InvasiveWeeds finds valuable applications and substances in invasive species and weeds
StartupRealities No 18 InvasiveWeeds Limited is a bioscience company that researches invasive species and weeds to find useful substances, genes or other uses of invasive plants and animals that can be beneficial to the local economy, to science and to humanity. For example, the invasive species of Japanese knotweed has been found to contain high amounts of resveratrol, an active chemical compound found in grape skin. FINANCE The company is primarily financed by public funding, as its projects are ideal for winning research funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programme and the US National Science Foundation. It patents and licenses its scientific discoveries which contributes a smaller share of the company's revenue. SCIENCE POPULARISATION The company is an active contributor to the Wikipedia page: List of edible invasive species . For example, Kudzu (Japanese arrowroot, a legume species of climbing perennial vines) helps in controlling erosion and enhances the soil, as ...