The Moss Man, Daniel Pacurar of Boreal Orchards will present his re:moss concept to global leaders at UNCCD COP16 in Saudi Arabia. The conference aims to combat drought and desertification. It unites global leaders focused on ecological restoration, emphasizing international collaboration for a sustainable future. Daniel Pacurar receives business support by Umeå Biotech Incubator.
In 2025, the Swedish Ag-Tech startup Cropcision will run a trial of its plastic-free precision fertilizers for sustainable sunflower production in Spain, supported by EIT Food. Cropcision aims to improve the financial and environmental performance of farms, forests, and greenhouses, aligning with the EU's Farm-to-Fork goal to reduce fertilizer use by 20 percent by 2030.
The Umeå company SpinChem has joined the Enzyme Technology Alliance, a group of six European companies collaborating to bring competitive solutions to the biotech industry. CEO Emil Byström states the alliance can offer solutions unimaginable before, aiming to replace harmful processes with environmentally friendly alternatives and contribute to a more sustainable industry.
The Umeå based biotech company SweTree Technologies is expanding and is currently seeking two new employees to complete a world-unique pilot for the industrial production of spruce seedlings using Somatic Embryogenesis (SE) technology. ”By 2025, the plan is to start building a factory capable of producing 20 million seedlings per year,” says CEO Christofer Rhén.
Restoring natural ecosystems in mining disturbed landscapes is a crucial yet complex process. A groundbreaking Swedish initiative, which employs moss to accelerate this restoration, is now being heralded as a potential game changer for the global mining industry. The mining companies Boliden, Copperstone Resources, LKAB, and Talga are all participating in the ‘re:moss’ project
The Umeå based company SpinChem AB is set to play a crucial role in the "Beat-PFAS project", funded by Formas, a Swedish government research council dedicated to sustainable development, with a grant of SEK 19.9 million. The project, led by Professor Jurate Kumpiene, aims to develop an effective solution for removing and destroying PFAS from contaminated soil and water.
The Umeå Biotech Incubator-backed ‘Shades of Green’ project, developed by Boreal Orchards, has created a moss that can be used on buildings, infrastructure and for the regeneration of nature. Now founder Daniel Pacurar is collaborating on a new development project with RISE Processum AB and Ecohelix to maximize moss establishment with the help of by-products from the paper pulp industry.
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