Belgian Fix For Soil Circularity
A fast growing Belgian startup is advancing the field of solid state fermentation with an innovative circular approach that converts farm biomass waste into beneficial agricultural microorganisms.
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Mycelium Based Fashion Mushrooming
Circularity and sustainability are at the heart of the ethos behind Italian biomaterials innovator SQIM. Using only mycelium and fermentation the company creates low environmental impact, high value products for the interior design, fashion and automotive manufacturing sectors. Using a proprietary process developed in-house, the company creates fashionable and high quality interior surface panels for the…
Hydro-Metrics Nails Nitrate Numbers
As concerns over groundwater nitrate levels grow, scientist engineers from the Southern Hemisphere have been exporting a unique nitrate sensing technology globally. Now the company is being spun out from it’s university consultancy origins, in the hope of securing investment and scaling up the operation considerably. Hydro-Metrics started life as a business unit within Lincoln…
Will Politics Stifle The Green Shoots Of Agritech?
Conflicts, climate change, constrained investment and the requirement to reduce agricultural emissions are all factors impacting our global food production system at present. Novel approaches will be needed in the future if we are to feed an estimated population of 10 Billion by 2050. Foodtech and agritech are likely to play an increasing role in…