UV Boosting - Equipment to stimulate the natural defences of plants by UV-C flashes
Improving crop protection with UV-C flashes
After discovering that UV-C flashes increase plant resistance to various pathogens, researchers Laurent Urban and Jawad Aarrouf filed their first patent in 2015. They then met Yves Matton, co-founder of Technofounders, with whom they joined forces and created UV Boosting in 2016.
This innovative technology consists of stimulating the plant’s natural defences thanks to UV-C flashes, triggering a defence mechanism even before the appearance of an aggression (pathogen, environmental stress, etc.). The plant is thus more resistant and damage is limited. UV Boosting equipment allows a flexible treatment rate, adapting to most agricultural machinery and does not require consumables.

Ambition
Significantly reduce producers' dependence on fungicides
As regulatory restrictions have become increasingly strict in recent years, UV Boosting aims to significantly reduce growers’ dependence on fungicides, starting with grapevines and strawberries.
To date, more than seventy wine growers use UV Boosting equipment in several French wine regions and internationally (Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Chile, etc.).
At UV Boosting, the teams are convinced that technological innovation and scientific research are sources of solutions for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture.

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Agriculture
Accelerate the agro-ecological transition, for a healthy and sustainable agriculture
Address climate and ecological emergency by offering innovative technological solutions and rethinking agricultural models in a sustainable, profitable and efficient way.