Bio-Gene

Bio-Gene Technology Limited, an agtech development company, engages in developing and commercializing insecticides/pesticides for animal health, crop protection, public health, and consumer applications in Australia. Its lead products include Flavocide, a beta-triketone insecticide product; and Qcide, a natural oil extracted from a cultivar of eucalyptus cloeziana. The company has a research collaboration agreement with James Cook University for the development of a tissue culture system to support the expansion of tree plantations and scale-up of future Qcide oil production. It also has research collaborations with BASF, Grains Research and Development Corporation, and Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for assessing activity against grain storage pests. Bio-Gene Technology Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.