1. Iowa BioTech Innovation Showcase and Forum
Partnering for Growth
March 20-21, 2018

2. COMPANY SUMMARY FOUNDED: NOV 2013
LICENSED TECHNOLOGY FROM THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
PATENDED MICROBIAL INOCULANT DELIVERY SYSTEM

3. THE TEAM CEO Bruce Caldwell Dennis Overmyer Becky Williams-Wagner
Former SVP R&D
ScottsMiracle-Gro, P&G
Former President, NanoMed
MBA, BS Chem Eng
Dennis Overmyer
Business Development Lead
20 yrs. Ag Sales & Marketing
Cert. Crop Advisor, BS Agronomy
Becky Williams-Wagner
Principal Scientist
PhD, Microbiology
Postdoc on B. Subtilis Viability
CSO Jane Fife
Former R&D Lead Battelle
Microbe Delivery Systems Expert
PhD Ag Eng

4. 7 Billion billion
More Calories in next 30 years than in the previous 500

5. Market Demand Increase yield per acre of farmland
Reduce environmental impact

6. BIOLOGICS $5B MARKET 15% ANNUAL GROWTH
DRIVEN BY LIVING MICROBIAL PRODUCTS

7. THE PROBLEM: HIGH MORTALITY -> POOR RESULTS
LIMITED DIVERSITY OF BENEFICIAL MICROBES l

8. THE ANSWER: BIO-Yield® PATENTED DELIVERY SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON FARM
ON-SITE GROWTH = FRESHEST MICROBES
APPLIED IN-FURROW OR ON-SEED

9. Initial Core Target : Ohio Region
Farm Size Acres
Cost $5,000
Yield Increase ,500 Bushels
Profit $25,000
ROI x

10. COMMERCIALIZATION PLAN
Phase 2 Expansion
175,000 Target Farms
$2.4 Billion Impact Potential
$202 Million Revenue Potential
Phase 1 Ohio Region
25,000 Target Farms
$340 Million Impact Potential
$29 Million Revenue Potential

11. FINANCIAL PRO-FORMA: A SOLID START 2014-2017 2X YEAR ON YEAR SALES
75% CUSTOMER REPEAT
HIGH GROSS MARGIN FOR 3BAR & DISTRIBTORS
$1M GRANTS TO DATE
$2M EQUITY FUNDING TO DATE
SEVERAL JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS

12. MILESTONES ✔ CAPACITY EXPANSION SERIES A FUNDING
VALIDATE LICENSING MODEL
5th GROWING SEASON (CORN, SOYBEANS)
BUILD OUT TEAM ✔
Q118
Q218
Q318
Q418
Q119
Q219
Q319
Q419
2018
2019

13. OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS WITH BENEFICIAL MICROBE LIBRARY
GROWER PARTNERS FOR FIELD TRIALS
DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS
INVESTORS FOR A ROUND TARGET Q1-Q2 2019

14. Bruce Caldwell Jane Fife CEO brucecaldwell@3barbiologics.com
Jane Fife
CSO