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Agtech start-up CropBiome secures €1.3m in funding

Joint UCD and TCD spin-out uses microbes to treat crop seeds to produce healthier plants and reduce the amount of fertiliser required

Niamh Sterling, consultant, HBAN; and Sean Daly, CEO, CropBiome

CropBiome, a joint UCD and TCD spin-out company, has secured €1.3 million in investment as it looks to accelerate the commercial developments of its products.

The agtech company uses microbes to treat crop seeds to produce healthier plants and reduce the amount fertiliser required.

CropBiome is aiming to use the investment it has received to scale its team amid plans carry out trials with major seed distributors in Europe’s largest grain markets to bring its ...