SporSenZ sensors take samples and data from the soil.
SporSenZ sensors take samples and data from the soil. New funding will help FA Bio further develop novel biofungicides and biofertilisers produced by naturally occurring soil microbes. The soil has a lot to tell us about how we could make agriculture more productive and sustainable, if we only knew how to listen. Tuning into these messages is the mission of FA Bio , an Imperial startup which has just closed a £5.3 million investment round to further develop and commercialise its soil microbe mapping technology. At the centre of the company's approach is its SporSenZ technology, a microbe sampling system that collects samples and data from agricultural fields. These are then analysed to identify promising microbes for development into agricultural bioproducts for the most important global food crops, such as wheat. "Our innovative technology and game-changing bioproducts have the potential to boost crop productivity and provide a natural alternative to chemical fertilisers, protecting the world's natural ecosystems," said Dr Angela de Manzanos Guinot, co-founder and chief executive of FA Bio.
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