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nome are minimal; we hope this will accelerate the regulatory approval processes and allow us to bring our product to the market,” he continues.


Loosen restrictions “From our outlook, we see that governments are embracing gene editing, even in those regions which have traditionally been least in favour are adapting,” states Elram, and this rings true. In the UK, the government launched a consultation to loosen restrictions on gene-edited products and in the EU, past policies are being revised to become more lenient to- wards gene-edited products. We believe gene editing is the future of all breeding. It is faster, more precise, cheaper and able to do more compared to traditional breeding. Of course, we support its deployment in a safe and regulated fashion and believe it should be approached by regulatory bodies and the public with sensitivity and care,” Elram continues. “Our solutions promote animal welfare, whether by prevent- ing the cruel practice of chick culling or by preventing the spread of disease, and we believe consumers will recognize the clear benefit of our solutions and their positive impact on the lives of animals.”


Branching out The company previously focused mainly on egg-sexing for the layer market but is currently branching out into the broil- er market as well. And that is not all: “We are developing the egg inspection technologies side of our business to develop additional capabilities for hatcheries, which will be relevant


for the broiler industry as well,” he adds. “Our vision is to ex- pand our genetic solutions not only to other poultry, such as turkeys and ducks, but eventually to expand to other species as well, be it through disease resistance or other applications. We plan to be at the forefront of gene editing-based animal health solutions that will improve animal welfare, change ani- mal protein supply chains and improve the overall sustaina- bility of this industry,” Elram concludes. “We hope to accom- plish this both through internal innovation and through licencing external technologies for our future pipeline in poultry genetics and other species.”


By means of gene editing, Eggxyt will redi- rect these genes to target the vi- rus itself, pre- venting it from replicating in the cell.


If governments embrace gene editing for poultry, birds can be made insuscepti- ble for avian influenza.


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