European grant for wax-based crop spray

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has awarded a $1.5 million Pathfinder grant to two scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute. It will help fund the development of their SafeWax anti-pathogen crop treatment, inspired by the wax leaves of broccoli and lotus flowers.

https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2022/12/learning-from-the-lotus-flower/

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