9.8B
people to feed by 2050
UN projection01 · Why now
More people. Harder climate. Less chemistry.
The pressure on every harvest is rising, and the old answers are coming off the table.
+56%
more food needed than the world grew in 2010
World Resources Institute40%
of global crops lost to pests and disease every year
FAO2027
key chemical seed treatments lose EU approval — no chemical replacement in sight
EU regulation02 · The gap
Stronger seed already exists. Most growers can't reach it.
Premium, crop-specific, chemical.
Advanced treatments serve the premium few — priced and engineered out of reach of most of the world's food.
Accessible, every crop, no chemicals.
One chemical-free treatment that carries across crops and price points — made for the many, not the premium few.
More from every seed, within everyone's reach.
Origin
We start where it matters most: the seed.
Rooted in space research
It begins before the seed ever reaches the ground.
Refined within the European Space Agency's business incubation programme, without disclosing the method.
03 · Results
What the treatment changes.
Resilience under stress
Stronger from the start
Within reach
No chemicals
04 · Impact
More from every seed.
Across everything we grow.
A stronger start isn't tied to one crop. The same treatment lifts performance wherever a seed is planted, opening up what's possible to grow, and where.
Gains that carry across species, not tuned to a single one.
Performance that holds where growing is hard.
Within reach, far beyond the premium few.
At a glance
Base
Nijmegen NL
Dedicated R&D and production facility
Programmes
ESA BIC
With StartLife · space & agrifood incubation
Stage
Pilots active
Commercial conversations across Europe
Method
No chemicals
Treatment service · data under NDA
05 · Facility
Where the science gets real.
Our new facility in Nijmegen brings research, development, and production under one roof.
Research, development & production, under one roof.
Precision science, meeting serious engineering.
Where treated seed becomes early establishment.
Selected views from our Nijmegen facility. Detailed process and equipment stay private, shared with qualified partners under NDA.
06 · Team
The people behind it.
Scientists and engineers across plant science, engineering, and crop research. Public biographies stay concise; deeper diligence material is shared privately.
Paulino Valdes
Chief Executive
Sets direction. Runs partnerships and capital.
Robin Le Vigouroux
Chief Technology
Owns engineering, systems readiness, and field testing.
Andrea Tonoli
Chief Financial
Capital structure, grants, and financial planning.
Amin Mirshamsi
Senior Plant Scientist
Designs the trials. Reads the plants.
Benyamin Houshyani
Chief Science
Owns the science thesis and the IP.
Niels Coumans
Business Analyst
Modelling, operations, and the diligence room.
07 · Backing & partners
Built alongside serious partners.
Developed within the European Space Agency business incubation programme and the StartLife accelerator, backed by named investors and a bank.
Space-grade backing
Refined within the European Space Agency's business incubation programme, where space research crosses into agriculture.
Names appear with permission. Detailed validation and diligence material is shared with qualified partners under NDA.
Contact
For seed companies and the world.
Seed companies can explore a pilot; investors can request the company overview. Detailed, crop-by-crop results are shared with qualified partners under NDA.