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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Agtech startup AgBiome, which already has raised $100 million from several high-profile investors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has additional equity and a new chair.
Dr. Marijn Dekkers, former CEO at both Bayer AG and Thermo Fisher Scientific, took over as AgBiome chair as of Jan. 1, the company announced Tuesday.
Also, Novalis LifeSciences has made an investment in AgBiome. Dekkers is the founder and chair of the investment and advisory firm.
A spokesperson for AgBiome confirmed the Novalis investment after an inquiry from WRAL TechWire.
“With decades of exceptional leadership experience as a chief executive and in chairing boards of successful companies, alongside deep institutional knowledge across AgBiome’s business and strategic prospects, Dr. Dekkers is the ideal next Chairman of the Board to lead AgBiome to the next chapter of success,” said Eric Ward, co-CEO at AgBiome along with Scott Uknes.