We aim for tomorrow.

Today, more than ever, we need better and quicker ways to improve fruits.At Meristem we are developing fruit crops for a sustainable future: to withstand climate change, to provide better nutrition and to reduce waste.Meet our technology.

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Vision

Vision

We are faced with vast challenges in this century.We believe that the answer lies in nature.Our mission is to untap and enable the potential of plants to face these challenges.


Sustanability

We need to improve the way we produce our food, our planet depends on it and so does 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

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.

Molecular precision

Our platform for developing new fruit crops consists on novel molecular machinery for making precise changes in the plant's genome.

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In-vitro

In vitro

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, strawberry, citrus and other fruit crops.

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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About


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

Bernardo Pollak, PhD.
CEO and Co-founder

Ignacia Fuentes

Ignacia Fuentes, PhD.
CSO and Co-founder

Gabriela Aguilar

Pablo Garcés
CCO and Co-founder

Hernan Garces

Hernán Garcés
Investor and Co-founder

Advisors

Juan Pablo Zoffoli

Prof. Juan Pablo Zoffoli, PhD
Scientific advisor

Pablo Valenzuela

Prof. Pablo Valenzuela, PhD.
Scientific advisor

Ralph Bock, PhD.

Prof. Ralph Bock, PhD.
Scientific advisor

Team

Julia Rubio

Julia Rubio, PhD.
In vitro lead

Maria Jose Montanola

María José Montañola, PhD.
Protoplast lead

Diego Lagos

Diego Lagos, PhD.
Synbio Lead

Tomas Norambuena

Tomás Norambuena, PhD.
Bioinformatics and IP lead

Gabriela Aguilar

Gabriela Aguilar, MSc.
In vitro culture

Katerina Ferrat

Katerina Ferrat
Lab manager

Cesar Valenzuela

César Valenzuela, MSc.
Protoplast transformation

Matias Cona

Matias Cona
Transformation

Julia Rubio

Karina Olivos, MSc.
Synbio

Yhoanna Ramirez

Yhoanna Ramirez
In vitro support

Valeria Borjas

Valeria Borjas,
In vitro culture

Angelo Vergara

Ángelo Vergara
Synbio

Financials