Visit to FORESLAB

Yesterday, I visited Bianca Vigil of FORESLAB in Cusco, Peru. 🇵🇪

Bianca and her co-founder Katya Silva use biotechnology to produce native tree species, including Quina (also called Chichona), Peru’s national tree. 🌳

Along with Quina, FORESLAB works with the Shihuahuaco and Chachacomo species, all critical to the Peruvian Amazon’s biodiversity.

FORESLAB uses vitro technology to accelerate plant propagation and preserves genetic material in a germplasm bank. The Company aims to achieve this process at scale using bioreactors, to adequately meet the urgent need for these trees and other native plants in Peru.

I enjoyed learning from Bianca and seeing her laboratory. Certainly, our world’s future is in the hands of entrepreneurs like her. 🌱 🌎