San Diego, California, USA
May 04, 2026
Represents achievement of strategic milestone for Cibus’ anticipated first commercial offering in the South American market
Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS), a leading agricultural technology company specializing in the development and licensing of high-value plant traits, today announced the transfer of gene-edited materials for herbicide tolerance in rice to its partner, Interoc. This transition facilitates the commencement by Interoc of testing and production in anticipation of the forthcoming launch of Interoc’s CIBUS® enhanced seed products into the Latin American agricultural sector.
“Our collaboration with Cibus continues to deliver significant value,” said Fernando De La Puente, Corporate Vice President at Interoc. “Rice is a critical crop for the Latin American economy, and we are committed to providing growers with advanced traits that optimize their productivity.”
"Achieving this milestone on schedule and within rigorous development timelines reinforces our core objective: the predictable, time-bound development of desired traits in rice and other crops,” said Peter Beetham, PhD, Co-founder and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Cibus. “With our Rapid Trait Development System™, we are addressing the global need for accelerated trait innovation and helping equip farmers with solutions to increase yields and support food security. Buoyed by the progressing harmonization of gene editing regulatory frameworks around the world, we expect to deliver additional gene-edited materials to our partners over the coming year as more traits progress toward commercialization.”
“Our partnership with Interoc has been characterized by high-level collaboration and productivity,” said Martin Poveda, Senior Director Rice & Business Affairs at Cibus. “Together, we are creating solutions tailored specifically for Interoc’s key markets and customers. At Cibus, we have several improved traits in our pipeline earmarked for Interoc’s elite product lines in rice and other crops and we look forward to the commercial roll out of these gene-edited products in the coming years.”
About Cibus
Cibus is a leader in developing traits (characteristics) that address critical productivity, yield and sustainability challenges. Cibus’ proprietary high-throughput gene-editing technologies drive its long-term focus on productivity traits for farmers for the major global row crops. Cibus is not a seed company. It is a technology company that uses its gene editing technologies to develop plant traits at a fraction of the time and cost of conventional breeding and to license them to customers in exchange for royalties.
About Interoc
Interoc is a leading agricultural solutions company in Latin America, specializing in research and development (R&D) of crop protection technologies and high-performance hybrid seeds. With over 30 years of experience, we integrate innovation, quality, and a deep understanding of Latin American farmers to boost field productivity and offer reliable products for the agribusiness and large-scale agriculture sectors.
Our commitment is to provide efficient and sustainable agricultural technology aligned with the real needs of the sector and aimed at strengthening the development of agriculture in the region.
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