OptiCept brings the vacuum infusion platform to the next level by specifying the successful treatment conditions for its plant technology platform, OptiBoost. The patent application encompasses the detailed method of treating the plant material such as cuttings leading to improved rooting.

Successes with tests on cuttings have prompted the submission of the patent application. The company learns and develops with every new test. The method that OptiCept uses is mastered today, and the knowledge of how to control and implement it is becoming stronger and stronger with new activities and a growing portfolio of tested species.

The patent application expounds the exact conditions for applying the vacuum infusion process to achieve the most optimal treatment for plants. The treatment must be mild and well-controlled to minimize the stress applied to the plant tissue, which is ensured by the innovative way of designing the vacuum curve. The patent also describes the correct treatment criteria by controlling the percentage of air removed from the tissue and percentage of liquid incorporated into the tissue by specifying the surface impregnation parameters.

"This patent strengthens our position within the cuttings industry and further protects the value of our technology. It also shows that we constantly develop and improve our technology by learning how to master it and make it suitable for the operational usage by our customers" says Thomas Lundqvist, CEO of OptiCept Technologies.