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49 results for crop protection

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Opportunity

Laconik: Simple and easy on-farm trials - Investment and partnership opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Angel, venture capital and corporate investors seeking equity in scalable, on-farm trialling technology
  • Agricultural seed, chemical and fertiliser companies seeking technology to enable field scale testing of new products
  • Grower groups, universities and agronomists looking to trial a technology for conducting scientific, farm scale trials. 

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Laconik

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Cross industry Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Opportunity

TIA: Bacterial Inoculant for Plant Growth and Disease Reduction

Opportunity for:

  • Crop protection specialist (agchemical companies and chemical resellers), potato/vegetable processing and agronomy companies interested in licensing a bacterial inoculant.
  • Science industry partners interested in partnering for further development of the product.

 

  • Led by

    Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

  • Opportunity type

    Licensing, Research partner, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Fruits Oilseeds Pulse grains Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Automation Crop protection Data and AI Indoor agriculture Input management IoT & smart-farming Plant science
Opportunity

Bayer Crop Science: AgStart Golden Ticket Program - Acceleration opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Startups to access funding and access to lab equipment at AgStart incubator in Woodland, California.
  • Startups focused on regenerative agriculture, applications of synthetic biology, advanced breeding technologies and novel crop protection and efficiency approaches.
  • Led by

    Bayer Crop Science

  • Opportunity type

    Acceleration, Innovation challenge

  • Express interest by

    Tuesday, 30 April 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Early (TRL 1-4)
    Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
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Cereal grains
Plant science
Opportunity

Kansas State University Innovation Partners: novel method of broad spectrum resistance to multiple viruses in plants - licensing

Opportunity for

  • Industry partners, plant breeder, life science companies interested in licensing novel method of broad-spectrum resistance to multiple viruses in plants to further develop and commercialise.
  • Led by

    Kansas State University Innovation Partners

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Licensing, Research partner, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Friday, 28 February 2025 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Early to Mid (TRL 1-7)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the early to mid stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Data and AI Harvest technology Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Renewable energy Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

GrainInnovate – AgTech Venture Capital Fund

Opportunity for

  • Individuals and companies building a technology-enabled early stage business with application to Australian grain growers
  • Equity investors interested in exploring co-investment opportunities relevant to the Grain Innovate Fund

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking solutions, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cross industry Dairy Eggs Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Natural capital assets Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Animal technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Data and AI Food processing technology Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Novel ingredients Plant science Processing & packaging Renewable energy Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

Kansas State University: research and development collaboration opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Startups, companies, or researchers passionate about overcoming agricultural challenges through innovation who have interest in accessing our renowned experts, state-of-the-art facilities, and collaborative environment to drive the development or advancement of new technologies.
  • Led by

    Kansas State University

  • Opportunity type

    Research partner

  • Express interest by

    Friday, 1 January 2027 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Any (TRL 1-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are at any stage of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Harvest technology Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

Next Instruments: CropScanAg - investment and strategic partnership opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Farm machinery equipment manufacturers and distribution seeking strategic partnership and equity investment opportunities 

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Next Instruments Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Other rural industries
Novel ingredients
Opportunity

University of Adelaide: New Australian psyllium crop commercialisation opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Seed suppliers or cropping groups interested in co-funding a breeding program and production expansion or to collaborate on field trials and licensing of a novel Australian crop.
  • Led by

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Thursday, 15 August 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Cereal grains
Plant science
Opportunity

Bayer Crop Science: Automated plant tissue sampling in the greenhouse - innovation challenge

Opportunity for

  • partners from academia, with innovative solutions to enable automated plant tissue sampling in the greenhouse environment.
  • Led by

    Bayer Crop Science

  • Opportunity type

    Innovation challenge

  • Express interest by

    Tuesday, 30 April 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Any (TRL 1-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are at any stage of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Fruits Wine
Data and AI
Opportunity

Bitwise Agronomy: Seeking investors and strategic partners for AI crop analysis platform

Opportunity for

  • Strategic, agricultural, deep tech seed investors
  • Strategic partners to explore new and relevant relationships to find new ways of imagery capture e.g., robotics companies or corporate agriculture etc.

 ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    Bitwise Agronomy

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Cross industry Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Data and AI Food processing technology Harvest technology Indoor agriculture IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

Gaia Project Australia: Breakthrough crop cultivation blueprint for greenhouses and vertical farms - seeking $2 million investment

Opportunity for

  • Investors and commercial partners interested in supporting a leafy green Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) start-up with industry leading IP to commercialise.
  • Farmers/growers interested in moving into the CEA field.
  • Existing greenhouse/vertical farmers looking for more profitable solutions.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Gaia Project Australia Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Forestry Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Indoor agriculture Novel ingredients Plant science
Opportunity

MaxSil: Novel fertiliser company seeking investment

Opportunity for

  • A cornerstone Investor involved in global manufacture and distribution of agricultural inputs, a large agricultural conglomerate or a company involved in waste management.

  ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    MaxSil Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Eggs Fruits Game Packaged food Poultry Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Robotics
Opportunity

Cellysis: Fresh produce shelf-life extending technology - $500k investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Global agrichemical companies, life sciences and agtech companies interested in commercialising fresh produce shelf-life enhancing technology
  • Engineering and manufacturing companies interested in joint venture partnership to scale production of commercial plant
  • Fresh food producers and vertically integrated businesses seeking technology to extend shelf life of fresh produce.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Cellysis Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Multiple industries
Fruits Other rural industries Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Machinery & hardware Plant science
Opportunity

LLEAF: Innovative Greenhouse Trial Program

Opportunity for

  • Protected cropping growers interested in enhancing their crop yield through the use of innovative films and participating in the LLEAF R&D Partner Program.
  • Led by

    LLEAF Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Research partner, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Thursday, 31 October 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Fruits Nuts Wine
IoT & smart-farming
Opportunity

Athena IR-Tech: Irrigation optimisation solution - seed investment opportunity

Opportunity for:

  • Investors and commercial partners to bring customer relationships, co-development, investment to assist commercialisation to scale up globally in major wine and horticulture regions of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Europe, South America and South Africa.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Athena IR-Tech

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Cereal grains Cross industry Fruits Nuts Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Data and AI IoT & smart-farming
Opportunity

BirdSol: Investment Opportunity for Cherrp® AI Bird Deterrent Technology

Opportunity for

  • High-net-worth individuals
  • Investment funds
  • Strategic investors who have an agricultural background and who are interested in commercialising new technology.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    BirdSol Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Eggs Pasture, fodder & feed Poultry Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Opportunity

University of Southern Queensland: Testing Australian mycorrhizal fungi for their impacts on plant growth and ability to protect plants from drought stress – commercial partnership

Opportunity for

  • Corporate life science companies, research funding bodies, SME/scale-ups interested in supporting research of plant growth and drought resilience promoting mycorrhizal fungi.
  • Led by

    University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

  • Opportunity type

    Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cross industry Dairy Fruits Nuts Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Indoor agriculture Traceability
Opportunity

EcoSystem Farms: integrated agriculture and aquaculture soilless farming platform – seeking $500k - $1 million investment

Opportunity for

  • Impact investors (VC’s, family offices, angels) looking to invest in technology that has the ability to revolutionise the food production industry. 

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    EcoSystem Farms

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
Image for EcoSystem Farms: integrated agriculture and aquaculture soilless farming platform – seeking $500k - $1 million investment
Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cross industry Dairy Forestry Fruits Oilseeds Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Fisheries technology Harvest technology Input management Traceability
Opportunity

Real time data: Investment for development of existing US channels, and for trials in agriculture in Australia

Opportunity for

  • Investors^ in technology, VC funds, family offices
  • Agricultural industry bodies/associations to cost effectively develop and deploy data collection solutions.

^This investment opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Real Time Data

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Field trial

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Alternative protein
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients
Opportunity

The Leaf Protein Co.: Nutritious, highly functional alternative plant protein ingredient - seeking $US1 million seed investment, partners to establish pilot manufacturing

Opportunity for

  • Investors and commercial partners interested in supporting an alternative plant protein ingredient start-up to commercialise.
  • Partners with knowledge or experience in establishing pilot manufacturing to produce samples for market validation by food manufacturers.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    The Leaf Protein Co.

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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