Bio-encapsulating Truly Sustainable Active Ingredients
Replacing petroleum and synthetic coatings for active ingredients in agriculture, landscaping, and animal nutrition with bio-based solutions.
Boost performance and protection with BioCloak.
Farmers and consumers can neither afford to reject or embrace current encapsulation products.
It’s yet another dilemma where industry depends on petroleum-based solutions while a life-friendly planet relies on their radical reduction.
Encapsulation methods and coatings both protect and enhance active ingredients in agriculture, landscaping applications, and animal nutrition through the controlled release of active ingredients such as pesticides, fertilizers, and nutrients.
The slowed and targeted dispensation of these ingredients reduces the loss of nutrients from slow absorption, and allows more time for their uptake — making treatments more effective.
Unfortunately, what is good for performance and profit can be devastating for the environment, animal and human health.
Current encapsulation coatings are created with non-biodegradable, petroleum-based polymers, greatly contributing to microplastic pollution.
Over 197 million tons of controlled-release fertilizers were produced in 2021. Assuming a 1% coating weight, this equates to 1.98 million tons of synthetic polymers entering farm fields and irrigation systems.
Meanwhile, policies banning non-biodegradable polymer coatings are increasing across the globe.
BioCloak provides the critical solution: replacing plastic with bio-based encapsulation methods.
BioCloak leverages multiple cutting-edge bioencapsulation technology solutions to create a wide range of low-cost, high-performing field and plant nutrition, and animal nutrition applications, such as:
Biopolymers for targeted biopesticide application and slow release fertilizers
Lipid membranes to encapsulate nutrients and bioactive compounds 
Crosslinking/spray-drying technology for tunable pesticide residue degradation
Endophytic microbe distribution for boosting plant protection and performance
Generation Food Rural Partners Launches BioCloak to Enable Truly Sustainable Active Ingredient Encapsulation, Appoints CEO
BioCloak will partner with leading University research institutions to focus on the commercialization of novel bio-based encapsulation for Agriculture and Animal Nutrition
About BioCloak
BioCloak is a bioencapsulation technology company with the goal of replacing petroleum-based encapsulation methods and materials. We provide fully biodegradable solutions for agrochemical companies and animal nutrition companies to reduce microplastics in agricultural environments and increase the efficacy of encapsulated agents.
BioCloak was established within Big Idea Ventures’ Generation Food Rural Partners (GFRP) Fund.
Paul Bially
CEO
Paul brings a background in agricultural formulations, tech sales, business development, and entrepreneurship.
His contributions have enabled the commercialization of patented products and groundbreaking solutions that replenish the biological life of the soil, build up organic matter, sequester carbon, and conserve vital water and energy resources. He is experienced across the agricultural value chain from soil to seed to harvest to market, playing instrumental roles for several forward-thinking firms and leading his own soil health consulting company.
Paul earned his degree in chemistry and business administration from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a keen understanding of both scientific and business functions, Paul is adept at navigating the complexities of innovation and fostering environments where cutting edge ideas can thrive. He aims to make science more pragmatic and accessible to consumers and the larger community.
As CEO of BioCloak, Paul is committed to steering our organization towards a future where agriculture is free from microplastics by pioneering bio-based solutions that safeguard food security and the environment.
Partners
About the Generation Food Rural Partners (GFRP) Fund
Generation Food Rural Partners (“GFRP” or the “Fund”) is a RBIC-licensed investment fund designed to drive economic growth and development in rural communities in the US. The Fund invests in the area of Food, Agriculture and Protein technologies to form new companies based on intellectual property, creating living wage jobs at its portfolio companies.
GFRP is backed by members of the Farm Credit System, including Farm Credit Services of America, CoBank, Compeer Financial and Mid-America Farm Credit. GFRP is a part of Big Idea Ventures, the world’s most active investor in FoodTech, investing in the best food technology and AgriTech companies globally.
BIV has teams in the United States, Europe and Asia and has invested in more than 100 companies across 30 countries.
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