Target biology
Phenotype-led discovery across invasive species biology, life cycles, and environmental interactions.
Biology for invasive species control
Engineering practical solutions for invasive species pressure.
NovoClade develops biological technologies to address invasive species that threaten agriculture, ecosystems, and existing control systems.
Mission
Build practical biological systems for invasive species control.
Invasive species require tools that are biologically precise, operationally realistic, and designed with deployment constraints in mind. NovoClade combines organismal biology, computational design, and flexible intervention strategies to create products that can move from bench insight to field-relevant performance.
Platform
From target biology to responsible deployment.
NovoClade starts with the target invasive species and the deployment context, then selects the right intervention format instead of forcing every program through a single modality.
Computational design
Models that prioritize intervention designs and reduce avoidable cycles in the lab.
Intervention strategy
Program design that matches biological vulnerabilities with practical Genetically Modified (GM) or non-GM solution paths.
Stage-gated validation
Contained testing, specificity checks, regulatory pathway awareness, and partner validation milestones built into program design.
Program pipeline
A portfolio of invasive species control programs.
NovoClade applies its platform across agricultural, livestock, and ecological targets, with each program advancing through a stage-gated development path.
Soft fruit agricultural pest
Agricultural pest control
Target biology
Strategy design
Contained validation
Partner validation
Deployment
Nut and seed pest
Specialty crop protection
Target biology
Strategy design
Contained validation
Partner validation
Deployment
Livestock pest
Animal agriculture
Target biology
Strategy design
Contained validation
Partner validation
Deployment
Invasive reptile
Ecological invasive species control
Target biology
Strategy design
Contained validation
Partner validation
Deployment
Backers
Supported by programs advancing practical biology and commercialization.
Company updates
Recent milestones from NovoClade.
Media
Minnesota Star Tribune profiles NovoClade's fruit fly biocontrol work.
The North Star Insider feature highlights NovoClade's species-specific approach to spotted wing drosophila and the broader potential of its biological control platform.
Read in Minnesota Star Tribune
Funding
NovoClade selected for USDA funding to advance invasive species technology.
The award will support continued development of NovoClade's biological engineering platform for practical invasive species control.
Announcement forthcoming
Funding
NovoClade named among Launch Minnesota innovation grant recipients.
Twin Cities Business included NovoClade in its coverage of Launch Minnesota grants awarded to local startups across the state.
Read in Twin Cities Business
Contact
Partner with NovoClade on practical invasive species solutions.
We are speaking with research collaborators, commercial partners, public-sector groups, and investors aligned with practical biological engineering for invasive species control.
General inquiries
info@novoclade.com