InnoBioTech^®

One Technology – Triple Impact – Ambitious Vision With Nature for Nature: Sustainable Agriculture, Circular Economy and Zero Pollution.
We enable the transformation of agriculture and the exit from the vicious circle of increasing dependence on agrochemicals.

BASF Innovation Hub 2022

ekolive is the winner of the grand finale of the BASF Innovation Hub 2022

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Wageningen University & Research

Slovakian soil regenerator ekolive wins sustainable innovation award

EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

ekolive's bioleaching technology is one of only 54 verified technologies

EIT Food Rising Food Star

EIT Food leads the world's largest food innovation community. In the RisingFood Stars program, they include the most promising agrifood and foodtech scale-ups — including ekolive

CERES Award 2023

ekolive was awarded the “Women In Agrifood Female Founder Award” at the CERES Awards 2023 by EIT Food South

MassChallenge Switzerland

ekolive is selected for the 2023 MassChallenge Switzerland Early-Stage Accelerator Program, as one of the high-impact startups in innovation and growth.

Women TechEU

ekolive is selected by the European Comission as one of the 50 innovative companies led by women, participating in the Women TechEU pilot programme

Golden Sickle 2023

ekolive was honored at Agrokomplex 2023 for its contribution to advancing the agricultural sector

ghp Biotechnology Awards 2024

The Biotechnology Awards 2024 of Global Health & Pharma (GHP) Magazine

Regen AG Enablers

ekolive has been listed by Forward Fooding as one of the "enablers of regenerative agriculture"

Food Loss Challenge 2023

ekolive won the prize in the “on the field” category

TeamUp 2021

Four innovative agri-food startups that won in the first edition of EIT Food’s Startup Team Builder program

StartUS

ekolive is one of the top 5 startups offering bioremediation solutions

CirClean Label

The Champion label is awarded to recognized members of the Circlean network

Startup Awards Slovakia 2024

Startup Awards 2024 has its winner: ekolive received an investment of 250,000 euros and a trip to Silicon Valley

Technology Innovator Awards 2024

ekolive – Most Innovative Bioleaching Technology Company 2024 – Europe

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What we do?

We upgrade selected-natural minerals, to high-quality minerals and materials by producing highly effective ecological bio|me|stimulants for regenerative, organic, and conventional agriculture on the other hand.

ekolive contributes to the transformation of the agriculture and mining industries by offering regenerative transformation, resource security, and zero pollution solutions with its InnoBioTech^® technology.

InnoBioTech^®

With nature for nature. Naturally ecological and sustainable.

ekolive has developed a patented eco-bioleaching technology that replicates the natural process of soil formation through microbial weathering of minerals.

InnoBioTech^® is a patented EU/ETV-certified ecological method for the extraction and processing of mineral raw materials. The first of its kind in the world, it is used for the upgrading of natural minerals and the recycling of secondary materials.

With this technology, we also produce our ecological bio¦me¦stimulants.

Our Contribution to the Transformation of Agriculture

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% Reducing agricultural costs

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% Increasing the soil quality index

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% Increase in microbial diversity in the soil

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% Increase in water storage capacity

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% Increase in sugar content and BRIX

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% Increase of availibility of Mg, P, K and nitrogen fixation in the soil

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% Reduction of reliance on conventional fertilisers

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% Increase in abiotic stress resistance (frost, cold, drought, heat)

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% Increase in organic and microbiological carbon in the soil

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% Reducing CO2 emissions

Our Contribution to Circular Economy

Resource Security

We are fighting the raw materials crisis and helping to reduce critical dependencies and CO₂ emissions associated with imports/transports.

Upgraded Raw Materials

We prevent the irretrievable waste of finite mineral resources, reduce mineral waste and convert it into usable secondary raw materials.

New Revenue Streams

We create new values and sources of income through the processing of spent minerals, and increase economic efficiency and growth through sustainable use of resources.

Our Contribution to Zero Pollution

Protected Ecosystems

We work diligently to stop the vicious circle, ensuring that resources are used, reused, or upgraded – not wasted, thus reducing pressure on our planet's finite resources and promoting a more sustainable future for all.

Clean Soils

Our innovative and completely ecological technology improves the quality of minerals and soil, solves environmental risks, and cleans contaminated environment.

Less Pollutant Inputs

Our InnoBioTech® technology generates no waste. In addition, our innovative bioleaching processes not only rejuvenate materials, but also increase their value, facilitate their reuse and reduce the environmental impact of mining.

ekolive in Media

10 agrifood startups to watch in 2024

Regenerating soils at speed through natural processes

For farmers and the food industry, ekolive offers a low-cost, ecological solution that secures harvests and yields.

Biostimulants for organic agriculture from Bioleaching of minerals

Biostimulants ekofertile and microfertile from ekolive produced by bioleaching of minerals can reactivate minerals weathering in soil, microbiome, plants immunity and all other natural processes destroyed by agrochemicals. Significant sugar, yield and immunity increase on different crops and trees.

ekolive being the winner of BASF Innovation Hub 2022 Grand Finals

BASF Innovation Hub 2022 is a regional hybrid pitch event, where innovators and start-ups from Central and Southeast Europe offer solutions to key environmental challenges of today.

Slovakian soil regenerator ekolive wins sustainable innovation award WUR

The Slovakian startup ekolive was announced as the winner in the first edition of the Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award. They convinced the jury with their interdisciplinary biotechnological approach to clean contaminated and regenerate depleted soil, and use the byproduct of this process as an organic biostimulant in agriculture. With their technology, they contribute to as many as 11 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, making them just the sort of inspiring sustainable innovators the jury was looking for.

Známa za hranicami Slovenska

Known beyond the borders of Slovakia

A woman from Košice is behind the ecological revolution

Women TechEU pilot program

50 innovative companies led by women have succeeded in the Women TechEU pilot program. A Slovak company is among them.

EIT Food TeamUp winners announced

Meet four innovative agrifood startups that won prizes in the first edition of the Startup Team Builder programme of EIT Food.

Discover 5 Top Startups providing Bioremediation Solutions

ekolive offers bioremediation for soils contaminated. In addition, the startup makes ekocomplex, a biostimulation agent that speeds up soil remediation.

Baktérie, ktoré môžu zmeniť svet

Bacteria that can change the world

Biotechnologist, CEO and founder of Ekolive startup aiming to bring forth ecological mineral mining, cleaning the environment and removing pesticides and chemical fertilizers from soil. She worked as coordinator and manager of BioLeach european project.

A significant step forward in our commitment to sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between EIT Food Accelerator Network alumnus ekolive s.r.o.(now an EIT Food RisingFoodStars) and the A Chance for Change Foundation to promote organic farming practices.