Benson Hill SPAC Presentation Deck
BENSON HILL
Proprietary Gene Editing and
Speed Breeding Enable
Rapid Prototyping
BENSON HILL HAS DISCOVERED AND VALIDATED
A LARGE PROPRIETARY PORTFOLIO OF CRISPR
NUCLEASES
CRISPR Nuclease scans
genome for target site and
makes a precise cut in DNA
DNA reattaches at target site
with intended edit, leveraging
native genetic code
Source: Benson Hill. Note: Crop Accelerator scheduled to finish construction in October 2021.
Build
21
Crop
Accelerator
47,000 sq ft facility with 20,000 sq ft
of dynamically adaptive Conviron
growth chambers
Precise environmental control
365 days / year
World-leading high-throughput phenotyping
and automation capabilities
Target to increase annual crop cycles by
more than 2x compared to traditional
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