Unlocking the full
potential of seeds
About
From spark to seed, a world that grows smarter
Inari was born from a simple question: What if we can revolutionize agriculture by applying the breakthroughs already transforming human health to seeds? Today, our AI-enabled SEEDesign™ Platform is the industry’s most sophisticated performance accelerator, integrating the latest advances in genomics, artificial intelligence, and gene editing to accelerate breeding. By delivering high-impact, high-value solutions that push broadacre crops forward, we’re working to create tangible new value for farmers while enhancing food security and helping to protect natural resources.
Led and supported by noted visionaries from within agriculture and beyond, Inari fosters an intentional environment of constant learning and discovery. Our three global sites work in unison to support an industry built on relationships, creating benefits that can be realized across the value chain and into local communities.
By bringing unprecedented speed and precision to plant breeding with advanced technology delivered at scale, Inari is creating intelligent designs that unlock the full potential of seed.
Our History
February 2016
Inari launches
Founded by Flagship Pioneering in Cambridge, MA
November 2018
West Lafayette, IN site opens
Located in the heart of the U.S. corn and soybean belt
February 2019
Expansion to Ghent, Belgium
First non-U.S. site located in key region for European bioscience
May 2021
Collaborations signed
Agreements enable access to leading U.S. germplasm
February 2022
Wheat collaboration signed
Partnership with InterGrain focuses on increasing wheat yields for Australia
Summer 2022
First seed company partner demonstrations
U.S. farmers get first look at gene editing’s potential through customer demonstration plots
August 2024
Wheat editing designs evaluated in Australia
Preliminary field evaluations conducted by InterGrain to assess outcomes of editing designs for yield
Summer 2025
First commercial-ready soy design solution trialed
High Yield Designs for soybeans extensively tested across all U.S. growing regions