b'SEED INNOVATION DAYS2023 Seed Innovation Challenge finalists gathered at Seed Innovation Days November 16 and 17, 2023 in Korneuburg, Austria.Product: PhenoMobile Market ready: No system for treating seeds without the use Description: Industrial-grade imagingPrevious testing: (lab testing, on- of chemicals using Activated Air, which is solutions, data fusion and artificial intel- farm field testing) a blend of reactive oxygen and nitrogen ligence combine to give access to ultra- species (RONS). This dry process delivers precise plant measurements remotely,Proofminder a boost to seed vigor and cleans patho-helping researchers assess crops in aFounded: 2021 gens, allowing uniformity and boosting high-throughput fashion. PhenoMobileLocation: Hungary consistency and germination over a wide utilizes industrial sensors, high-tech engi- CEO: Ambrus Vancso range of crops. neering and smart processing to captureEmployees: 6 - 14 Market ready: and process plant phenotyping data thatProduct: Proofminder Al Platform Previous testing: (field testingsci-can then be used to develop new seedDescription: The Proofminder platformentific, testing by official authorities)varieties and input products. extracts insights from high-resolutionCertificates / standards: (CE)Market ready:(0.5 cm/pixel), drone images by Al toSpecially designed for seed production: Previous testing: (product alreadyprovide growers with valuable infor-commercialized and used by multiplemation and actionable reports aboutVitalFluidorganizations) every inch2 of field across the season.Founded: 2014Proofminder has a ready-to-use Al modelLocation: NetherlandsHudson River Biotechnologyfor missed tassel detection in hybrid cornCEO: Erik HertelFounded: 2015 already commercialized and deployed asEmployees: 1550Location: Netherlands well as plant distancing and gap detec- Product: Plasma Activated WaterCEO: Ferdinand Los tion for sugar beet, yield estimation,Description: By copying the natural pro-Employees: 15-50 weed detection (Johnsongrass, creepingcess of lightning, VitalFluid has created Product: Plentrance thistle in corn) and hyper-precise weeddisinfecting properties to clean patho-Description: Plentrances nanoparticlemap creation for spot spraying.gens from seeds with no chemicals. This delivery system efficiently takes safeMarket ready:seed treatment technology supports and effective input alternatives into plantPrevious testing: (field testing) healthy seeds and good germination. cells, minimizing inputs and meetingMarket ready: consumer and environmental demands.Zayndu Ltd. Previous testing: (lab testing, on-Demonstrable active delivery in plantsFounded: 2019 farm field testing, field testing in a scien-(several species, tissues, and cargoes).Location: United Kingdom tific institute)Non-toxic and biodegradable, compat- CEO: Ralph Weir Certificates / standards: (CE)ible with hydrophobic and water-solubleEmployees: 614 Specially designed for seed production: cargo, inexpensive feedstock, easily scal- Product: Cold Plasma Seed Treatmentable for field applications. Description: Zayndu has created a JANUARY 2024SEEDWORLD.COM /17'