Calyxt Will License its Plant Gene-Editing Tech to Other Firms

A UMN startup will offer its gene-editing technology, analogous to "molecular scissors," to other companies.  

Companies that want to develop products with that technology, or with traits developed by Calyxt, will now be able to secure a license.

Based in Roseville, the company got an exclusive license in 2015 to commercialize technology developed at the U’s Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development.

Read the full story in the Star Tribune.