Gains Bio creates soil‑optimised microbial products that are tailored to the specific stress conditions of a farmer’s field, such as drought, salinity, or extreme pH. Using a proprietary platform, the company samples underperforming soils, develops strain catalogues matched to those conditions, and delivers climate‑resilient microbes that persist through the growing season, delivering up to 500% higher grain mass in pilot trials. growers can co‑develop a custom formulation through an early‑access trial program.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Farmers often face low yields in stressed soils where conventional biological inputs fail to survive or provide benefits, especially under conditions such as drought, salinity, or extreme pH. This limits the ability to improve productivity and resilience without relying on costly chemical amendments.
Solution
GainsBio develops soil‑optimised microbial products that are selected and adapted to thrive in the specific stress conditions of a farmer’s field. By starting with samples from the worst‑performing soils, the company uses a proprietary platform to generate strain catalogues matched to drought‑tolerant, salt‑resistant, or pH‑adapted microbes. These robust microbes persist throughout the growing season, delivering consistent biological activity that can increase grain mass by up to 500% in pilot trials compared with existing products. GainsBio offers a co‑development model where growers provide soil samples and receive a tailored microbial formulation from the catalogue, supported by an early‑access trial program.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial farmers and agribusinesses managing drought‑prone, saline, or acidic fields that require reliable biological solutions to improve yield and soil health.
Features
- Farm‑first approach: testing and adapting microbes on the most challenging field soils before commercial rollout
- Proprietary platform that creates strain catalogues matched to specific stress conditions (drought, salinity, acidity)
- Climate‑resilient microbes engineered to survive and remain active for an entire growing season
- Demonstrated yield gains of up to 500% in pilot wheat trials on stressed soils
- Co‑development service that samples a farmer’s soil and matches it with an optimised microbial strain
- Early‑access trial program allowing growers to evaluate performance before full deployment