BioHarvest Secures $1.4M IIA Grant for AI-Driven R&D Acceleration

Key Highlights

• BioHarvest received a $1.4 million (4.33 million NIS) non-dilutive grant from the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA).
• The funding will accelerate plant cell culture programs by integrating advanced data science, machine learning, and AI.
• The initiative aims to move from traditional trial-and-error R&D to a highly predictable, data-driven optimization framework.
• The program will systematically predict plant cell propagation success and maximize active metabolite yields.
• This is the second grant from the IIA this year, complementing a previous grant for manufacturing scaling.
• The grant is a zero-interest loan, repayable solely from future revenues generated by the funded project.
• No equity or equity-linked instruments were issued in connection with the grant.