Programming plants
with light.

We use precisely controlled light to switch on the traits a plant already carries. No gene editing. No synthetic chemicals. Just a better start for every seed.

non-GMO non-chemical organic-compatible

Light-controlled epigenetics.

No sprays. No gene editing. Chromavia uses precisely controlled light to switch on the traits a plant already carries. Non-GMO, non-chemical, organic-compatible.

Chemical treatment

Powerful, but heavily regulated, and off-limits to organic growers.

Genetic modification

Changes what the plant is, and comes with GMO restrictions across major markets.

✓ Chromavia

Light-controlled traits

Switches on the traits a plant already carries. Non-GMO, non-chemical, organic-compatible.

A control layer for
plant biochemistry.

One capability: precise delivery of light to the plant, across three stages, each building on the last.

Prime

Treated before germination, a seed lot emerges faster and more uniformly and establishes a better stand, with an organic-eligible claim.

Sense

Read the plant's state in the field, non-destructively, for a continuous check on how the crop is really doing.

Control

Guide nutrients and secondary metabolites in the final produce, and buffer the plant against abiotic stress.

More from every crop, on three fronts at once.

One light treatment that works with the plant's own biology, lifting a crop where it matters most, with no trade-offs between them.

More vigour

Faster, more uniform emergence and stronger stands, so more of every seed becomes a productive crop.

More resilience

Crops better able to shrug off drought, heat and the stresses of the open field.

More nutrition

Improved nutrient uptake for more nutrient-dense produce.

Organic first.

Organic growers are the most under-served. Synthetic chemicals and gene-editing are off the table. Photonic priming delivers a real productivity gain and stays organic-eligible, and it performs best in exactly the tough, open-field conditions organic growers face.

Stays organic-eligible. A productivity tool that works within organic rules, not around them.

Built for hard conditions. It shows its edge where growers need it most, in the open field.

Made for high-value crops. Greenhouse and CEA vegetables, seed herbs and medicinals, where a vigour gain matters most.

Milestones

Running now

Open-field trial

An open-field trial under way with Hochschule Geisenheim University in Germany. Our first independent efficacy readout.

23–28 Aug 2026

IHC2026 · Kyoto

Find us at the 32nd International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto, Japan.

25–28 Oct 2026

Euroseeds 2026 · Valencia

Meet us at the Euroseeds Congress in Valencia, Spain.

We've spent our careers controlling matter
with light.

A decade of hands-on work with lasers, spectroscopy, and DNA, plus a deep understanding of light-driven biochemistry.

Our research has appeared in Science, Nature Communications, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, Optica and Chemical Science, with almost 700 citations and a combined h-index of 20.

CEO & Co-founder

Piotr Kabaciński, PhD

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piotr.kabacinski@chromavia.bio
CTO & Co-founder

Enrico Ridente, PhD

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enrico.ridente@chromavia.bio