AG Innovation Showcase Presentation

The Phyto-Microbiome Company
Biological Accelerators for Soil, Seed and Plant Vigor
AG INNOVATION SHOWCASE
St. Louis, MO
September 10, 2014
www.inocucor.com
SITUATIONAL BACKDROP
¥  Need
to grow food production by 100 percent in
<50 years
¥  Large
population growth in India, Africa and
China
¥  Synthetic
chemicals in our drinking water tied to
cancer and infertility
¥  1
2
billion people going to bed hungry each day
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OUR SOLUTION AND PRODUCT ROADMAP
Garden Solution® is a live-cell
formulation that interacts with the
indigenous ecology—the phytomicrobiome—to improve plant and soil
health for traditional and organic farmers
Future products are microbial cell-free
formulations that offer bio-stimulation and
better disease management for largescale production farmers
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POWER OF MIXED MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
A Microbial Consor.a, Rather Than Single-­‐Species, Approach 4
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Current technologies based on growing single
microbes that perform one task, such as disease
protection
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Inocucor’s technology based on the emerging
science of microbial consortia
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Microbes work together to stimulate the phytomicrobiome
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15 strains produce powerful natural growth
optimizers to promote a better balance of the phytomicrobiome
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Demostrate immediate growth benefits and increase in yield
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Increase of 15-20% in seed
germination rate in soybeans
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Field studies in soybeans show
10-15% higher yield over
nutrients only
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Greenhouse and field studies in
corn show increase in emergence
and dry biomass
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OVERARCHING VALUE CREATION STRATEGY
IP Value Creation Strategy
Rapid Commercialization Strategy
File IP around multiple solutions
Phased multi-channel
commercialization
Revenue from collaborations, licenses and products
Near-term: Key regional early adopters for 1st gen products and
“Big Ag” technology collaborations
Mid-term: Provide IP Content and supply Key Ingredient for biostimulation and bio-protection products to various industrial platforms
Coupled with Strategic Acquisitions
Stages Inocucor for liquidity event with multiple shots on goal
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FIRST COMMERCIAL COLLABORATION
Inocucor Technologies Signs First Commercial
Strategic Partnership with Axter Agroscience
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY
¥  Inocucor’s
intellectual property
and regulatory strategy are
intertwined to ring fence
proprietary position
¥  American
Type Culture
Collection (ATCC ) Patent
Depository
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OUR TARGET MARKETS AND CUSTOMERS
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Traditional and Organic Agriculture
Garden Solution® is used in both
traditional and organic farming
Production Agriculture
Next generation bio-stimulation and bioprotection products are targeted for use
by large-scale production farmers
Soil Amendments
$ Billions
CAGR 8.5%
$28.9
$17.7
2011
2017
Agricultural Biologicals
$ Billions
CAGR 20%
$7.5
$3.0
Will serve as the main driver of
valuation for Inocucor’s stakeholders
over the next 4 to 5 years
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2020
LEADERSHIP TEAM
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Donald Marvin, MBA – President & CEO
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Margaret Bywater-Ekegard, MD, PhD – Founder; EVP, Tech &
Innovation
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Strong background in finance, legal and business development with extensive
experience in building successful, high growth technology companies
Jan Kral – Vice President, Sales
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An out-of-the-box thinker and environmentalist, pushing the borders of traditional
microbiology through new formulation discovery and artisanal process transfer
Bryan Wallis, LLB, MBA – Vice President & CFO
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Molecular pathologist: extensive experience in identifying and successfully
commercializing proprietary technologies at several Life Science/Biotech
Ananda Lynn Fitzsimmons, Founder; VP, Disc & Process Dev
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Serial entrepreneur and track record of building exceptional value for
stakeholders at several Life Science and Agri-food companies
An accomplished engineer with the ability to bridge the Sales - R&D function
and to open new markets for innovative products
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FINANCING STRATEGY AND EXIT
A balance of short term revenue opportunities,
non-dilutive capital and equity fundraising
¥  Pursue
Non-dilutive Capital Opportunities
¥  Launch
Series B Equity Financing in the range of
$5M - $8M in Q4 2014
¥  Series
C Round - $10 to $15M to Stage Company
for Trade Sale or IPO
¥  Establish
a Pattern of Liquidity for SH’s within a 4 to
5 year time frame
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INVESTMENT THESIS
¥  Versatile
¥  Solid
¥  First
technology platform
Intellectual Property position and FTO
gen product being sold to early adopters
¥  Aggregating
leadership in key technologies & IP
for broad commercialization
¥  Leadership
Team and Board with track record of
creating exceptional stakeholder value
¥  Staged
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for a Trade Sale or IPO
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The Phyto-Microbiome Company
Biological Accelerators for Soil, Seed and Plant Vigor
Contact:
Donald Marvin
President & CEO
[email protected]
www.inocucor.com