the challenge
The effects of climate change are here.
Though the agricultural industry is developing new, more resilient crop strains in the face of climate change, it’s not fast enough.
Our rapidly warming planet will have the most dramatic repercussions on those who are already most vulnerable. Though the agricultural industry is developing new, more resilient crop strains in the face of climate change, it’s not fast enough.
Right now, new crop varieties can take over a decade to develop.
Genetic diversity in crops is at an all-time low.
The more we rely on a limited number of crops, the more susceptible our food supply is to major events such as war, disease, and climate change.
Since the 1900s, over 75% of our planet’s crop diversity has been lost. The more we rely on a limited number of crops, the more susceptible our food supply is to major events such as war, disease, and climate change.
Just four crops (wheat, corn, rice and soy) make up nearly two-thirds of the plant-based calories in the entire human diet.
And our current standards aren’t enough.
Finding the biological basis of traits such as drought tolerance, water-use efficiency, and nutrient density is as expensive as it is time-consuming.
Finding the biological basis of traits such as drought tolerance, water-use efficiency, and nutrient density is as expensive as it is time-consuming.
It costs over $20 million to find molecular targets for a single trait of interest.

Nature, accelerated

At Avalo, our AI-based platform helps identify the biological origin of traits critical to the future of agriculture, and streamlines the most time consuming and expensive parts of crop development.
  1. Identify
    Through GDIP, a patented method, our AI identifies gene regions that are associated with traits of interest.
  2. Predict
    We create a digital genotyping panel, allowing us to predict performance of new crop varieties at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.
  3. Create
    Using advanced predictive evolution and in silico optimization, we create new crop varieties.
  4. Learn
    Our AI learns more with every new project, letting us move faster and think bigger.

Solutions

Adaptation to address climate change

We discover the basis of traits that make plants resilient to climate change.

Boutique crops for a better future

Strawberries with rich flavor, broccoli with more iron. Collaborate with us to create new plant strains that are better tasting and better for you.

Strengthen plant diversity

Our planet needs crop diversity to truly thrive. We work with partners to promote the creation of plant varieties that are tailored to different environments.

Crop analysis on demand

Our computational methods are more robust and less expensive than traditional discovery and prediction methods.

Our offerings:

Trait Discovery

Full Genomic Selection Platform

Low-Cost Genotyping with High-Accuracy Prediction

Accelerated Breeding Programs

Discover your own new outcomes.

Simplify gene discovery.

Evolution-aware noise reduction. Data agnostic. Deeper insights.
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Compare the two graphs above to see how the Avalo platform simplified this gene data set, identifying genetic variation of interest without testing.
Click and drag to reveal how the Avalo platform simplified this gene data set, identifying genetic variation of interest without testing.

We are Avalo.

Faster innovation

No longer will crop development take over a decade. Shorten your timeline and introduce new plant varieties at an accelerated pace.

Crop development for 100x less

No more false leads that waste time and money. Focus on the biology that matters at a fraction of the cost.

A purposefully flexible platform

Whether traditional or genetically modified crops, our platform addresses your specific needs without requiring robust data.

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