Sustainability startups are hot stuff – is the talent out there ?
Sifted's Connor Bilboe recently interviewed Vivent's Sustainability Manager, Marina Martin Curran, to learn more about the challenges of hiring for sustainability driven startups. "Finding talent doesn’t just mean new hires" Beyond hiring within its team, [...]
A big change is happening in plant stress management
Hortibiz recently interviewed Vivent CEO Carrol Plummer to learn more about plant stress management. Electrical signals are some of the fastest to transmit information throughout a plant – from roots to shoots. Vivent’s crop diagnostics [...]
This technology allows plants to communicate with farmers
Scientists at the Swiss deep tech company Vivent have created technology that allows us to know exactly what our plants need. Before this, farmers have relied on secondary indicators for finding problems with their crops, [...]
Plants alert their owners when they’re thirsty
Plants don’t usually say much. So, it can be harder to understand what they need compared to more vocal organisms such as humans. But, just like us and our nerves, plants send important messages [...]
Plant stress management, a key objective for Domaine des Mattines
January 22, 2021 Vivent is featured in this HortiDaily article about a leading Swiss grower, Domaine Des Mattines. Domaine des Mattines, a leading Swiss tomato producer, is particularly focused on plant stress management using innovative [...]
Europe’s top climate tech investors
In this article written by Connor Bilboe and published by Sifted on 15 January 2021 Europe's top climate tech investors are named and some recent notable investment's including Astanor's investment in Vivent are listed. European [...]