Barco Line Kiwi Care

A solution to fight the bacterial disease caused Pseudomonas syringae pv Actinidiae which is responsible for the decimation of the global Kiwifruit industry

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location Hamrun, Malta
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded October 2014

Company Summary

Our Mission: To provide a cost effective & efficient cure to the bacterial cancer disease affecting kiwi plants worldwide.
To build a prototype of the robotic tractor needed to administer the mixture to the plants in Kiwi plantations.
To industrialise the production of automated robotic tractors and injection gun.
To design / prototype other applications of the solution applicable to other agricultural sectors such as the Olive & Vine industries.

Team

  • Angele Giuliano
    Marketing / ICT / Management

    Entrepreneur in ICT technology companies with 18 years experience related to innovations in health, learning, culture and sensor based technologies. Heavily involved with European research funding projects and part of the Advisory Group of the EU Commission for SMEs

  • Jean Paul Barthet
    Operations & Business Development

    Business developer and international networker, with over 20 years experience raising funds for oil and gas projects in the US.

  • Giovanni Barco
    CEO/Product Development

    Medical doctor and specialised oncologist with over 20 years experience in biochemistry, ozone therapies and clinical chemistry. Evaluator for the Italian Ministry of Health. Academic Professor and researcher at the University of Pisa. International links with industrial and agricultural communities.

  • Fabio Porfirio
    Finance / Administration

    Certified accountant and auditor with over 30 years experience. Reviewer of the European operational and structural funds of the Tuscany region in Italy.

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