Business Description

Zayndu has created the world’s first ‘activated air’ seed processing system that delivers improved seed health and increases productivity yields by up to 20%.
The idea for Zayndu came from research by Dr Felipe Iza, of the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University.

The potential of the technology for seed treatment came out of the University’s participation in the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) programme, which supports university-business collaboration and looks at applications for technology in different industry sectors. It discovered a growing unmet need for sustainable seed treatments that delivered increased productivity and plant health.

To exploit this opportunity, Zayndu was formed in 2019, and Ralph Weir was brought in to head up the company as CEO and manage a bid to Innovate UK to develop a proof-of-concept.

The prototype proved successful and the company gained further funding of £1.1m in March 2021. It has secured the support of major seed companies in the industry and developed its first product, the Aurora Z10. It is now focussed on optimising the technology and the process, and on scaling up the machine to increase capacity.

Services Offered

• "Activated Air Seed Processing System
• Sustainable Seed Treatments
• Seed Disinfection Treatments