The company **AgTech Calice** announced a **strategic collaboration with Puna Bio** with the aim of promoting the development and international expansion of **sustainable bioinputs**. They seek to promote **regenerative agriculture**, focusing on the **regeneration of degraded soils** and **agricultural resilience** in extreme environments.
## Virtual Trials to Accelerate Biological Solutions
Computational simulation to reduce development times and scale **agricultural technologies**.
Through this alliance, **Calice will apply its NODES™ platform**, specialized in **virtual field trials**, to **optimize research and development processes** of Puna Bio. The technology combines:
– Artificial intelligence
– Predictive modeling
– Data science applied to agronomy
These tools allow to **evaluate agronomic scenarios on a large scale**, **focus experiments**, and **shorten the path to market**, reducing the need for extensive surface testing.
“We want Puna Bio’s products to reach the field faster, using digital simulations to accelerate the development of sustainable agricultural technologies,” explained **Ramiro Olivera**, CEO of Calice.
## Extremophile Microorganisms for Resilient Soils
Puna Bio specializes in the development of **biostimulants based on extremophile bacteria**. These are organisms that have survived in extreme conditions for more than **3.5 billion years**. These microorganisms are capable of:
– [**Regenerating degraded soils**](https://noticiasambientales.com/ciencia/hongos-y-cerveza-una-combinacion-inesperada-que-podria-ayudar-a-regenerar-el-planeta/)
– **Promoting crop growth in hostile environments**
– **Increasing yields by 10 to 15% in fertile soils**
Their flagship product, **Kunza**, has shown positive results in both productive lands and areas severely affected by degradation.
## International Recognition and Shared Vision
In 2024, **Puna Bio was recognized by the Norrsken Foundation** as one of the **startups with the greatest potential for global impact**, thanks to its focus on **sustainable biotechnology** and **regeneration of agricultural ecosystems**.
The alliance with Calice represents a **milestone for computational agriculture and biotechnology**, bringing together two companies founded by **high-level scientific teams** with a common vision: **unlocking the potential of nature through data, science, and technology**.
## Argentine Technology for Global Food Security
With offices in **Buenos Aires and San Francisco**, Calice has an **interdisciplinary team of 20 professionals** who develop **NODES™**, a platform that allows for **designing crops and bioinputs through digital simulation**, accelerating innovation in the agricultural sector.
“This agreement demonstrates how the convergence of biotechnology and artificial intelligence can generate scalable solutions for the challenges of global agriculture, regenerate soils, and contribute from Argentina to global food security,” concluded Olivera.
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