Bioo, an exciting biotechnology company based in Barcelona, is redefining our relationship with nature. Recently, the team traveled to Ibiza with a plan to achieve a lot more than your average holidaymaker. They set out to astound audiences on the Spanish party island with an incredible innovation: a product that creates light and sound through direct contact between humans and plants.

As Martin Kravchenko, Bioo’s head of investor relations, explains, the process is as elegant as it is high-tech: a radio signal is emitted through the plant, a human touch changes that signal, and an electronic system acts based on that change. “After this, the possibilities are pretty limitless,” he says. “We can trigger lights, play musical notes, or even operate a DJ mixing table.”

This “Bioo Switch” technology—which recently saw new patent filings in 2025 for organic switch lamps—falls within the company’s ambitious mission: finding ways to create electricity from plants without damaging them. By treating plants like biological solar panels, Bioo harnesses the energy generated by natural photosynthesis to power everything from garden lights to agricultural batteries.

The environmental implications of this research are enormous. The Bioo Panel can be installed underground in a public park, where it blends into the greenery while generating clean power for local lighting. Meanwhile, the Bioo Sensor can run an agricultural battery for ten years using nothing but irrigation water. This latter stands out as an especially timely invention, addressing global concerns regarding the environmental impact of traditional chemical batteries.

Bioo has attracted plenty of plaudits with this eye-catching raison d’être. After heading the list of the 50 Best Startups in Europe at the European Parliament, the company represented the continent at the Future Energy World Expo. Their showcase was so impactful that it now remains on permanent display in the Museum of Future Energies in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Even the company’s internal hardware is designed for restoration; their reactor actually cleans the environment by reducing CO2 emissions and, in specific conditions, drawing energy from acid rain. “The mission continues to be to merge nature and technology,” says Kravchenko.

Naturally, work on such a revolutionary scale comes with its own challenges. While Bioo continues to lead expensive and time-consuming R&D through generous EU grants, the team is aggressively expanding. Their portfolio has grown to include landmark “Megastructures,” such as the Biotech Tower in Taiwan and the Biotech Forest in the Emirates, transforming skyscrapers into living, energy-producing organisms.

Beyond these large-scale installations, Bioo is investing in the next generation of scientists. By marketing a range of STEM education tools with an environmental outlook, they are already inspiring students in over 20 institutions to rethink the boundaries of biology.

With a recent surge in private funding and a growing list of global clients—ranging from tech parks and business centers to public museums—Bioo is no longer just a startup with a “cool” idea. They are actively building a world where the vegetation around us does more than just look beautiful—it powers our lives.

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Photos courtesy of Bioo