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Biomation

Biomation

Biomation is a micro R&D company developing hygroscopic soil improvers from organic waste materials.

Emanating from research to find greener alternatives to the disposal of waste by incineration, Biomation has developed a soil improving hydrogel which provides organic matter to soil, provides plants with the nutrients for growth and enables more efficient, targeted use of irrigation.

The Biomation process cross-links organic proteins with an Acrylic Acid polymer to form a water retaining hydrogel (named Aquagrain or AG) with nutrients.

Results from controlled environment trials indicate Biomation’s AG could enable crop farming using up to 50% less water and 50% less fertiliser, with no long term toxicity issues associated with inorganic fertilisers and existing water absorbers. AG adds organic matter to soils, reduces leachate, stabilises sandy soils and stimulates soil microbial activity.

Biomation believes that AG could be a major benefit to soil fertility and water challenged crop production. Biomation is currently extensive running field trials in Spain and is seeking collaborators to help with their UK field trail programme for 2017.

For more information visit aquagrain.co.uk or telephone: 01473 231283.

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As a Micro R & D company every penny spent is debated; when we consider what Agri-Tech East membership has allowed us to achieve within 12 months – in terms of industry knowledge, relationship development, product promotion and industry inclusion – the few pennies it will cost to renew membership this year will not be debated at all.

We have developed an organic soil improving hydrogel product which is a spin off from a University study designed for a wholly different objective. Membership of Agri-Tech East has been an extremely valuable facility in our drive to commercialise a product in a market of which we had little previous knowledge.

Attending Agri-Tech East events has allowed us to rapidly develop our understanding of the Agri-Tech sector, meet key individuals and companies in the sector and develop important relations that are assisting our product development.

From our experience most successful operations are driven by focused, dynamic individuals. Belinda Clarke’s leadership of Agri-Tech East reinforces that opinion. Belinda’s enthusiasm permeates every Agri-Tech East activity and her pro-active approach – firstly in identifying the positive impact our product could have to agriculture, and then promoting us within the sector – has accelerated our development profile within the field. Through Belinda we feel that we have been accepted as genuine members of the sector, something we could not have achieved in such a short timescale on our own.

Paul Smith, Head of Development, Biomation Ltd
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