We improve AG from the ground up.
ABOUT US
Catalyzing the future of agriculture.
Elemental Enzymes was founded upon the simple belief that we must do everything we can to improve agricultural performance in a way that not only enables plants to flourish but enriches and renews the planet with eco-friendly and sustainable agricultural solutions.
From products that enable effective enzyme, peptide and protein inputs to foliar treatments that hold the promise to renew entire industries, our focus is to make a positive difference in the world through people – like you and me.
Success is a byproduct of responsible production. That’s why Elemental Enzymes works to bring cross-disciplinary scientists and processes together to create novel solutions to practical problems with a shared goal of helping both the plant and the planet.

WHAT WE BELIEVE
Innovate | Respect | Integrity | Deliver







WHAT WE DO
Our products and processes can be grouped into four distinct categories:
1. Disease Prevention & Treatment: These are biochemical pesticide products that work to treat and prevent a broad range of diseases across many crops and can be applied by a number of different delivery methods. These solutions leverage peptides, with direct action to trigger an immune response in the plant. Some examples include Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) and Asian Soybean Rust in soybean crops and Huanglongbing, also known as HLB or citrus greening disease currently devastating the USA and global citrus industry.
2. Nutrient Efficiency: These are non-pesticidal enzyme products designed to improve plant nutrient uptake by converting unavailable forms of nutrients into forms that the plant can uptake.
3. Carbon Kickstart: These are another class of non-pesticidal enzyme products that kickstart the native soil microbiota into action. Soil microbes produce enzymes to catalyze key reactions in the soil to provide nutrients to the crop. The Carbon Kickstart class targets 5 different carbon sources in the soil that can be broken down to foster root growth and for use by the native soil microbes.
4. Osmotic Stress Prevention & Remediation: These are naturally occurring biochemical products that work to prevent or reverse osmotic stress in plant cells by increasing water retention and providing protein stabilization. They can be used to supplement other Elemental Enzymes products used in soil and foliar applications for improved crop nutrition and to prevent disease.

PROVEN, PATENTED PRODUCTS & PROCESSES
We specialize in enzyme, peptide, protein, and biological chemistry solutions
that contribute to plant health, yield and profitability.
Vismax, formerly known as Falcon, is the first truly effective product for Citrus Greening. It is a disease prevention and treatment, also with proven efficacy for Asian Soybean Rust, Sclerotinia, and other crop diseases. Read more.
Res+ is a novel patented technology that kick-starts enzyme activity to significantly improve soil health and fertility. Read more.

LEADERSHIP

Brian Thompson, Ph.D. 
Co-Founder
Chief Executive Officer
Brian received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University before continuing his research in microbiology in his postdoctoral work at the University of Missouri. While at the university, Brian co-discovered key processes that would become the VersaShield® platform technology of Elemental Enzymes. As President and CEO, Brian is focused on growing Elemental Enzymes into a company that can take complex developing technologies from bench to market. He has worked to establish partnerships with key academic and industry partners to identify and validate next-generation solutions for a variety of industries.

Katie Thompson, Ph.D. 
Co-Founder
Chief Operations Officer
Katie studied molecular and cellular biology at the University of Missouri and received her Ph.D., specializing in the characterization of proteins involved in signaling. Katie has performed several key roles in her 10+ years at Elemental Enzymes, including running the day-to-day operations, product development and expansion of the innovation pipeline, investor and partnership establishment as well as driving of the strategic mission and culture development of Elemental Enzymes.

Ashley Siegel, Ph.D. 
Co-Founder
Chief Science Officer
Ashley brings a multidisciplinary background to Elemental Enzymes. Ashley has performed extensive research in muscle regeneration, enzymatic optimization and developmental biology. After completing her Ph.D. at the University of Missouri, Ashley was a research fellow at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute. She has experience in oncology modeling, genome editing, cell motility and microbial cell interaction. Ashley joined Elemental Enzymes as a Senior Scientist Adviser, providing input on technology diversification and niche marketing, and has transitioned into the role of Chief Science Officer to focus more on product development, patent writing and product efficacy.

