SGB, Inc

SGB is an agricultural biotechnology company enabling the production of high quality, low-cost and sustainable plant oil, protein and biomass as sources for industrial materials, energy and food.  The company’s proprietary plant genomics, breeding and agronomy platform improves and domesticates existing and emerging crops by maximizing total yield, reducing input costs and enhancing production efficiencies.

With hybrid technology validated through a global field trial network and customer deployments in Brazil, Central America and India, SGB is a leader in the development and management of large-scale commercial projects producing significant volumes of plant oil, protein and biomass.

What We Do

• Help customers secure large volumes of sustainable, low cost plant oils, protein and biomass for the industrial materials, food and energy markets.
• Develop high-performing crops through a global crop improvement platform using molecular breeding, genomics and biotechnology.
• Commercialize traits, genetics and other proprietary technologies.
• Provide customized services and solutions to enable the profitable deployment and performance of commercial-scale agricultural projects utilizing novel crops.

Our Technologies

• Molecular Breeding 
• Genomic assisted breeding
• Proprietary hybrid seed production
• HTP genotyping
• Gene discovery

SGB provides a fully-integrated platform including the most advanced crop improvement program in the industry and world-class partners who address the complete value chain -- from crop science to farm development and management to downstream processing and logistics. The company has leveraged this platform to advance the development and deployment of Jatropha as a new source for plant oil, biomass and protein.