BioScout

About

Bioscout makes autonomous microscopy sensors that capture airborne fungal spores in real time, use machine learning to identify disease threats, send grower alerts, and are leased as field units.

Mission

Bioscout develops an autonomous, automated-microscopy sensor that captures and tracks airborne fungal spores in real time and uses machine learning to identify disease threats. The system delivers simple text notifications that can warn growers up to two weeks earlier than current forecasting practice. The company sells its hardware as a service, leasing sensors to growers and charging an annual subscription plus installation. Bioscout reports sensors live in every Australian mainland state and says it has numerous contracts and international pilots planned over the next six months. The product aims to reduce unnecessary fungicide use by providing direct, pre-symptom measurements of disease load and spray-effectiveness insights. The team has transitioned from an early research prototype into a commercially deployed solution and recently closed a funding round to support scaling.

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