Seia Bio

Cambridge, MA, USA

Carbon Removal Climate Management

Food & Land Use

Protecting Microbes to Protect Plants

The Problem

Chemical fertilizers support food production for half of the global population. Yet their production causes a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions, and their use destroys native soil microbiomes. Many have therefore worked to develop microbial fertilizers to circumvent these issues, but the microbes needed are delicate and difficult to manufacture.

The Solution

A self-assembling coating that protects microbes from processing and storage stresses. The coatings protect microbes from freeze-drying stress, anaerobes from oxygen exposure and temperature-sensitive strains from high-temperature storage.

Value Propositon

Ariel Furst

Seia Bio's enables the widespread use of beneficial microbes through:

• Improved production consistency

• 1000x increased viability

Ben Burke

• 10x extension of shelf life

• enabling ambient temperature storage jgr@mit.edu