Which ventures should emerge from your science?
We help universities and research institutions identify which agriculture and food technology ventures are worth building and why.
What could your science make possible?
Scientific promise is a starting point. A venture needs a reason to exist.
We connect important unmet needs with your institution’s distinctive capabilities. Then we investigate where the science, customer need, and commercial opportunity come together, and what still needs to be proven.
From possibility to a considered decision.
1DISCOVER: Find the opportunities.
Map your scientific strengths against meaningful problems in agriculture and food. Identify where your institution has a distinctive contribution to make.
YOU LEAVE WITH
A prioritized opportunity shortlist and the rationale behind it.
2VALIDATE: Test the case for building.
Investigate customer needs, technical assumptions, adoption barriers, and commercial potential. Establish whether a new company is the right route.
YOU LEAVE WITH
An evidence-based recommendation: advance, redirect, defer, or stop.
3DEVELOP: Define the path forward.
Translate a promising opportunity into a practical development plan, with clear validation milestones, team needs, partnerships, and resource requirements.
YOU LEAVE WITH
A venture development roadmap with explicit decision points.
Big challenges. Specific opportunities.
1Soil & crop health
More reliable biological crop inputs.
THE UNMET NEED
Growers need dependable performance and a clear economic reason to adopt biological inputs.
THE SCIENTIFIC STARTING POINT
Microbiology, plant–microbe interactions, formulation, and field research capabilities.
THE VENTURE QUESTION
Could these capabilities support a product that performs consistently in a specific crop and production system?
2Food & ingredients
Functional ingredients that earn their place.
THE UNMET NEED
Food manufacturers need ingredients that deliver the required functionality, taste, consistency, and cost.
THE SCIENTIFIC STARTING POINT
Fermentation, protein science, food chemistry, and process engineering.
THE VENTURE QUESTION
Could a new ingredient solve a defined formulation problem at a price and scale manufacturers can adopt?
3Post-harvest systems
Less food lost between harvest and use.
THE UNMET NEED
Producers and supply-chain operators need practical ways to preserve quality without adding disproportionate cost.
THE SCIENTIFIC STARTING POINT
Materials science, food microbiology, sensing, and post-harvest physiology.
THE VENTURE QUESTION
Could a targeted preservation or monitoring solution create measurable value within an existing supply chain?
A focused project. Or an ongoing capability.
Start with a defined research area or work with us to develop an agri-food venture pipeline over time.
Thematic opportunity discovery
A focused exploration of one research cluster or challenge area. We agree the boundaries, access requirements, and decision you need to make before work begins.
Individual venture validation
A deeper investigation of a selected opportunity, combining research review with customer and expert conversations to test the case for company creation.
Ongoing portfolio advisory
Regular opportunity reviews, updated assessments, and support prioritizing validation resources across your developing venture pipeline.
What ventures are waiting within your science?
Tell us what your institution is exploring.
We’ll shape a useful place to start.
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