Cibus Announces That Controlled Environment Testing Of Its Third Mode Of Action For Its Sclerotinia Resistance Trait In Canola Demonstrated Enhanced Resistance; Expected To Help Preserve Crop Yields And Reduce Fungicide Usage For Farmers

Initial bioassay data for Cibus' third mode of action for white mold (Sclerotinia) resistance trait in canola shows promising results in controlled environment assessment

Cibus' white mold resistance traits are expected to help preserve crop yields and reduce fungicide usage for farmers

SAN DIEGO, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cibus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBUS) (the "Company"), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties, today announced that controlled environment testing of its third mode of action (MOA) for its Sclerotinia resistance trait in Canola demonstrated enhanced resistance.

The core of Cibus' gene editing technology is its Rapid Trait Development System™ or RTDS®. It is a system of proprietary technologies that integrates crop specific cell biology platforms with a series of gene editing technologies. RTDS enables the Trait Machine™, a stand-alone semi-automated end-to-end precision breeding system that is time bound and predictable, whose traits are indistinguishable from conventional breeding. Being able to develop and prototype different MOAs associated with Sclerotinia resistance trait in a series of timebound processes is an important ability of the Trait Machine process.

The Company has completed edits in each of four MOAs for its Sclerotinia resistance trait in Canola and has ongoing field tests for two of them. Management expects to complete field and/or greenhouse tests on all four of these MOAs by year end 2025 and expects to have additional edits and greenhouse results for its other MOAs by year end.