Ascribe Bioscience receives SBIR award from NSF

(Boyce Thompson Institute) On January 29, 2019, Ascribe Bioscience became the first company based on technology developed at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) to receive a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. The agbiotech startup will use the $225,000 Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a seed treatment technology that protects plants against a broad range of pests and pathogens.