Molecular farming is a term used to describe the production of high value compounds in plants.

Molecular farming is cleaner and more efficient than other molecule production techniques utilised in common fermentation systems.

Production of compounds through molecular farming is cost effective because the process is not infrastructure intensive. It is also a “scaleable” – higher production demand can be met by planting more crops.

Image courtesy of Queensland University of Technology, Plant Biotechnology Program

The application of Farmacule's technology to molecular farming will mean Australian growers will be able to farm crops like tobacco for bioplastics and therapeutic, diagnostic or industrial proteins.

Farmacule's technology will assist growers to produce plants which yield niche compounds which can be harvested, extracted and purified to meet a customer's desired specifications and, therefore, sold at a premium on the world market.