Toolgen, certified for new agricultural, forestry, and food technology with chili gene correction technology

In collaboration with Pamireseed, GMO regulation avoidance expected for global market entry Toolgen, a gene editing technology research and development company (CEO Yoo Jong-sang), announced on the 13th that the "pepper gene editing technology using the TRV virus" jointly developed with Pamireseed, a company specializing in new variety development (CEO Kang Byeong-cheol), has obtained the "2025 Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries New Technology (NET) certification" from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The NET certification is awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs after a comprehensive evaluation of the technological, economic, and managerial aspects of superior technologies that are either the first to be developed domestically or have innovatively improved existing technologies. The certified technology utilizes the Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) to precisely edit specific genes in peppers. It has been highly evaluated for its ...