Netherlands-based Certis Belchim becomes Moa’s third major commercial partner in 18 months.

Moa Technology and Certis Belchim are partnering to bring together Moa Technology’s discovery platforms, which have identified over 80 new herbicidal modes of action in the past three years, with Certis Belchim’s expertise in product development, registration and marketing for sustainable crop protection.

Together, the companies will co-develop a novel Moa amplifier molecule for a specific active ingredient aiming to help farmers protect their harvests more safely, sustainably, and effectively.

Moa Amplifier molecules, a new class first disclosed by Moa Technology in August 2025, are non-herbicidal on their own but have the potential to reduce the amount or concentration of herbicides required.

Leveraging its proprietary Moa Gamma platform, Moa has already identified hundreds of these novel, non-herbicidal compounds that function as powerful amplifiers, which the company has now started to design and develop alongside commercial partners.

“We are very excited to be working with Moa for the development of herbicide amplifiers,” said Mark Waltham, CEO of Certis Belchim. “The current discovery and regulatory challenges faced by our industry are a real threat to the toolbox of herbicides available to farmers now and in the future. Not only can Moa Amplifier technology help offset that risk, but it may also potentially expand the number of herbicides available to farmers globally.”

Spun out of Oxford University in 2017, Moa Technology has developed proprietary technology to discover a new generation of synthetic and bio-herbicidal compounds based on novel modes of action. The company’s platform has screened over 830,000 compounds and discovered more than 80 promising novel mode of action areas. The collaboration with Certis Belchim is the third major deal Moa has signed since July 2024, following a value-sharing deal with US-based Gowan Company, and a major R&D partnership with Nufarm which has recently moved into its next stage of development.

“We are really looking forward to co-developing a Moa Amplifer with the team at Certis Belchim, who have shown real passion and commitment towards innovating for their customers,” said Dr Virginia Corless, CEO of Moa Technology.