About Revarix

Revarix is an early-stage plant biotechnology start-up focused on applied trait discovery in clonally propagated crops. The underlying approach was developed through research at ETH Zurich and is now being translated into collaborative, industry-relevant applications with breeding partners.

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Rows of healthy cassava plants growing in a sunlit greenhouse.
Rows of healthy cassava plants growing in a sunlit greenhouse.

Yi-Wen Lim, PhD | Co-Founder & CEO

Plant biotechnologist shaping applied trait discovery programmes in clonally propagated crops, building on prior work in disease resistance and method development at ETH Zurich.

Meet the Founders

Pascal Schläpfer, PhD | Co-Founder & CTO

Computational biologist and bioinformatician building the core analytical methods underlying the Hi-ReAD approach, with experience developing genomics and algorithmic solutions for complex biological datasets.