Feature – Life Sciences in Scotland’s July Rising Star – Working at the cutting edge of AgriTech science

“MycoNourish are at the cutting edge of the emerging agritech sector that customises microbes to maximise their performance.”

We are honoured to be featured as July’s Rising Star by Life Sciences in Scotland! Take a look a the feature in the link below:

https://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/rising-stars/julys-rising-star-peter-orrell

“Dr Peter Orrell and the MycoNourish team have created a new, ground-breaking way of customising strains of beneficial fungi to improve plant health and crop production. Their innovative approach enables the fungi to be tailored to suit specific crops and solve specific problems, creating customised high-performance (CHP) strains that are designed to match specific crops. This presents an exciting opportunity for crop production, because whilst mycorrhizal fungi have great potential in improving crop yield, their current broad non-specific use leads to unpredictable and sometimes negative effects on crop production. In commercial agriculture, it is vital for growers to maximise yields, because a significant portion of produce does not meet the highest quality standards, resulting in substantial losses in revenue. In an industry that faces challenges such as rising costs, increasing regulations, water use restrictions and unpredictable weather conditions, the use of agents that can optimise yield from crops is critical. MycoNourish are at the cutting edge of the emerging agritech sector that customises microbes to maximise their performance. Peter Orrell’s team are producing novel, high-performing strains of mycorrhizal fungi that are tailored to specific crops, eliminating the problem of unpredictable and negative outcomes. Their combination of innovations enables MycoNourish to fulfil the market need by providing a product that has reliable and consistent performance in each crop, allowing these beneficial fungi to be refined to suit a wide range of crops in large scale agriculture. The solutions that they provide allows growers to increase produce quality, improve revenues and prevent food wastage.”

MycoNourish win the top award at Scottish EDGE

“The Higgs EDGE Special Award was won Dr Peter Orrell, who set up MycoNourish as a means of harnessing the power of beneficial microbes to enhance crop production and add value for growers via customised fungi to suit the problem areas of specific crops.”

We are delighted to have won the Higgs Edge Award at Scottish EDGE tonight. We are honoured to be among such a supportive entrepreneurial community here in Scotland, which is by far one of the best ecosystems in the world to start a new company. This quote from Sir Tom Hunter, renowned Scottish entrepreneur and supporter of Scottish EDGE, really sums it the benefits and support that programs like Scottish EDGE provide:

“It’s fantastic to support Scottish EDGE; the businesses that come through EDGE grow faster with less risk because EDGE is not just about money, but the embedded support on offer.

“EDGE businesses are the lifeblood of the Scottish economy and we are delighted to support you as you grow and prosper – Scotland needs many more like you!”

A huge congratulations goes out to all of the winners, and you can read about all the winners in the link below:

https://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/news/scottish-edge-round-14-awards-1-million-ground-breaking-scottish-start-businesses

 

MycoNourish win award at Converge Challenge

We are really pleased to have taken the second place prize at Converge Challenge today. The support provided over the summer was fantastic, and securing a prize has helped to accelerate the business.

Thanks go out the excellent team at Converge Challenge, the fantastic training provided by EBS, as well as all of those who have helped us to get to where we are today.

https://portal.convergechallenge.com/alumni/2018-winners/myconourish/

A big thanks also goes out to Maryanne Johnston, who’s support helped us to win the Converge ‘Ready Steady Pitch’ event earlier in the year.

“I am so excited and proud to have been chosen as the winner from the 30 Converge Challenge pitches. The training and support we received in the three days leading up to Ready Steady Pitch was immense. The confidence and abilities of everyone who participated has grown enormously and I am looking forward to applying these skills not just throughout the rest of the competition but beyond.” – Peter Orrell, following the elevator pitch competition.

https://brightredtriangle.co.uk/converge-challenge-top-30-showcase-to-business-leaders/