A breakthrough in potato cyst nematode analysis brings the agricultural sector closer to fast, scalable and standardised diagnostics. HLB and Antonie have developed a new AI-driven technology that automates one of the most labor-intensive parts of the analysis process.

Soil biodiversity and nematology experts from Wageningen University & Research and North-West University deepen Antonie's scientific foundation

Oxin Growers, one of the largest grower cooperatives in the Netherlands, has started a research project in collaboration with Antonie...

A major step forward for soil intelligence in agriculture. HLB has selected Antonie as its partner to introduce automated, AI-driven biological soil analysis into its laboratory processes...

It took 18 months to image our first 300,000 nematodes using the LIFE Monitor (our unique hardware and software combo). Just four months later, we hit 1 million. Now, only four months after that, we've crossed the 2 million mark! This rapid acceleration proves the power of our technology. While capturing this volume of images is incredibly time-consuming with traditional microscopy, these datasets are absolutely essential for identifying nematodes at all taxonomic levels. Each image adds to a growing understanding of soil life, bringing us one step closer to our mission to improve soil health. A massive congratulations to our lab biology team!

We are proud to announce that Bejo, one of the world's leading vegetable breeding companies, has taken an equity stake in Antonie as part of our €2M Seed round...

We are proud to share that Antonie has recently joined CA4SH. We are now part of a forward-thinking international community that views soil as a living system and believes that meaningful change starts with insight, measurement and collaboration...

Antonie is working together with VDBorne Campus, a practice-driven innovation environment where agriculture, technology and knowledge development come together. In this collaboration, Antonie's technology is applied to make soil life directly measurable and connect these insights to field-based research...

Two weeks ago, we crossed the one-million mark. Huge appreciation to Kiki Morfidou, Ko Wang, Emma Groen, and Jonna van den Berg, and to everyone in our Soil Biology Lab who made this possible. And we're not slowing down!

Article in Akkerwijzer, the leading trade journal for arable farmers. We are developing a new standard for measuring soil health using AI. In doing so, we detect biodiversity with nematodes as the primary indicator. Living organisms that tell us an incredible amount about the state of the soil. Thanks to journalist Martin de Vries for the clear interview and to the editors of Akkerwijzer for the photography and publication...

On September 9, 2025, Antonie was represented at Eurosoil in Seville, where Bob Klein Lankhorst presented on behalf of CEN/TC 444 – Environmental characterization of solid matrices...

Today, with pride and excitement, we announce an important milestone in our journey: as of 8 September 2025, HAL24K Agri has become Antonie...

On June 5, our co-founder Bob Klein Lankhorst spoke at the third gathering of the Praktijknetwerk Toekomstgericht Telen in Uddel. In Arend Versteeg's beautiful inn among the woods and fields, we engaged in a conversation about the role of AI in measuring soil life...

Antonie contributed to a key European workshop on harmonizing soil pollution data for the upcoming Soil Monitoring Law (SML). This article highlights the importance of standardisation and the role of CEN/TC 444 in shaping EU-wide soil monitoring practices...

De Telegraaf featured Antonie, previously known as HAL24K Agri, in an article on our mission to regenerate agriculture through AI and soil data. Read the article on De Telegraaf’s website to learn more...

On June 4th, our co-founder Peter den Hartog took the stage during the ReGeNL Consortium Meeting in Kamerik. It was a day fully dedicated to profitable regenerative agriculture. In a programme filled with inspiring real-world stories, panel discussions, and a vibrant networking market, we shared our insights on how measuring biodiversity through nematodes can become a standard part of sustainable soil management...

Mapping Soil Life at Scale: 300,000 Nematodes and Counting

Following a successful workshop in Prague during the annual CEN/TC 444 meeting week, we’re proud to share that our Chief Soil Officer Bob Klein Lankhorst has been appointed as the Convenor of Working Group 8 "Assessment" within CEN/TC 444 – Environmental Characterisation of Solid Matrices...

With a provisional agreement now in place, the EU is making a decisive move toward safeguarding one of its most crucial natural assets: the soil beneath our feet. The newly proposed Soil Monitoring Law, part of the EU Soil Strategy for 2030, lays the foundation for a harmonised, science-based soil health monitoring system across all member states. It aims to bring soil protection on par with existing EU laws for water, air, and marine ecosystems...