FloraPulse, Co.
Category: AgTech
Campus: Ithaca
Incubator:
FloraPulse has developed real-time sensors to measure how thirsty a plant is. By knowing how much to irrigate, growers can increase crop yield and product quality, while reducing water use. The company received $224,766 of grant funding from the National Science Foundation in 2018.
Location: Davis, CA
Foundation Cornell Technology Licensed: 2018
PhytoTech, LLC
Category: AgTech
Campus: Ithaca
Incubator:
PhytoTech, LLC is a New York-based biotech-company developing novel antiviral treatments to treat viral infections, particularly targeting members of the Flaviviridae virus family, including flaviviruses, pestiviruses (including BVDV), and hepaciviruses. The company is currently focusing on developing novel therapies specifically tailored for the treatment of cancers and other deadly diseases caused by viral infections. The company was founded based on intellectual property generated from Cornell University.
Location: Ithaca, NY
Foundation Cornell Technology Licensed: 2020
Ukko Agro
Category: AgTech
Campus: Ithaca
Incubator:
Ukko Agro is building a smart agriculture ecosystem that uses prescriptive disease/pest management models and integrates with external on-farm machinery and equipment via IoT to help farmers optimize crop inputs to achieve higher yields. Ukko Agro ecosystem aims to offer a solution to critical questions about improving yields sustainably and cost-effectively for farmers, meeting sustainability standards for CPGs and in the end benefit consumers.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Foundation Cornell Technology Licensed: 2018
