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Spearhead Bio

Plant genome engineering with large DNA cargo via transposable elements

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Spearhead Bio is a St. Louis agtech company spun out of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. It develops genome-engineering tools that combine CRISPR targeting with transposable-element machinery to insert, replace, copy, rearrange, and stack large DNA sequences in plant genomes for GMO and non-GMO trait programs. Founded by Dr. Keith Slotkin; Mike Bielski is CEO. Public materials describe licensing of its TAHITI platform and a September 2026 seed financing led by BioGenerator Ventures and Danforth Technology Company.

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seed
Founded
2024
Location
St. Louis, MO, USA
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  • TAHITI — CRISPR-guided large DNA insertion and replacement for crops · Other

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