Research Agencies

The development of a thriving market for Jatropha is being led in large part by collaborative relationships between academic institutions, agricultural research agencies and the private sector. Research agencies around the world are at the forefront of efforts to develop Jatropha as a viable and sustainable crop in their respective regions.

SG Biofuels provides academic institutions and research agencies the opportunity to complement their existing Jatropha research and development efforts with additional resources and expertise, while creating increased leverage for funding. Opportunities range from joint breeding efforts

and access to biotechnology and synthetic biology tools, to collaborations with our team of molecular biologists and agronomists. SG Biofuels' completed sequence of the Jatropha genome provides research agencies with a unique opportunity to expand and accelerate breeding efforts utilizing their existing germplasm resources.

With existing partnerships with the Hawaii Agriculture Resource Center and Brookhaven National Laboratory, among others, SG Biofuels is actively identifying additional research collaborations to support the company's expansion into new markets around the world.