UK: Carbon Nanodot Technology Set to Revolutionize Crop Protection with Sustainable Pesticides
AgriBusiness Global
2025.07.09
A pioneering carbon nanodot technology, originally developed for healthcare, is now poised to transform global agriculture through the development of next-generation, RNA-based biopesticides. Developed by CDotBio, a biotechnology spin-out from the University of Bristol, UK, this breakthrough promises to reduce reliance on traditional chemical pesticides and significantly lower the environmental impact of crop protection.
CDotBio has been awarded the £25,000 Armourers & Brasiers Venture Prize, which recognizes excellence in materials science innovation with high commercial potential.
Carbon nanodots are ultra-small, biodegradable particles that enable precise, species-specific targeting in plants. Traditionally used in medical and biotech applications, these nanodots are now being repurposed to overcome key challenges in RNA-based biopesticides—such as poor stability, delivery, and cellular uptake.
A pioneering carbon nanodot technology, originally developed for healthcare, is now poised to transform global agriculture through the development of next-generation, RNA-based biopesticides. Developed by CDotBio, a biotechnology spin-out from the University of Bristol, UK, this breakthrough promises to reduce reliance on traditional chemical pesticides and significantly lower the environmental impact of crop protection.
CDotBio has been awarded the £25,000 Armourers & Brasiers Venture Prize, which recognizes excellence in materials science innovation with high commercial potential.
Carbon nanodots are ultra-small, biodegradable particles that enable precise, species-specific targeting in plants. Traditionally used in medical and biotech applications, these nanodots are now being repurposed to overcome key challenges in RNA-based biopesticides—such as poor stability, delivery, and cellular uptake.
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