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Altered Materials is a deeptech startup developing biodegradable, microplastic-free and plant-responsive encapsulation technology for biostimulants and biopesticides. Its plant-responsive capsules protect natural active ingredients from premature degradation, run-off and leaching, releasing them at the right time and place in response to specific natural plant chemical signals. The technology is designed to help biostimulant and biopesticide producers improve formulation performance, reduce input application and enhance efficacy, while supporting the transition towards more efficient, sustainable and regulation-ready agriculture.
Co-founded by Marco Illich, Carlo Amata, Morena Rolando and Silvia F. Garofalo, Altered Materials combines expertise in microfluidics, green chemistry, agronomy and formulation science. With one IP filing and a second in progress, the company is building the next generation of intelligent delivery systems for biological and natural-based agricultural products.
Founded by Gabino Sanchez, Ph.D. and Monther Yacoub, Agriterna develops next-generation AI-designed dsRNA-based crop protection that is biological, precise, and as effective as conventional chemicals. Its proprietary BlueMoon protein-based encapsulation enables delivery of dsRNA into plant cells via foliar spray, providing targeted control of specific pests while preserving non-target organisms.
The platform is programmable across multiple applications, with its first product aiming to offer a biological alternative to glyphosate.
Around 90% of climate-related disasters are linked to water, and for agriculture, drought remains the single biggest threat. AlgiSoil is a Hungarian soil-tech startup building climate-adaptive biofertilizer for healthier soils and more resilient planting.
One application at planting improves water retention, nutrient availability, and soil biology through a young tree's critical establishment window. Grounded in peer-reviewed science yet built for the field, AlgiSoil bridges the lab and the farmer.
BugBiome is developing insecticides from microbes. Our proprietary screening platform uses insects to guide discovery, finding biological insect control others miss. We deliver hit rates over 5× higher than industry standards, while reducing discovery costs and timelines.
We have already advanced our first aphid-control product into field trials, secured paying commercial customers utilising our platform and are looking for partners to bring our novel bioinsecticides to market.
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Landman.Bio develops sustainable crop protection solutions using bacteriophages to combat bacterial plant diseases. Its technology enables precise control of harmful pathogens while preserving beneficial microbiota, offering a natural alternative to chemical pesticides and antibiotics.
Building on extensive academic research, the company is advancing phage-based products for high-value crops, helping farmers improve yields while meeting growing regulatory and environmental demands in modern agriculture.
PitSeal is developing a biodegradable spray-on alternative to traditional plastic silage covers. By combining an innovative biofilm formulation with a contractor-led application system, PitSeal reduces plastic waste, improves farm safety, and simplifies silage covering.
Designed to integrate into existing agricultural workflows, the technology supports more sustainable and resilient livestock production systems. PitSeal is currently advancing through field validation and multi-farm trials.
Plantik Biosciences is an AgBiotech company developing next-generation plant engineering technologies to create climate-resilient crops faster, starting with drastically improved tolerance to heat.
Leveraging machine learning and genome editing, Plantik's technology unlocks the "dark genome" to significantly improve complex traits while minimizing performance trade-offs, solving a major bottleneck in adapting crops to climate change.
Ribes Technologies is a startup building an AI-powered pheromone trap system that brings automated pest monitoring to European orchards. PhenoTrap Digital traps stream images over the mobile network to the cloud, where purpose-built neural networks identify and count pests in real time — including some of orcharding'\''s hardest-to-detect species.
The Kronos web app turns these detections into farm-wide pest-pressure forecasts, helping growers cut unnecessary pesticide use and protect their crops sustainably.
SMAGRY by SafePAS is a portable, lab-grade soil nutrient analyzer that brings real-time soil testing directly to the field. Using capillary electrophoresis and a biomimicry-based extraction, it measures the nutrients crops can actually use - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium - and delivers same-day, on-site results in under 30 minutes.
Farmers in high-value agriculture make immediate, data-driven fertilizer decisions, eliminating the multi-week lab lag and protecting yields and margins.
Founded in February 2021, SugaROx is a spin-out from the University of Oxford and Rothamsted Research developing next-generation crop biostimulants. Its proprietary chemical caging technology enables biologically active molecules to enter plant cells following application through standard agricultural practices, such as foliar sprays.
By combining molecules with defined modes of action and precision delivery, SugaROx develops scientifically validated biostimulants designed to improve crop productivity, resilience and resource-use efficiency.
SymbioMatch develops region- and crop-specific microbial biostimulants that enhance crop performance while reducing chemical fertilisers use. By identifying optimal plant-soil-microbe combinations and producing them locally through a low-cost fermentation model, we enable scalable and affordable biosolutions.
Our formulations integrate seamlessly into existing seed treatment processes, helping seed companies deliver more resilient, sustainable, and profitable seeds to farmers.
Spring frost is an increasing problem under climate change destroying fruit harvests in just a single night, causing billions of euros in losses yearly. Current protection methods such as fire pots, gas burners, and sprinklers are costly, labor-intensive, and insufficiently protective.
WICE is developing a sustainable, effective and sprayable frost-protection product applicable with existing spraying equipment before frost events, helping protect vulnerable blossoms and young shoots from freezing temperatures.
