FA Bio appoint Sophie Pickering and Dr Jonathan Tudor as Directors

As part of its next phase of growth, FA Bio appoint two new Directors from leading UK and European impact investors FA Bio, the revolutionary agriculture microbial discovery and development company, has appointed Sophie Pickering, Investment Manager at Pymwymic, and Dr Jonathan Tudor, Investment Partner at Clean Growth Fund, as

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FA Bio Celebrates Women Inventors Month

February felt like a month made for FA-Bio as we celebrated Women Inventors month.  As a passionate team determined to continuously bring new innovations to the world of agriculture, we felt it was fitting to highlight the women inventors that inspire us individually.  A lot were inspired by someone from

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FA Bio Announce its Latest ‘Culture Champion’

As part of its initiative to grow and nurture an inclusive and diverse team, FA Bio introduced a ‘Culture Champion’ award, which recognises and celebrates those who have made significant contributions to the team by living the company values. Each quarter, the team votes are cast to nominate those individuals

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FA Bio Announce its Latest ‘Culture Champion’

As part of its initiative to grow and nurture an inclusive and diverse team, FA Bio introduced a ‘Culture Champion’ award, which recognises and celebrates those who have made significant contributions to the team by living the company values. Each quarter, the team votes are cast to nominate those individuals

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Increasing the Crop Yield of Corn

The three most important food crops in the world are rice, wheat, and corn (maize). These three cereal grains directly contribute more than half of all calories consumed by human beings. In terms of production, corn is the leading crop in the world. It is a staple food for millions

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FA Bio Field Trials at Rothamsted Research

In Spring season 2023 FA Bio advanced development of an innovative biocontrol and biostimulant product for wheat crops, commencing field trials at Rothamsted Research, the world-leading non-profit research centre that focuses on strategic agricultural science to the benefit of farmers and society worldwide. Following successful results in FA Bio’s glasshouse

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Can Microbes Really Help Capture Atmospheric CO2

Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing atmospheric CO2 to reduce the amount in the atmosphere and slow down global climate change. Soil carbon sequestration is a process in which CO2 is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the soil carbon pool. An estimated 13 gigatons of

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FA Bio announce its latest ‘Culture Champion’

As part of its initiative to support and nurture an inclusive and diverse team, FA Bio introduced a ‘Culture Champion’ award which recognises and celebrates those who have made significant contributions to the team and company values. Each quarter, the team votes are cast to nominate those individuals worthy of

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Escorting an idea from the lab to commercial launch

Embedding intellectual property (IP) as a strategic pillar gives additional strength to companies, but it shouldn’t be viewed as a one-off activity. By continually building your IP as new phases of data becomes available, you can ensure the success of later commercialisation strategies and protect future partnership opportunities. All companies

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Paul Atherton statement

We are deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of Dr Paul Atherton, the Founding Chairman of FA Bio. His courageous battle with illness had a huge impact on his life and the lives of his loved ones who have supported him so immensely over the past twelve months

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Making the next generation of innovations a reality

We are facing enormous challenges in our environment with the planet struggling to support our growing population as its resources continue depleting. Sustainability, in its many forms is the only way forward and doing “more with less” is imperative. As with every facet of our lives in recent years, agriculture

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Sophie Pickering

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Sophie Pickering is an experienced Investment Manager, supporting high growth enterprises to scale-up their impact. 

 

With a passion for impact investing, she is focused on driving systemic change in our food systems and helping direct capital towards meaningful investments with visionary entrepreneurs. Sophie is committed to empowering diversity in the venture capital ecosystem to foster innovation and progress and support underrepresented voices to unlock untapped potential and cultivate a more equitable and vibrant entrepreneurial landscape.

 

Sophie holds the CFA qualification and a BA Hons in Economics from the University of Exeter.