Cork student creates spray-on biofilm that replaces plastic 

Pitseal is an eco-friendly solution to silage covering 

Marion Cantillon, Founder of Pitseal. File Picture. 

A Cork student’s spray-on biofilm which can be used instead of plastic and tyres to seal silage pits has won one of the big prizes in the annual Student Entrepreneur Awards.

Pitseal, an eco-friendly solution to silage covering, was developed by Marion Cantillon, a graduate of BSc Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship, now studying for her Masters Degree in Nutrition, researching biofilm technologies at University College Cork.