Loam Research Collaborations
Western Sydney University Academic Collaboration
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Loam x Western Sydney University
Unlocking the mechanism to stabile soil carbon
Capturing carbon in agricultural soils
Understand more about the science, by reading the latest peer-reviewed publication on our fungi’s ability to capture stable soil carbon.
Loam Research Collaborations
University of Queensland Academic Collaboration
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Loam x The University of Queensland
Developing CarbonBuilder Technology
Significant investment into R&D
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Internal research expertise
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Thousands of fungal isolates screened
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Hundreds of field validation trials
10,811 plots and counting...
Our science
Ground-breaking microbial sequestration technology
Loam Bio’s new class of biological products are a significant innovation for carbon sequestration in agriculture.
The product is a live beneficial organism and is used as a dry powder during sowing.
CarbonBuilder represents a breakthrough in sustainable agriculture by increasing the stable fractions of carbon in soil, thereby improving soil structure, nutrient retention, and ultimately, crop yields.
By increasing soil carbon and improving soil structure, CarbonBuilder contributes to improved soil function, agricultural productivity, and the mitigation of climate change.
Additional Resources
Product Compendium
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Mobilising the power of microbes
Developing the tools to take large-scale climate action
Loam Bio’s global innovation team consists of industry leaders that are delivering new technologies and applications to support farmers to build soil carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Through our rigorous product development program, Loam Bio is mobilising the power of microbes to provide agriculture the reliable technology they need to deliver sustainable supply-chains.
Each year, Loam Bio delivers hundreds of replicated trials and analyses thousands of soil samples to ensure farmers have tools they can rely on to deliver large-scale carbon draw-down.
Leaders in microbial technology
Our scientists are scaling a global discovery program to identify new tech for climate action
For farmers, backed by science
A rigorous science program delivering new technologies and pathways toward net-zero for agriculture
Real world testing at-scale
Each year our team delivers hundreds of replicated trials in real fields under standard industry practice, ensuring products that deliver consistent and measurable results for farmers
Delivering practical solutions
Loam works closely with farmers and agronomists to provide scalable solutions to integrate into existing farming systems
Partnering with the best
Our research partners
Frequently Asked Questions
What else would you like to know?
Loam’s internal research team is a cross-functional research team focused on foundational R&D, microbial library collection, organism screening, product development, soil sciences, field trialing and data management systems.
Our scientific team has trained at leading academic institutions and have led teams in some of the largest agricultural product development companies in the world.
The product development behind CarbonBuilder has been a comprehensive and systematic process that encompasses cutting-edge scientific methods and rigorous field testing.
We used stage gates to progress potential fungal strains and formulations from prototype through to product launch. The stage gates begin at microbial isolation and genetic selection, and end with large-scale on-farm demonstration sites.
Loam’s microbial library contains over 2000 unique fungal and bacterial isolates from across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. These organisms are sourced from a wide range of both natural and managed landscapes, and span extremely harsh environments to high rainfall zones.
We carry out R&D into the novel groups within our library to deliver new mechanisms and products from our library while adhering to the Convention on Biological Diversity (1993).
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While Loam uses cutting edge sequencing technology and genetic manipulation techniques for research purposes, none of the organisms in our product are genetically modified.
We choose to leverage the natural capabilities of the microbial world.
Loam’s mantra is ‘do no harm’ when it comes to our R&D and product delivery.
We work with beneficial organisms that deliver positive impacts on soils and farming systems.
We carry out 4 tiers of screening; genetic, laboratory, controlled environment and field, to ensure that our products have no negative impacts, and preferentially select for additional beneficial outcomes.