Transforming agriculture by redefining pest control
About us
Phora Biosciences is a women-led biotechnology startup that harnesses the power of Synthetic Biology and Deep Learning to create new bioinspired molecules for effective control of arthropod pests.
Our aim is that one day, every single person on Earth will have eaten food treated with our technologies.
Pesticides: a growing crisis
Pesticides
Toxic molecules used to protect plants from diseases, however these persist in the environment, affecting non-target species and causing resistance.
In 2020 alone
2.7 million tons of pesticides were consumed. Equally shocking, 385 million cases of pesticide poisoning are reported annually.
Biocontrol
is a promising strategy, but the scale-up process can be challenging and yields of the molecules of interest can be unpredictable.
Global food crisis
Conflicts, economic shocks, climate extremes and increasing prices of agricultural inputs are causing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions.
We’re here to join the AgTech revolution!
There is an urgent need for more sustainable farming approaches and new agricultural concepts that help us shift to cleaner and safer food production systems.
Meet the Team
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Samantha García Arias
FOUNDER
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María Paula Flores Espinosa
FOUNDER
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Monserrat Jiménez Piedra
FOUNDER
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María Fernanda Chaves Chacón
GENETIC ENGINEERING SCIENTIST
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Gloriana Chaves Jiménez
JUNIOR SCIENTIST
We are currently raising capital!
If you are part of a venture capital or if you are an individual looking for investment opportunities in green technologies, we will be happy to have a chat. Please fill in the form below to get in contact with us.
Contact us.
contact@phorabiosciences.com
Cartago, Costa Rica