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SVT (Swedish national public television) recently featured Potato Improver in their coverage, highlighting its potential to transform potato farming. 🥔 Watch the video to learn how SolEdits, Plantik Biosciences & NYZU are shaping the future of agriculture! 🌱 A heartfelt thank you to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), the world's oldest engineering academy founded in 1919, for honoring us on their prestigious Top 100 List! 🌟 Potato Improver develops heat-resistant potato varieties using the 2020 Nobel Prize awarded CRISPR/Cas technology, also known as the gene scissors, to address the growing challenges in agriculture posed by a warmer climate. #Innovation #Agriculture #CRISPR #Sustainability #PotatoImprover

🌟 Thrilled to announce our new joint venture with SolEdits and Plantik Biosciences to develop heat-tolerant potato varieties! 🧬 Why it matters: •⁠  ⁠Potato is the world's 3rd largest food crop •⁠  ⁠⁠Global production is growing 3-5% annually, with rapid growth in developing regions like India, China, and Africa where population growth and changing dietary habits drive demand •⁠  ⁠⁠But: Climate change threatens potato yields worldwide, endangering food security for millions of people 💪 Together we're combining: 🔬 ⁠Plantik’s expertise in generating heightened heat tolerance through Dark Genome discovery 🥔 SolEdits' mastery in potato genome editing 💡 NYZU’s resources to funding and commercialization Our goal? Create climate-resilient potatoes that can withstand rising temperatures - especially for regions like India, where enhanced heat tolerance could increase yields by 20-30%! This partnership marks a crucial step toward securing our food future. Stay tuned! 🌱 #AgTech #FoodSecurity #Innovation #ClimateResilience #PlantScience #Sustainability #AgInnovation

Potato Improver has been honored with the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Top 100 List!🏆 A heartfelt thank you to our amazing partners SolEdits, Plantik Biosciences & NYZU for their unwavering support and collaboration. Your contributions have been instrumental in making this achievement possible.🥔 This award isn’t just for us—it’s a milestone for everyone working to push the boundaries of sustainable and innovative agriculture. 🌱 Here’s to more breakthroughs and impactful partnerships ahead! 🚀 Link to article: https://lnkd.in/dzxXhF5g

NYZÜ VENTURES is building a platform to drive the world forward by bridging the gap between lab innovation and scalable impact. Meet Dennis Carl Eriksson and Sebastian von Melen Callert - they are participating in Connect East’s Språngbrädan Impact program. -- Connect East’s Språngbrädan Impact is an EU-funded investment readiness program for early-stage (pre-seed / seed) impact-focused startups. The program employs investment readiness training in collaboration with IRP by Beels, sustainability training in collaboration with Almi Stockholm , and internationalization training in collaboration with Business Sweden in addition to a dedicated coach and panel of experts from Connect East. Learn more about the Program and Connect East's startup tracks: https://lnkd.in/gVen5bqA Naimul Abd Sandra Heidmann #startup #funding #impact

Join NYZÜ VENTURES at The Tech Arena 2024 (Techarenan) in Stockholm, February 22-23. The TechArena is a key gathering for those interested in innovation, technology, and sustainability. It's a space where experts, business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and decision-makers can exchange insights, discuss trends, and create connections focused on future technologies. https://techarena.se/ Finally a big global tech event in Sweden - Kudos to Omid Ekhlasi and Techarenan Will you be at Techarenan this week? Make sure to say hello or reach out to Dennis Carl Eriksson and Sebastian von Melen Callert - nyzu.ventures