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AmebaGone Inc. Aspire Food
Showcase Companies

Amebagone Inc. (AG) develops/ Aspire Food Group is the 2013 recipient
produces natural biocontrol agents of the prestigious US $1mm Hult Prize
of bacterial pathogens of plants and presented by former President Bill
animals. Our first targets are Erwinia Clinton. We use robotics, IoT, and
amylovora (Ea) the cause of FireBlight automation to farm insects that have
in pome fruits and Clavibacter a similar protein quality to meat with
michiganensis, causing blight in the environmental footprint of plants.
tomatoes, potatoes, etc. Our novel, Our fully-automated and modular
proprietary technology controls invasive technology can be scaled to any size
and destructive bacterial diseases in in any geography. We target markets
agricultural naturally, without spraying that utilize insects for food (sustainable
antibiotics or copper, which have limited protein), and utilize insect by-products
effectiveness and can be toxic to crops. including frass and chitin derivatives.
In agriculture, concerns about bacterial As a social enterprise, we also proudly
resistance to antibiotics resulted in empower smallholder farmers in
2014 legislation to ban antibiotic developing countries to raise insects
use in organic orchards, creating an to rise out of poverty and nutrition
immediate market opportunity. Our insecurity.
work is extensible to treating bacterial
pathogens of animals/humans. PRESENTER:
Mohammed Ashour
PRESENTER: Co-Founder & CEO
Cheryl Vickroy, MBA ma@aspirefg.com
President/CEO (512) 524-0037
cherylvickroy@amebagone.com
(608) 575-2378

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