Oxitec is a team of passionate individuals from 15 countries improving lives and livelihoods by developing the world's first safe, self-limiting technology to control pests that transmit diseases, destroy crops and harm livestock. 

Our technology platform allows us to build safe, non-toxic, species-specific, and self-limiting control solutions to a range of damaging insects. We work in close partnerships with governments, foundations, companies and communities around the world and have demonstrated excellence in targeted insect suppression, biosafety, environmental sustainability, regulatory approvals, public acceptance, and scalability. 

We are growing, so people who share our desire to have impact globally are encouraged to get in touch.

Agriculture & Farming

Biotechnology

Oxitec

Grey Frandsen

Jackson Nyarko

Eldred Wirsching

Adam Sibley

Raja Mahendran

Kelly Matzen

Kevin Gorman

Maxine Mitchell

Guilherme Gonçalves

Zoe Barnes

Sian Spinner

Eva Darrington

The Research and Development team at Oxitec is dedicated to innovating and refining the company's groundbreaking pest control technologies. Comprised of experts in molecular biology, field science, and laboratory management, the team collaborates to conduct rigorous research and testing to ensure the safety, efficacy, and scalability of self-limiting control solutions. Their work focuses on developing environmentally sustainable strategies to combat pests, ultimately aiming to improve global health, agriculture, and livestock management.

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