Master's in Plant Biotechnology | 10+ Years of Biotech Excellence
Francesco combines deep plant science expertise with cutting-edge AI to help cultivators, labs, and businesses solve their most complex challenges, from crop failures to regulatory compliance, R&D optimization to strategic growth.

Science + Innovation
Agricultural research is advancing faster than ever before. New techniques, new methods, new solutions.
Yet those who work with the land every day rarely see the benefits.
Francesco spent years in the world of science: laboratories, publications, funded projects, biotech and agritech innovations. A world rich in knowledge... but distant from the reality of the fields.
Meanwhile, farmers face increasingly complex challenges: climate change, pests, drought, new diseases.
And they often have to make decisions without access to reliable, data-based information.
The truth is simple:
the science exists, but it doesn't reach those who need it most.
Publications too technical.
Expensive consultations.
Solutions difficult to verify.
An ecosystem where theory and practice don't communicate.
This is where FranTechAI was born.
FranTechAI has a clear objective: to make scientific knowledge accessible, understandable, and applicable for those who work with nature every day.
Not complicated software.
Not a service reserved for a few.
But a tool that brings research out of laboratories and puts it in the hands of farmers, technicians, startups, cooperatives, and agricultural communities worldwide.
From Italy to the most vulnerable scenarios, where a farmer cannot afford a consultant but needs reliable answers to cultivate and support their community.
With FranTechAI, science stops being a forgotten PDF and becomes a concrete tool to improve the agricultural world.
Helped companies such as Hollan Biodiversity BV, F1 seedtech BV and Puregene AG carry out million-dollar research projects, avoid costly mistakes, and achieve goals through strategic planning, scientific rigor and operational excellence.
R&D Coordinator at Leiden University, CSO at Ambra srl and scientific advisor at Linnaeus competence center. Leading teams in plant breeding, genetics, extraction and crop optimization research.
Created FranTechAI to democratize expert plant science knowledge. Guided AI adoption for organization such as German Federal Association for Sustainability.
Principal investigator on plant breeding, genetics, and crop optimization. Published in leading scientific journals with research on polyploid plants, genomics and biostimulants.
Peer-reviewed research contributing to plant science and biotechnology
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science - Research on polyploid plant development and optimization
Read Full ArticlePublished on bioRxiv - Cutting-edge research in plant genomics and genetic optimization
Read Full ArticleView Francesco's complete list of publications, research projects, and professional contributions on LinkedIn
View LinkedIn Profile"AI gives you speed and scale, but human expertise gives you confidence and strategy. Together, they're unstoppable."
— Francesco Tonolo, Founder of FranTechAI