Welcome to
Shoots by Syngenta™
Help us accelerate innovation through collaboration
Shoots by Syngenta™ is a global platform designed to help tackle agriculture's most complex challenges, increase innovation and advance sustainable agriculture which is good for nature, farmers and society.
Through science-based innovation challenges, the platform will connect scientific discovery and creativity bringing together academics, research institutes, startups, and cross-industry sectors to collaborate with our global network of 6,000+ scientists. In addition, our startup accelerator provides a supportive ecosystem for early-stage companies developing new technologies.
Shoots by Syngenta™ is built upon the values of openness and transparency and a belief that scientific investigation and collaboration go hand in hand.
“We've launched Shoots by Syngenta™ with the vision of bringing together a diversity of academia, start ups and organizations to navigate our shared journey: to solve the complex challenges needed to feed the world while protecting the planet.”
Kendra Gittus, Global Open Innovation Lead, Syngenta
Live challenges
View all our live challenges which have specific goals and criteria, where we are seeking brilliant minds to help us solve.
Research focus areas
Delve into our research focus areas, where we are always on the lookout for new technologies and research collaborations.
Other initiatives
