Belgian startup Hedera-22 raises €2 million to accelerate progress for a sustainable agriculture
EU-startups
2024.08.14
Hedera-22, a spin-off from ULiege and a pioneer in the development of an intelligent platform for the discovery of new biomolecules with bio-pesticide activity, announced that it has raised about €2 million in funding. This financing, including a capital increase by its shareholders – Aravis, Gesval, Noshaq et K&E – combined with subsidies from the Walloon Region, is part of the ambitious biomolecule discovery project to contribute to the European Farm2Fork project to reduce chemical pesticides by 2030.
Hedera-22 was founded in 2015 by a team of scientists, professors at the University of Liège, passionate about the possibilities offered by bioinformatics associated with the understanding of the biomolecular mechanisms of active compound production by soil bacteria. With years, the company specialized in the supply of bioinformatics services then in the discovery of new biomolecules with biopesticide activity. This transition was marked with the entrance of Noshaq and K&E bv (Globachem) in the shareholding structure, and with efforts to demonstrate the viability of its technological solution. Since 2023, Hedera-22 launched the Ab-Initio project, marking a new stage in its development.
This project is based on the creation of an advanced natural product discovery platform, integrating cutting-edge molecular biology technologies and proprietary predictive bioinformatics tools based on machine learning algorithms. This innovative approach aims to streamline the discovery process, while improving the yield, diversity and maturity of identified compounds.
Hedera-22, a spin-off from ULiege and a pioneer in the development of an intelligent platform for the discovery of new biomolecules with bio-pesticide activity, announced that it has raised about €2 million in funding. This financing, including a capital increase by its shareholders – Aravis, Gesval, Noshaq et K&E – combined with subsidies from the Walloon Region, is part of the ambitious biomolecule discovery project to contribute to the European Farm2Fork project to reduce chemical pesticides by 2030.
Hedera-22 was founded in 2015 by a team of scientists, professors at the University of Liège, passionate about the possibilities offered by bioinformatics associated with the understanding of the biomolecular mechanisms of active compound production by soil bacteria. With years, the company specialized in the supply of bioinformatics services then in the discovery of new biomolecules with biopesticide activity. This transition was marked with the entrance of Noshaq and K&E bv (Globachem) in the shareholding structure, and with efforts to demonstrate the viability of its technological solution. Since 2023, Hedera-22 launched the Ab-Initio project, marking a new stage in its development.
This project is based on the creation of an advanced natural product discovery platform, integrating cutting-edge molecular biology technologies and proprietary predictive bioinformatics tools based on machine learning algorithms. This innovative approach aims to streamline the discovery process, while improving the yield, diversity and maturity of identified compounds.
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