What BIO TAG does

Bio Tag Ltd is a Belfast-based private limited company that has developed a single product, the Bio Tag Sensor: a biodegradable, battery-free environmental sensor designed to detect phosphate in soil and water. The company targets land managers and researchers operating in agriculture and conservation, with the underlying value proposition built on low-cost, disposable hardware that eliminates battery replacement and reduces environmental footprint relative to conventional electronic sensors.

The business model is product-led and direct: Bio Tag sells the sensor via its own website with a contact-based purchase flow, and there is no disclosed pricing, distributor, OEM, or subscription layer. The company is led by founder Richard Boyd, appears bootstrapped (no funding rounds disclosed), and operates with no publicly disclosed headcount, patents, partnerships, or industry recognition.

The information set on Bio Tag is thin, which itself is a signal: there is no verified evidence of commercial traction, manufacturing scale, IP protection, or distribution beyond the founder-led website. Investors should treat the company as an early-stage hardware concept with one SKU and no third-party validation visible in the input data.

Name

BIO TAG

Legal name

Bio Tag Ltd

Website

https://bio-tag.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bio Tag Ltd is a Belfast-based company that sells the Bio Tag Sensor, a biodegradable, battery-free sensor for detecting phosphate in soil and water, targeting land managers and researchers in agriculture and conservation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Sensors

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuous/Remote Monitoring Systems (IoT Sensors, Telemetry, Networks) (EUAHACAL)

Keywords

• Biodegradable sensors
• Environmental monitoring
• Soil nutrient sensors
• Wireless IoT sensors
• Water quality monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bio Tag Sensors: Sale of biodegradable, battery-free environmental sensors for phosphate monitoring in soil and water. The flagship product is designed for large-scale deployment and is described as low-cost, suggesting one-time hardware sales as the primary revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bio Tag Ltd develops and sells the Bio Tag Sensor, a biodegradable, battery-free IoT sensor that uses passive electronics and wireless technology to detect phosphate levels in soil or water. The product is designed for large-scale, real-time environmental monitoring and is targeted at land managers, agricultural operations, conservation organizations, and researchers. The company describes the sensor as low-cost, maintenance-free, and sustainably designed to eliminate electronic waste.

Product overview

Bio Tag Ltd offers a single flagship product: the Bio Tag Sensor. This is a biodegradable, battery-free sensor designed for detecting phosphate levels in soil or water. The product is intended for large-scale environmental monitoring applications and is wirelessly readable, targeting land managers and researchers in agriculture and conservation sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bio Tag Sensor

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Libelium: Libelium is an established IoT platform provider offering a broad portfolio of environmental, agricultural, and water-quality sensors integrated with multiple cloud platforms. It is comparable to Bio Tag as a wireless environmental sensor provider serving agriculture and research, but operates as a broad incumbent across many analyte categories rather than specializing in biodegradable soil/water sensing.
• METER Group: METER Group (formerly Decagon Devices) manufactures research-grade soil moisture, water potential, and environmental sensors widely used in agriculture and academic research. It is comparable to Bio Tag as a soil-and-water sensor company serving researchers and land managers, though METER is an established broad incumbent with a much wider product catalog than Bio Tag's single-analyte offering.
• Davis Instruments: Davis Instruments manufactures weather stations and environmental monitoring sensors used by researchers, farmers, and educators. It is comparable to Bio Tag as a wireless environmental sensor brand serving land managers and researchers, though Davis focuses on meteorological parameters rather than soil/water nutrient monitoring.
• Hach: Hach is a long-established manufacturer of water-quality testing instruments, including phosphate analyzers used in environmental monitoring and wastewater compliance. It is comparable to Bio Tag because Hach serves the same phosphate-detection use case in water, but as a broad incumbent with laboratory and process-grade instruments rather than biodegradable field sensors.

Direct peers

• CropX: CropX is a well-funded agritech company selling soil-sensor platforms for real-time monitoring of soil moisture, nutrients, and temperature across agricultural land. It is directly comparable to Bio Tag because both target precision agriculture with distributed in-field soil sensing, though CropX focuses on multiple analytes and a connected SaaS platform rather than biodegradable hardware.
• Teralytic: Teralytic makes soil-sensor probes that measure soil moisture, nutrients (including phosphate-related parameters), salinity, and temperature for precision agriculture. It is directly comparable to Bio Tag as a multi-parameter in-field soil sensor deployed for land managers, although Teralytic's hardware is conventional electronic rather than biodegradable.
• Sensoterra: Sensoterra manufactures wireless soil-moisture sensors for agriculture, landscaping, and smart-city applications. It is directly comparable to Bio Tag as a wireless, low-power soil sensor deployed at scale for land managers, though Sensoterra uses battery-powered probes rather than biodegradable or passive electronics.
• Aranet: Aranet produces wireless, battery-powered IoT sensors for environmental monitoring (temperature, humidity, CO2, soil moisture) sold to researchers, growers, and building managers. It is comparable to Bio Tag because both sell wireless, scalable environmental-sensor hardware with a focus on accessibility for non-industrial users.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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