Moa Technology

Moa Technology is a UK agricultural biotechnology company founded in 2017 and based in Oxford, with additional operations in Yorkshire.

The company focuses on reinventing herbicide discovery to help farmers protect their harvests and enhance food security. It develops crop-protection technologies that aim to provide safer, more effective, and affordable weed-control solutions. The core of Moa Technology's work involves discovering herbicides with new modes of action. The company utilizes proprietary plant-led, in vivo, genomic, automation, and AI-enabled screening platforms to identify novel compounds from both natural and synthetic sources. Moa Technology aims to address herbicide-resistant weeds and promote sustainable agriculture by creating next-generation small-molecule herbicides and bioherbicides. Its offerings include a herbicide discovery platform and a pipeline of novel herbicide candidates intended for development and field trials, targeting the agricultural sector and supporting farmers and the broader agricultural supply chain.