b'SEED INNOVATION DAYS2023 Seed Innovation Challenge FinalistsFrom a field of 65 applicants, the following finalists were selected to travel to Seed Innovation Days in Austria to present their innovations live to the Seed Innovation Challenge jury. Amphasys AG ClimateAi CroptFounded: 2012 Founded: 2017 Founded: 2019Location: Switzerland Location: United States Location: SerbiaCEO: Marcel Ottiger CEO: Himanshu Gupta CEO: Oskar MarkoEmployees: 15-50 Employees: 51-100 Employees: 6-14Product: Ampha P20 and Ampha Z40Product: ClimateLensProduct: Al models for optimal distribu-Description: Instruments to measure theDescription: The ClimateLens platformtion/recommendation of seed varieties.condition of pollen cells in the field in aprovides short to long-term (1 day to 40Description: Al models are trained using fast, easy and accurate way. The technol- year) insights into weather and climatesatellite, soil, weather and field data to ogy provides information to improve lineimpact at a crop and region-specific level.predict behavior of crops/varieties in dif-selection, phenotyping, crop placement,Helps seed companies assess key risksferent locations. Based on the predictions, female-to-male ratio, DH production and(heat stress, frost, pest/disease) for cropthe technology recommends the appro-access to information that was not avail- suitability to optimize breeding, R&D,priate variety (or a portfolio of varieties). able before.sales & marketing and production efforts. Winner of Syngenta Crop Challenge and Market ready:Market ready:GIAR Inspire Challenge.Previous testing: (customer use) Previous testing: (on-farm field test- Market ready: Certificates / standards: (EC) ing) Previous testing:(on-farm field testing)Specially designed for seed production: Cropin Technology Green and SeedArable Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Founded: 2019Founded: 2015 Founded: 2010 Location: South KoreaLocation: United States Location: India CEO: Sung-jin ChoeCEO: James Ethington CEO: Krishna Kumar Employees: 6-14Employees: 100+ Employees: 100+ Product: Seed Film Cultivation (SFC)Product: Mark3 Product: Cropin Cloud Description: Seed Film Cultivation is a Description: Arable provides sensors forDescription: Cropin Clouds key featureseed sowing technology that attaches the characterization of trial fields. Theis global management of R&D efforts byseeds to a biodegradable film, then Mark3 third generation sensor, recentlycrop and variety, reducing costs and timespreads the film on farmland and covers launched in Europe, was designed forthrough a single source of truth. It alsoit with soil to make seed-soil contact, ena-research with a complete data portfolioallows centralized seed production man- bling high yields with less water, fertilizer, (climate, soil, plant health with our spec- agement with localization options basedand labor. The technology consists of a trometer, pictures from the trial fields andon preferred farming practices, ensuringseed-attacher and a mulcher.irrigation monitoring) all fully integratedefficient farming. Market ready: into the application. Mark3 acts as a hubMarket ready:Previous testing: (on-farm field testing)for wired and wireless sensors in the field,Previous testing:(on-farm field testing) Specially designed for seed production: connecting third-party sensors throughCertificates / standards:(ISO)(exclusively)SDI-12, pulse, analog, RS232 or Bluetooth.Market ready:hiphenPrevious testing:(field testing: on- Founded: 2014farm and scientific) Location: FranceSpecially designed for seed production:CEO: Alexis ComarEmployees: 155016/ SEEDWORLD.COMJANUARY 2024'