ABOUT US

Horticulture.
Agriculture.
Co-Culture.

From the creation of robust rhizospheres with carefully crafted microbial communities, to providing nutritional biostimulants that enable strong, damage resistance plant tissues, our goal is to make the hard work of growing just a little bit easier.

MEET THE FOUNDER

"Impello was created to bring next-generation biological solutions to better agriculture. Our biologics compliment and improve any grower's program, for any crop, in all environments." 

Prior to co-founding Impello Biosciences, where Michael Key oversees product development, innovation, and implementation, he was the Director of horticultural R&D at Functional Remedies, the first USDA certified organic hemp farm in the United States.

Michael has also been a research assistant in the Center for Rhizosphere Biology at Colorado State University, where he earned his degree in Horticulture.

Michael Key

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Impello Biosciences?

Impello Biosciences is a Colorado-based agricultural biologicals company focused on developing tools that help growers improve plant performance, stress tolerance, soil function, and sustainability. Our work is rooted in both field experience and laboratory science.

What matters most to Impello?

We care about making biologicals more reliable, practical, and useful for growers. That means building products that are scientifically grounded, field-relevant, and designed to fit into real production systems—not just sound exciting on a label.

Why is Impello so focused on R&D?

Biologicals have to earn trust. For us, that means investing in microbial discovery, fermentation, formulation, field trials, compatibility work, and mechanism-of-action research so that our products can be used with confidence.

What makes Impello different?

Impello combines grower-informed product development with deep biological research. We do not view biologicals as magic inputs. We view them as living and biologically active tools that need to be selected, produced, tested, and recommended carefully. We also believe that microbes are most powerful when they are used in communities which is why we co-culture, or ferment organisms together. With adaptive organisms, ensuring that you have more species in a product is the same as ensuring that you have biology that can respond under more circumstances, more consistency.

Are Impello products organic?

Some products may be appropriate for organic or regenerative systems depending on certification, crop, and region. Always check the current label, certification status, and local requirements before use. Or reach out to us and we would be happy to walk you through it.

Can Impello products be used with conventional programs?

Yes. Impello products are designed to integrate into these programs. They are tools for improving plant and soil function, not replacements for good agronomy.