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Saving Our Citrus Industry

In this episode, Orbia VP of Innovation & Ventures Shai Albaranes talks to Silvec Biologics Co-Founder & CTO Dr. Anne Simon about the devastating effects of citrus greening from Huanglongbing (HLB), a bacterial disease threatening citrus trees worldwide. Dr. Simon explains how Silvec Biologics is developing a novel approach using RNA technology to combat this disease and provide a lifeline for affected orchards.

About our guest speaker

Dr. Anne Simon is a renowned biology professor and the ​Co-Founder of Silvec Biologics, a company Orbia Ventures has invested in that is developing the first non-GMO process to inoculate trees, vines and bushes against ​harmful pathogens.

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