Purpose
To create exceptional fruits for the future, adding value to producers and consumers alike.
Vision
We want to become global leaders in generating new genetic varieties of fruit trees.
Mission
We develop and apply technology in fruit crops to enable development of plants that address climatic and food challenges of the future.
We perform precision breeding in raspberry, mandarin and sweet cherry. We are R&D specialists, and want to partner with you to develop what the future needs.Find out how we do it .
Sustainability
We need to improve the way we produce our food, our planet depends on it and so do our children.
Resilience
Climate is changing, and so is our capacity to grow food in some places. Making our crops resilient is essential to ensure that we have enough food for everyone.
Commitment
We are committed to the future, and we need you to be as well. Today, we are building the tools we need to address the challenges of tomorrow.
Tech
State-of-the-art
We have developed the techniques and tools to make that future happen. State-of-the-art sequencing techniques, robotics and automation platforms along with artificial intelligence will pave the way to develop new fruit cultivars.
Plant Synthetic Biology
Our platform for developing new fruit crops consists on novel molecular machinery for making precise changes in the plant's genome. We created a new delivery system, TRACELESSTM that enables scarless editing in regenerating tissue.
Tissue culture
We use these tools in plants through in vitro culture systems and molecular techniques to regenerate and grow new plant varieties from species such as cherry, mandarin and raspberries.
Bioinformatics
We read and understand what makes life tick; we use sequencing and bioinformatic methods based on AI to elucidate how genes and traits are connected.
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Team
We are a group of scientists and engineers driven by a passion to find solutions that have a positive impact in society.The application of engineering principles in biology can help deepen our understanding of plants to enable developing better fruits with enhanced traits for production, consumption and with diminished environmental impact.Thus, we have decided to pursue novel ways of applying engineering perspectives to develop new plants with improved traits, along with pioneers of the fruit production and export industry.
Founders
Bernardo Pollak, PhD.
CEO and Co-founder
Ignacia Fuentes, PhD.
CSO and Co-founder
Pablo Garcés
CCO and Co-founder
Hernán Garcés
Investor and Co-founder
Advisory board
Prof. Juan Pablo Zoffoli, PhD
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Professor
Prof. Pablo Valenzuela, PhD.
Life for Sciences Foundation President
Prof. Ralph Bock, PhD.
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology Director
Prof. Dan Voytas, PhD.
Center for Precision Plant Genomics Director
Meristem Bio generates a complete mandarin genome of unprecedented resolution.
We are excited to share we have accomplished a major milestone in our quest to develop novel mandarins.Meristem Bio has successfully sequenced the genome of the Murcott mandarin variety, delivering a mandarin genome of exceptional quality. This chromosome-level assembly provides unprecedented resolution, offering a powerful tool to identify the genes that control the most important agronomic and commercial traits.This genomic resource will accelerate the use of gene editing technologies to develop new seedless and pigmented mandarin varieties that enhance sustainability, generate economic value, and deliver positive social impact.Our efforts to develop new mandarin varieties have shown success, with new experiments showing successful edits in genes related to pigmentation and seedlessness, that we expect to evaluate next year.Mandarin genome assembly statistics and interactive genome viewer can be accessed through this link: