July 19, 2021 11:23 am
Northern Ireland scientists have secured £30,000 in venture capital funding to develop a system simplifying the process of recording farm medicine use.
The application, created by researchers from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Ulster University, will also collate valuable industry data.
The system,
SMART‘ for short) is designed to capture animal and drug use data in real-time.
The team behind the application secured a place on the DigiSpark programme, along with £10,000 to conduct further market research to develop the concept.
From a pitch at the end of the DigiSpark programme, the project won the ‘Best Potential Spinout’ award, securing a further £20,000 from tech start-up investors.