With support from government, academia, and industry, we aim to transform agricultural resilience on a global scale, contributing to a stable food supply, environmental health, and societal well-being.
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Who We Are
Our mission is to discover bioactive compounds that enhance plant and soil health while engaging industry partners and stakeholders to co-develop technology, promote sustainability, and build public trust. Through international collaboration, C-SPIRIT will train future leaders in the bioeconomy and green agriculture sectors, creating resilient systems that support the world’s food supply.
Breaking News
C-SPIRIT Member Motoaki Seki Wins the JSPB Award for Distinguished Research!
September 18th, 2026
Congratulations to C-SPIRIT Japan lead Motoaki Seki on receiving the 2026 JSPB Award for Distinguished Research from the Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology! Dr. Seki, Team Director of the Plant Genomic Network Research Team at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, received the award in recognition of his research on plant environmental stress responses and enhanced stress tolerance. His work advances our understanding of the mechanisms plants use to respond and adapt to challenging environmental conditions, closely aligning with C-SPIRIT’s mission to develop new approaches for improving plant resilience.
New Publication from SunMoon University and KOPRI!
September 9th, 2026
Congratulations to C-SPIRIT members Min-Su Kim, So-Ra Han, Jun Hyuck Lee, and Tae-Jin Oh as well as their collaborators on their new publication “Metabolic potential for benzoate utilization revealed by the complete genome of Sphingobacterium sp. PAMC25397” in Microbiology Resource Announcements! The researchers sequenced the complete genome of the Arctic bacterium Sphingobacterium sp. PAMC25397 and identified genes associated with benzoate degradation, providing insight into its metabolic potential for utilizing aromatic compounds. These findings expand our understanding of microbial metabolic pathways and the biological mechanisms that enable microorganisms to interact with and adapt to their environments. Click here to read the full article!
