Pairwise Employee Directory
Biotechnology ResearchNorth Carolina, United States51-200 Employees
Pairwise is a mid-sized biotechnology company based in Durham, North Carolina, that focuses on plant gene editing for agriculture. It applies precise edits to improve traits such as yield, plant architecture, and resilience across a wide range of crops, pursuing a non-GMO path to commercialization. The company notes a substantial track record, including more than 11 million plant transformations and a 72% success rate in targeted edits. Its customers include breeding programs and agrifood developers seeking faster, more predictable trait development, with partnerships spanning research organizations and industry players. A recent development is a 2026 collaboration with Wild Bioscience Ltd to merge editing capabilities with AI-based trait discovery to shorten breeding cycles. Pairwise positions itself in the biotechnology research space as a specialized partner for climate-smart crop improvement through precise genetic solutions.