uncontrolled, the pathogens we are targeting can devastate those depending on crop production for economic security.”
5Metis Is Expanding!
March 21, 2022
5Metis, Inc. is pleased to announce that three new employees have joined our team as we work to deliver novel solutions to the global agricultural chemistry industry. In addition, we have an active job posting for a Research Associate in Chemistry (click here for more information) and expect to have more job postings going live in the coming months.
Our new teammates are:
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Shengyou Long is our new Lead Formulation Chemist. Shengyou comes to us with a great amount of experience in agricultural formulations and was formerly a formulation chemist for Adama. He also brings process chemistry experience to the team.
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Katie Clements has joined us as a Research Associate – Biology. Katie completed her MS from UNC Wilmington in the microbial sciences and then gained significant experience working as a Research Assistant for the university.
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Cody Averette, who comes to us with experience from the Bayer CropScience and Syngenta greenhouses, is our new Greenhouse Technician.
Steve Tuttle, President and CEO, said, “We are excited to have such high quality individuals coming on board to help us convert the unique properties of boron into much needed and valuable crop protection compounds.”
3 new companies spring to life from boron research at RTP-based Boragen
February 4, 2022
Boron’s value as a plant nutrient is well documented, but it has other properties that make it attractive for crop protection.
New RTP startup raises $10M with eye on crop protection
October 18, 2021
A Triangle-based startup has raised $10 million as it develops a new way for agriculture producers to protect their crops.
Crop Science Company 5Metis Announced as Fifth 2021 F3 Tech Accelerator Participant
October 6, 2021
F3 Tech, an agriculture innovation accelerator program for early-stage companies supported by the nonprofit Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center and the U.S. Economic Development Administration, today announced 5Metis as the fifth company in this year’s program. 5Metis is a new pure-play discovery company for crop health.
5Metis raises $10M for R&D of novel crop protection and plant health technologies
October 4, 2021
5Metis, a newly formed company, has raised $10 million from eight investors in an oversubscribed Series A Preferred Stock financing round, company president CEO Steve Tuttle said in an exclusive interview with WRAL TechWire.