Production of vegetables at far distances from cities causes economic, social and environmental distress. This has led to the birth of urban agriculture, an alternative that is growing steadily in large cities, receiving an unprecedented boost during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, during the last two years, several companies have gone public and are now listed in the main stock markets.
At KaizenBio we are convinced that now it´s Argentina's turn. We aim to use technology in order to achieve continuous improvements in productive models that solve global problems.
Our vision is to become the region´s leader in the development of innovative, sustainable and decentralised solutions for urban agriculture. For this, we are building an unprecedented open innovation space, where urban development, engineering and life sciences unexpectedly converge.
We hope you join us in this new adventure!
Ángel Di Naro
Arquitect and Real Estate Developer
Ángel is an architect from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and also has a master's degree in management and business development from the University of San Andrés. He has extensive experience in management and development of real estate businesses, having worked in projects in Argentina, Uruguay, the USA and Greece.
Cristian Desmarchelier
Doctor in Sciences (D. Sc.)
Cristian is a biologist and also holds a doctorate in science from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Held different positions in the public and private sectors working on R&D, development of investment strategies for products derived from biodiversity and other topics related to the field of bioeconomy.
Rodrigo Iribarren
Electronic Engineer
Rodrigo is an electronic engineer from the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires (ITBA) with a specialization in automation of hydroponic crops. He currently serves as executive director at Acqua Garden, a company specialized in the development of technologies for "indoor farming", and as a researcher at the ITBA School of Innovation.
Our goal is to develop next generation technological solutions for urban agriculture. We are currently developing an innovative and one hundred percent automated production system for buildings, houses, country clubs and shopping malls.
In order to achieve our goal, and thanks to collaborative agreements with the company Acqua Garden and the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires ITBA, we bring together design with technologies, the later including:
a method used to grow plants using mineral solutions instead of agricultural soil.
a branch of engineering that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, or programmable systems capable of performing repetitive autonomous operations.
decision-making by non-traditional computer applications capable of analyzing large-scale data or "big data", and in response to this, apply responses through automatic and robotic systems.
At KaizenBio we are committed to meeting the sustainable development goals SDG outlined by the United Nations General Assembly; our projects have direct impact on the following proposed objectives:
3 - Good health and well-being
6 - Clean water and sanitation
7 - Affordable and clean energy
8 - Decent work and economic growth
9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
11 - Sustainable cities and communities
12 - Responsible consumption and production
13 - Climate action
17 - Partnership for the goals
