Supporting growers, shaping the future.

Meiogenix advances crop improvement through proprietary breeding technologies based on precise, targeted recombination. By unlocking the natural diversity of crops, we enable breeders to deliver elite varieties that help farmers meet the challenges of productivity, sustainability and disease resilience.

our vision
Breeding for a healthier, more resilient world

Accelerate genetic gain and advanced variety development, enabling a more sustainable future that meets the growing needs for Food, Feed, Fuel and Fiber.

Team

Ricardo Garcia de Alba
CEO

Ricardo Garcia de Alba is a seasoned strategic leader that comes to Meiogenix after serving 15 years at Corteva Agriscience.

Gaganpreet Sidhu
CTO

Dr. Gaganpreet Sidhu earned her PhD from Cornell University and was a Postdoc Fellow at Columbia University.

Virginie Alexanian
CFO

Virginie Alexanian - CFO After 10 years as an auditor at Deloitte serving mainly pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, she joined Cellectis as a deputy CFO after the Nasdaq IPO.

Mary Beth Miranda
CBDO

Mary Beth Miranda has over three decades of innovation and business development experience in agriculture and biotechnology.

Board of Directors

Neal Gutterson
Chairman of the Board

Neal is currently System Board member of the CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, and Partner and CTO at Radicle Growth, an early stage sustainable ag and food venture firm.

Johan Cardoen
Board Member

Dr. Johan Cardoen serves as Managing Director of VIB BV (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology).

Jenny Rooke
Board Member

Jenny is the Founder and Managing Director of Genoa Ventures, where she leverages her expertise to launch and empower the next generation of category-defying companies at the convergence of biology and technology.

Michael Krel
Board Member

Michael joined us in 2013 and is a partner in the Sofinnova Industrial Biotech Strategy.

Benoit Barteau
Board Member

Benoit BARTEAU is Investment Director in the Life Sciences Department of Bpifrance Investissement.

Ricardo Garcia de Alba
CEO

Ricardo Garcia de Alba is a seasoned strategic leader that comes to Meiogenix after serving 15 years at Corteva Agriscience.

Advisors

Alain Nicolas
Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor

Dr Alain Nicolas (CNRS Research Director) is a group leader in the Department of "Dynamics of genetic information: fundamental basis and Cancer" (Institut Curie).

Wojtek Pawlowski
Scientific Advisor

Dr. Wojtek P. Pawlowski is a Professor of Plant Genetics and Plant Breeding at Cornell University.

Investors