ADSOILS – ADvanced SOILs for the agritech R&D

Develop an artificial soil to accelerate R&D screens of soil compounds

  • Project start: 11/01/2023
  • End of project: 04/30/2025
  • Principal investigator: Lionel DUPUY
  • Funder: European Commission
  • Program: HEU-Excellent Science-ERC Proof of Concept
  • Call: CONV-016
  • Reference number: 101123039
  • Acronym: ADSOILS
  • Total budget: 150 000.00 EUR
  • Percentage financed: 100%
  • Partners: NEIKER, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE and UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA

General objective:

Develop an artificial soil to accelerate R&D testing of soil compounds.

Specific objectives:

  • Establish techniques for expanding the soil manufacturing process
  • Build a 50-liter soil prototype.
  • Conduct agronomic tests in collaboration with industrial partners
  • Establish a marketing strategy