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Pfbio Ltd

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CRN
14032169
Founded
2022
Age
4

Overview

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Legal name
PFBIO LTD
Region
East of England
Registered address
THE ENTERPRISE CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
NORWICH
NORFOLK
UNITED KINGDOM
NR4 7TJ
Insolvency history
No

Latest accounts

Financial period: 1 May 2024 to 30 Apr 2025

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Turnover
Unknown
Profit / Loss
Unknown
Employees
3

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
27 Mar
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

31 Jan
2027

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

13 Mar
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

30 Apr
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

07 Apr
2022

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Spinout profile

6 entries

Company description

Pfbio develops biological alternatives to agrochemicals for use in crop farming.

Project impact

The company is working towards its first prototype product, supported by a combination of industry-linked grants and private investment.

Funding has been obtained from a variety of sources, as well as multiple interactions with companies across agriculture and agritech. Work is already ongoing with a UK plant science research company.

Pfbio
2022
Pfbio
2022
Pfbio
2022
Pfbio
2022
Pfbio
2022
Pfbio
2022

Public funding

3 awards
First funded
2023
Funded years
2023, 2024
Age at first award
1 years

Projects

2024 Launchpad Lead participant

Development of a bacteria-based biostimulant for the berry sector

1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025

Awarded
£99,986
Total cost £99,986

Biostimulants are beneficial microbes that are applied to crops to promote plant growth and increase yield. These microbes live naturally on plants and produce molecules that stimulate plant growth, either by producing plant growth hormones or by increasing the bioavailability of nutrients from the soil. Biostimulants are seeing increasing use in agricult...

2023 Investment Accelerator Lead participant

Development of sustainable bacteria-based solutions for potato protection

1 Dec 2023 to 30 Nov 2024

Awarded
£50,000
Total cost £50,000

Biological control agents are beneficial microbes that are applied to crops to fight plant disease. Microbes live on the plant and produce molecules that prevent pathogen/pest invasion. These "biocontrol" products are becoming more widely used, as they represent an environmentally friendly option to synthetic agrochemicals. In addition, recent bans on the...

2023 Grant for R&D Lead participant

Development of sustainable solutions for crop protection and food security

1 Jun 2023 to 30 Nov 2023

Awarded
£49,908
Total cost £49,908

Biological control agents are beneficial microbes that are applied to crops to fight plant disease. Microbes live on the plant and produce molecules that prevent pathogen/pest invasion. These "biocontrol" products are becoming more widely used, as they represent an environmentally friendly option to synthetic agrichemicals. In addition, recent bans on the...

Product types

Grant for R&D Investment Accelerator Launchpad