Imagine if you could combine the best traits of three different plants at once instead of just two. Usually, some plants are 'incompatible' and refuse to mate, like a locked door. This technology finds a way to bypass that lock, allowing breeders to mix and match strengths from wild plants and crops much faster than before.
Traditional plant breeding is too slow to keep up with climate change and population growth. Hybridization barriers often prevent the combination of essential climate-resilient traits from wild species into commercial crops.
A three-parent breeding technology (3P-Tec) and an experimental crop prototype in sugar beet.
If you are a seed company dealing with slow breeding cycles and incompatible species — this project developed 3P-Tec that shortens the time to market for climate-adapted varieties. It allows the combination of beneficial traits from three parents instantly.
If you are a biotech firm dealing with the inability to transfer pest resistance from wild relatives to crops — this project developed a method to bypass hybridization barriers. This enables the mining of gene variants from previously incompatible species.
If you are a producer dealing with yield loss due to drought and salinization — this project developed 3P-Tec for crops like potato and sugar beet. This results in climate-robust crops that secure food supplies despite extreme weather.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures for the 3P-Tec technology are not provided.
Yes, the project includes commercial exploitation goals and partners with leading breeding companies like KWS and Aardevo to ensure industrial applicability.
Based on available project data, the project aims for commercial exploitation, but specific licensing terms are not detailed.
The project runs from 2022-07-01 to 2025-10-31, with a specific goal to substantially shorten the time to market for new seed varieties.
It acts as a tool to bypass hybridization barriers, allowing breeders to integrate traits from wild relatives that were previously impossible to combine.
The consortium is highly commercially oriented, with a 67% industry ratio consisting of 2 industrial partners (KWS and Aardevo) and 1 university. This structure suggests a strong pipeline from academic discovery at the University of Bremen directly into commercial seed production and market exploitation.
Contact the University of Bremen regarding 3P-Tec technology transfer.
Contact us to connect with the 3P-Tec consortium for licensing opportunities.
