In the last 70 years agriculture promoted the use of chemical pesticides that are damaging soil and releasing much of the carbon it retains back to the atmosphere. Studies show that the ground retains twice as much carbon that plants and air combined, and its recovery would be key in the fight against climate change.

In this context, environmental regulations are increasingly demanding and agrochemicals companies are looking for new ways to make pesticides less toxic. The use of biological pesticides is not being able to replace ALL traditional chemicals, and new technologies are needed to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable agriculture, with fewer toxics for the environment (land and water), people (farmers), and the food we eat. Last but not least, the fishing industry in Patagonia has recently grown exponentially resulting in the accumulation of thousands of tons of shrimp waste that is unbalancing the local ecosystem

UNIBIO works with pesticide companies to create a new range of products that are as effective as traditional ones already used by farmers but less toxic. UNIBIO’s technology is based on the encapsulation of chemicals with a particle made of the upcycled shrimp waste (NanoChitosan). It has unique properties:
1. Sustained release
2. Defence systems activation
3. Growth stimulation
4. Biodegradability,
5. Stability & scalability,
6. High biocompatibility,

This nanotechnology has been in development for 15 years, but it hasn’t exploited due to its high production costs. The company has developed its own technique that allows us to be 20 times more efficient, enabling its commercialization.

In the last 70 years agriculture promoted the use of chemical pesticides that are damaging soil and releasing much of the carbon it retains back to the atmosphere. Studies show that the ground retains twice as much carbon that plants and air combined, and its recovery would be key in the fight against climate change.

In this context, environmental regulations are increasingly demanding and agrochemicals companies are looking for new ways to make pesticides less toxic. The use of biological pesticides is not being able to replace ALL traditional chemicals, and new technologies are needed to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable agriculture, with fewer toxics for the environment (land and water), people (farmers), and the food we eat. Last but not least, the fishing industry in Patagonia has recently grown exponentially resulting in the accumulation of thousands of tons of shrimp waste that is unbalancing the local ecosystem.

UNIBIO works with pesticide companies to create a new range of products that are as effective as traditional ones already used by farmers but less toxic. UNIBIOs technology is based on the encapsulation of chemicals with a particle made of the upcycled shrimp waste (NanoChitosan).

It has unique properties:

1) Sustained release.

2)  Defence systems activation.

3) Growth stimulation.

4) Biodegradability.

5)  Stability & scalability.

6) High biocompatibility.

This nanotechnology has been in development for 15 years, but it hasn’t exploited due to its high production costs. At UNIBIO we have developed our own technique that allows us to be 20 times more efficient, enabling its commercialization.