Cleaning Farm Wastewater With Duckweed | Matúš Grieš on NitroDuck & Biotech Innovation

How do you turn animal waste into clean water and protein-rich animal feed?

Meet Matúš Grieš, a Slovak biotech innovator based in Brno, Czech Republic. As co‑founder of NitroDuck, Matúš is tackling one of agriculture’s biggest environmental challenges: nitrogen runoff and waste from factory farms.

In this episode of The Startup Vagabond, Grant Watkins talks with Matúš about:

🌱 How NitroDuck uses duckweed to capture nitrogen from manure and transform it into high-protein feed

🧬 The team’s breakthrough in genetically modifying duckweed to increase biomass and protein content

💡 Lessons learned from synthetic biology competitions, hackathons, and pitch showcases in Europe

🇨🇿 The startup ecosystem in Brno and how EU regulations shape biotech entrepreneurship

🚀 His advice for founders on team building and working with people from different skill sets

If you’re curious about the future of sustainable agriculture, synthetic biology, or European biotech startups, this is a must-watch conversation.