Indigena Biodiversity is a company that facilitates the development of naturally-occurring materials. Using expertise in intellectual property and commercialization, the company mission is to help biodiversity-rich countries to benefit from their local genetic resources. The concept is to identify naturally occurring genetic materials from around the world, which may have a commercial use; and act as a foreign partner to assist in licensing and development. Whenever possible we create patent protection, as a basis for higher value commercialization. In the company operations, we follow the principles of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol. Indigena ensures that a share of any benefit from the commercialization of products derived from plant material is returned to country of origin. We have built up considerable practical expertise in the operation of these conventions in countries of origin.