ILIMEX raises £600k for agri-food air sterilisation rollout

Co Antrim-based air-treatment firm ILIMEX has closed a £600,000 equity seed round. Investors include Innovation Ulster, Invest NI via Clarendon Fund Managers, and existing shareholders. Funds will validate performance of its Flufence air sterilisation system and support entry into the agri-food sector, initially targeting poultry and medicinal mushroom production. Flufence integrates continuous pathogen detection with high-intensity UVC sterilisation.