OUR VISION
Fungicide-free agriculture
OUR MISSION
Develop economically important crops naturally resistant to Fusarium and other pathogenic fungi
Reduced need for fungicides and eliminated risk of mycotoxins in the food chain
ABOUT HEALTYCROP
Healthycrop.world ApS is a company specialized in developing economically important agricultural crops that are naturally resistant to fungal infections particularly to Fusarium and Aspergillus. The resistance entails that the pre-harvest use of fungicides is reduced, and crops are not contaminated, pre- or post-harvest, with fungal toxins that are hazardous to animals and humans.
OUR SOLUTION
Our crops obtain fungal resistance by enhanced Nepenthesin Expression (ENE). Nepenthesin is a naturally occurring protease first identified in the pitcher secretions of plants of the Nepenthes genus, a group of carnivorous plants.
The resistance mechanism is non-cytotoxic but works through inhibition of fungal activity of phytase, an enzyme essential for releasing phosphate required for fungal growth. The result is starvation of the fungus and therefore reduced growth and toxin production. As the inhibition mechanism involves multiple interactions between the inhibitor and the enzyme, the risk of rapid development of fungal resistance is considered very low.
OUR TEAM
Pernille Ollendorff Hede, PhD
CEO of Healthycrop
Strong in Biotechnology, Industrial Outreach and Management. By training a Plant Molecular Biologist (PhD) specialized in Plant Biotechnology and Protein Engineering.
Henrik Brinch-Pedersen, Professor, PhD
CSO of Healthycrop
Plant Biotechnologists (PhD) specialized in biotechnological and genetic research on crop plants. Focus area is Identification of genetic background for quality traits in crops.
Jan Mousing, PhD
Member of the Board
Strong base in business development, innovation and management. By training a veterinary epidemiologist specializing in inter alia food safety. Previous Chief Veterinary Officer (DK) and Management Board member of EFSA.
CONTACT DETAILS
If you are looking for collaboration, partnering or investment opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact CEO Pernille Ollendorff Hede for more information.
- Email: pohe@healthycrop.dk
- Phone: +45 30790336
- Address: Healthycrop.world ApS, Helsingørsvej 8, DK-3480 Fredensborg, Denmark
- VAT: : 39999579
- IBAN: DK0964890002023587
The address of Healthycrop.world Aps research facilities:
Forsøgsvej 1
4200 Slagelse
DK-Denmark