Startup NASA Feature Series: Agscent
This webinar series provides an opportunity for you to hear about companies that have licensed technologies developed at NASA and are working to commercialize these innovations.
Imagine if livestock diagnostic testing was non-invasive, efficient, accurate, and at point-of-care (POC). Agscent’s breath sensing technology is working to achieve just that.
During our Startup NASA Feature Series with Agscent on March 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET, learn about this bio/agritech company that was founded on a farm in regional NSW, Australia, and how they leveraged NASA-licensed technology from Ames Research Center to develop their groundbreaking breath sensing devices.
Hear how Agscent got involved with NASA and where they are at in their growth stage. There will be a Q&A session where you can ask questions and engage with the presenters. Don't miss this chance to gain insights into the future of agritech and its potential for commercialization, register now!
Dr. Bronwyn Darlington
Dr. Bronwyn Darlington has taken NASA technology designed for use in space missions and transformed it to be able to detect pregnancy and identify diseases in cows. Her understanding of the needs of primary producers (dairy, grazing and feed lotting) is born from living and working on the family’s 5,000-acre cattle and sheep property in Australia. Driven by the need for advanced cattle management techniques and a deep knowledge of the way technology in other sectors has disrupted and transformed them, Bronwyn founded Agscent. She sought to adapt breath diagnostics technology, designed for humans, and apply this to pregnancy detection and disease identification/management in order to transform animal health and management. This concept gained momentum with the support of NASA and their E-Nose sensors which have now been commercialized and are about to transform the way livestock live… and breathe!
Bronwyn brings more than 30 years industry experience in a variety of sectors, including senior roles in mining, engineering, agriculture, local government, finance, and textile and apparel design and manufacturing, to bear in Agscent. She has a Ph.D. in Economics focused on consumer psychology and behavioral economics. It is her work teaching the Sydney University Global Executive MBA subject, ‘Finding Opportunity in Disruption’ which linked technology developments in space, medicine, and AI to the opportunity available for livestock and precision agriculture.
She is a serial entrepreneur and inventor.
Ashley Sweeting
Ashley Sweeting specializes in commercializing cutting edge biotechnology for animals and leads the NASA technology transfer program for Agscent. This role includes engaging and developing partnerships across the livestock industries, the research community, investors, and manufactures alongside working directly with NASA scientist on the technology transfer. He has worked on cellular health, the microbiome, and building sensor technologies.
Previously Ashley worked in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe on programs to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability and combatting famine. He holds an MBA from the University of Tasmanian, a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Sydney University, and a Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics from Boston University
