Who is BIOFRACTAL?
We specialize in detecting and solving sub-clinical issues that limit the profitability and sustainability of animal production operations, utilizing advanced gene expression technologies and AI.
We collaborate with research and development, as well as technical marketing teams, to enhance products and solutions for animal nutrition and health. Our aim is to help these teams understand the functionality their products and optimize their efficacy.
Our vision
Providing scalable performance diagnostics solutions to animal protein producers globally.
These solutions will empower professionals to make informed decisions, boosting competitiveness and sustainability while enhancing the health and welfare of farm animals.
Our value proposition
Simultaneously identifying multiple factors that hinder productivity and health, such as nutrient deficiencies, gut health challenges, and oxidative stress.
We quantify their impact and recommend effective interventions, including dietary adjustments and feed additives.
Our Team
Luis Romero
Founder and CEO
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Innovation and new business development
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Leadership, global network, poultry production
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Biotechnology, modeling
Maria Walsh
COO
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Strategic marketing
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Nutritional solutions, digital services
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New business development, global markets
Krutik Patel
Data Science Lead
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Transcriptomics
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Deep learning and human diagnostics
Laura Payling
Animal Science Lead
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Physiology and nutrition
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Transcriptomics, microbiome, metabolomics
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Feed additives development
Daniel Saldarriaga
Lead Software Engineer
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Development manager
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Cloud systems architecture
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Data pipeline deployment
Andres Toloza
Software Engineer
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Cloud architecture
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Full stack developer
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Back-end specialist
Advisory Board
Christie Chavis
Ex-Director - Global Animal Health and Nutrition Businesses
Aart Mateboer
Ex-Director - Global animal Health and Nutrition Businesses
Ken Opengart
Ex-VP Animal Welfare and Live Operations - Lead broiler chicken integrators USA
Luis Romero, BIOFRACTAL’s founder, originally from Colombia, has 20+ years of international experience in innovation leadership, animal nutrition & health, and animal production. After managing poultry grandparent and broiler breeder operations at the beginning of his career, he obtained a PhD in Animal Science at the University of Alberta in Canada in 2008.
He led innovation teams, innovation strategy and project portfolio in Danisco/DuPont Animal Nutrition (UK, 2008-2017) and DSM Animal Nutrition and Health (Switzerland, 2017-2020), developing products behind multimillion dollar brands of feed additives, including feed enzymes, gut health additives, and others.
Our Story
During his work developing new products, a large pain was the inconsistent effects of some products in commercial environments. It was not unusual to spend 7 to 10 years developing a product to find out that it would not provide the expected results in particular environments or diets in real production. Omics technologies offered a potential solution, but they were not mature enough and there were difficulties connecting basic science, applied science, and value in the field.
Luis had the vision to create a solution that could make that link, that was scalable, and that used AI developments to understand what happens inside the animal and how it connects with performance and welfare outcomes. This in turn would create great value for the industry and allow professionals making better informed decisions. That was the seed of BIOFRACTAL.
To make it a reality, several collaborations with data scientists, animal scientists, molecular biologists, software developers, sequencing partners, industry innovators and business leaders have been developed over the last few years. Many old and new friends have supported the start of BIOFRACTAL directly and indirectly. A big thanks to all who have contributed and trusted us through the first part of the journey.
We envision a future where cutting-edge transcriptomics technology transforms both research settings and on-farm practices through precision feedback on the animals’ response to their environment, including their health and nutritional status. BIOFRACTAL's solutions are analogous to looking under the hood of a car, allowing the simultaneous detection of multiple sub-clinical limitations to performance. This information has proven itself in research applications, from accelerating new product development to increased reliability of feed additive efficacy. This is just the beginning.
Our Customers
