Key Takeaways
- Tony Klemm, CEO of Enko, brings over three decades of agricultural experience to lead AI-driven crop protection innovation.
- Enko’s ENKOMPASS™ platform accelerates molecule discovery by 75% and reduces costs by up to 90%.
- The company focuses on herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides through global partnerships with major agrochemical firms.
- Enko addresses key industry gaps caused by resistance and regulatory phase-outs of older products.
- By 2035, Tony Klemm envisions Enko as a leading force in redefining how crop protection solutions are discovered.
Tony Klemm: A Lifetime in Agriculture, A New Chapter in Innovation
With more than three decades in the agriculture industry, Tony Klemm, now CEO of Enko, brings deep-rooted experience and perspective to one of the most pressing challenges in modern farming — the need for faster, safer, and more effective crop protection solutions.
“I’m a Midwest farm kid still involved in my family’s grain operation,” said Tony Klemm. “That keeps me grounded in understanding what growers face every day.” After three decades with Corteva Agriscience and its heritage companies—where he helped commercialize major technologies such as Enlist™ and PowerCore™—Klemm joined Enko in early 2025 to lead its next phase of scientific innovation.
Tony Klemm and Enko’s Data-Driven Revolution in Crop Protection
At the heart of Enko’s approach is its ENKOMPASS™ platform, which merges molecular data, machine learning, and field biology to identify and optimize crop protection molecules. “The industry traditionally takes 10 to 15 years and roughly $300 million to bring a new product to market,” said Tony Klemm. “Our technology can accelerate that process by about 75% and reduce costs by up to 90%.”
