Ireland has long been a fertile ground for innovation, entrepreneurship and bold thinking but now more than ever, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the next generation of game-changers. The Business Post’s Hot 100 Start-Ups supplement celebrates the energy, creativity and resilience of Ireland’s emerging businesses. These companies are not just shaping industries — they are fuelling economic growth, creating jobs and transforming local communities.
Senoptica was founded in 2018 by Steve Comby, Rachel Evans and Brendan Rice as a spin-out from Trinity College Dublin.
The business helps global retailers reduce food waste using oxygen-sensing technology that can be printed into food packaging.
The business is young but the idea is over 20 years old, with Evans having first thought about technology of this kind while researching her PhD.
The high regulatory requirements around food safety coupled with the unique nature of Senoptica’s technology have made it a necessarily long road to market for the business.
The sensors change the colour of the ink on packaging to indicate the different gas mixes inside. This is far more detailed than simply saying if food is good or bad as it tells the user if the right amount of oxygen is inside the package.
The business has plans in place to scale rapidly with Ireland and Britain being used as the markets to prove the viability of the product before entering other markets.
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