Jörg Augustin, Ph.D. 
Senior Scientist
Jörg is a biochemist by training with specialization in plant biochemistry. During his PhD he worked on unraveling the biosynthetic pathway of triterpenoid saponins in the Brassicacea Barbarea vulgaris, which are involved in conferring insect resistance. His postdoctoral work was focused on exploring strategies to bioengineer mono- and sesquiterpene biosynthetic pathways into seed of the Brassicacea Camelina sativa to improve its applicability as a biofuel crop. In Jörg’s current position at Elemental Enzymes he is working on microbial expression system optimization and leads a research group aiming to identify novel seed and soil treatment solutions to improve plant growth. In addition, Jörg takes over bioinformatics projects such as microbial genome assembly and parsing and reformatting of third party datasets.

Jay Baumohl 
Chief Financial Officer
Jay has been a CPA for over 30 years and brings over 21 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry at fast growing companies such as Express Scripts, Walgreens and Pharmacy Services. As CFO, at Pharmacy Services Jay worked to structure a successful exit to a strategic buyer in 2014. Since then Jay has served as Principal at Olive Street Advisors, where has advised start-ups on strategic, financial, legal and regulatory matters. Jay is excited for the transition into the Agriculture industry and will continue in a similar role at Elemental Enzymes where he will be providing strategic recommendations and advising on business and financial planning in addition to serving as the responsible party for finance, accounting, treasury and risk management functions

Guy Perriman 
Global Business, Development Lead
Guy Perriman is an Australian with a 35-year background in commercial agronomy and ag business in Australia and across the globe. Guy has worked at all levels from the farm to CEO in building business partnerships, running sales and cross-functional teams to develop strategic new business segment categories and product solutions on a local and global basis. Guy is based in Melbourne, Australia and leads Elemental Enzyme’s international expansion initiatives and activities. Guy has a Diploma of Applied Science (Agriculture) from Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, NSW, Australia.

Keith Reding, Ph.D. 
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Keith brings over 27 years’ experience in the agricultural regulatory and compliance industry to Elemental Enzymes. Before joining Elemental Enzymes, Keith worked for USDA as a regulatory biotechnologist and then 23 years at Monsanto working in various regulatory roles including affairs, policy, and compliance. Keith oversees the development and implementation of international and domestic regulatory strategies as our Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Keith Reding received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia where he studied soil microbiology, microbial physiology and microbial ecology.

Jeff Kammermeyer 
U.S. Commercial Lead
Jeff brings 20 years of multidisciplinary experience to Elemental Enzymes with a background in operations, commercial sales, and R&D for organizations of all sizes. Prior to joining Elemental Enzymes, Jeff worked as Senior Director of the US Poultry Business Unit for Elanco Animal Health where he led the commercial business that delivered over $100 million in annual sales. Jeff also spent over 11 years with Monsanto and held various roles of increasing responsibility in Commercial, Manufacturing, and Global R&D. Jeff is currently responsible for Elemental Enzymes US strategy development, partnership expansion, and commercial operations.

COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS
If you’re a commercial grower, you may already be using an Elemental Enzymes product.
To learn more about our partner commercial products, click here.

CAREERS
BE PART OF CREATING
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Our rapidly growing St. Louis-based team is looking for energetic, challenge-driven staff to continue support of current products and lead its’ innovative pipeline to market. We are a true life sciences company that discovers, develops and produces innovative products to increase crop yields. Elemental Enzymes was founded in 2011 on technology to make and stabilize novel enzymes and has grown to address the agriculture market with enzyme and chemical technologies that have an “outside in” approach to address crop needs. We hope you will join us in delivering world-class products to top agricultural companies through license and sales opportunities.

FOLLOW & CONTACT US
USA / Head Office:
1685 Galt Industrial Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
[email protected]
General Office: +1 314-429-2885
International Inquiries: +61 419-662-497
Columbia Research Facility
University of Missouri Life Science Business Incubator
1601 S. Providence Road, Suite 120
Columbia, MO 65211
Jacksonville Research Facility
Jacksonville, FL