It has been another great year for scaling Elemental Enzymes. The company doubled revenue last year and is set to do so again with a number of major developments, including a sizable investment from Paine Schwartz Partners.

One of our chief drivers here at Elemental Enzymes is to identify problems in crop production that have no solutions or could use more attention — not just in the United States, but in other locales. And because our crop-health solutions derive from naturally occurring enzymes, peptides, and biochemistries, we are often asked: Are they biologicals?

Unknown to most people outside the biological sciences, peptides are essential for life. Peptides aid immune systems in warding off harmful pathogens, slowing aging processes, and providing energy for cells, among other functions.