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Pioneering Solutions for Crop Protection

Quercus Biosolutions is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing a new generation of innovative, safe and effective bio-based crop protection products. Traditional chemical approaches are failing, face growing regulatory and consumer acceptance challenges, and cannot meet the innovation needs of an agricultural system facing the challenges of growing global population and changing climate. 

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Leadership

Jonathan Lightner, PhD

Jonathan Lightner, PhD

Jonathan Lightner, PhD

Founder & CEO

Seasoned Agribusiness Technology Executive with C-Suite Experience in global AgBiotech. Responsible for new launching new technologies in seed and livestock that became industry standards.

Matthew B. Crisp

Jonathan Lightner, PhD

Jonathan Lightner, PhD

Founder & Executive Chair

Accomplished Entrepreneur, Board Member and Advisor with tech-based rapid growth enterprises, namely in the AgriFood value chain. Former life sciences-focused Venture Capitalist.

Advisors

Anna Rath

Franck Dayan, PhD

David Longo

Experienced life sciences executive in agriculture and industrial biotechnology. Former Vestaron, NexSteppe, McKinsey.

David Longo

Franck Dayan, PhD

David Longo

Serial innovator and expert in the fusion of gene and biotech. CEO and founder of Ordaos' and a Havard, Standford, IT and RIT alum. 

Thought leader in new modes of action and multi-herbicide resistance weeds. Leading researcher at Co

Franck Dayan, PhD

Franck Dayan, PhD

Jacqueline Heard, PhD

Professor at Colorado State University and a leading academic in the area of novel mode of action discovery and resistant weed control.

Science and AgTech leader that has forged new open innovation structures

Jacqueline Heard, PhD

Jacqueline Heard, PhD

Jacqueline Heard, PhD

AgTech executive and entrepreneur who forged new open innovation structures at Monsanto and then Enko, which she founded.

Jim Borel

Jacqueline Heard, PhD

Steve Gutteridge, PhD

40-year veteran of the global agriculture and food industries, including as a crop protection executive with Dupont.

Steve Gutteridge, PhD

Jacqueline Heard, PhD

Steve Gutteridge, PhD

Subject Matter Expert in crop protection R&D, and a former research fellow at companies such as FMC and Dupont.

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