2Blades and Public–Private Partnerships for Breeding Durable Disease Resistance
Breeding durable disease resistance is costly and slow, but 2Blades offers a new way forward. Founded by Roger Freedman and Diana Horvath, the organisation bridges advanced plant science with real-world impact through public–private partnerships that share costs, risks, and benefits. Led today by researchers like Dr. Kamil Witek, 2Blades delivers disease-resistance traits to breeders worldwide while ensuring smallholder farmers in Africa and the global south retain access at low or no cost.