The brief

Analyst view

• Founded 2016 in Norwich, England; raised $178M in seven rounds through 2026.
• Non-browning banana launched 2025; approved in 11 countries including US, Canada, Philippines, Japan, Brazil.
• Panama disease-resistant banana planned for 2027.

Technical approach

As reported

CRISPR + RNAi platform

GEiGS combines gene editing with gene silencing

GEiGS uses CRISPR-Cas9 to edit genes and RNAi to silence traits, targeting single problems without changing the plant.

Non-browning trait

Disable the browning enzyme

The non-browning banana has the polyphenol oxidase gene disabled so the fruit stays yellow after cutting, reducing waste from cosmetic browning.

Disease resistance

Target tropical crop killers

Tropic works on resistance to TR4 (Panama disease) and other tropical pathogens that devastate crops across the developing world.