Biological Digital Twins
BioTwinR

We build living models
of biological systems

BioTwinR̂ creates physics-based digital twins for animals, agroecosystems, and biological testing — computational replicas that mirror real biological processes in real time, so you can predict, optimise, and understand without guesswork.

What We Do

Digital twins for living systems

A digital twin is a real-time computational model of a physical system — continuously updated with sensor data, running physics equations, and capable of simulating scenarios before they happen in the real world. We apply this concept to biology.

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Equine & Animal Health

We build personalised digital twins of horses and other animals that continuously monitor biomechanics and physiology — detecting injury risk and performance decline before it becomes visible to the naked eye.

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Livestock & Herd Intelligence

Herd-level digital twins for cattle and sheep that track welfare, flag disease early, model feed efficiency, and connect seamlessly with barn microclimate and pasture soil data.

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In-Silico Alternatives to Animal Testing

Physics-informed computational models that replicate organ and whole-body responses to drugs and toxins — reducing the need for animal experimentation in line with EU and FDA New Approach Methodologies.

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Soil & Agroecosystem Twins

From a single soil horizon to a full farm system — our agroecosystem twins fuse real-time sensor data with soil physics to support precision agriculture, carbon monitoring, and water management.

How It Works

From sensor to foresight

Every BioTwinR̂ platform follows the same four-step process, regardless of the biological domain.

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Connect real-world sensors

We connect IoT sensors, wearables, or lab instruments directly to the twin. For animals this means accelerometers and heart-rate monitors; for soil this means moisture probes and temperature loggers. Our system accepts any sensor brand and converts units automatically.

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Run physics-based solvers

Every time new data arrives, the twin runs peer-reviewed physics equations — not just statistics. For soil: Van Genuchten–Mualem hydraulics and De Vries heat transfer. For animals: biomechanical equations governing force, stride, and metabolic load. This means the twin behaves like the real system, not just a correlation.

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Predict and simulate

With a calibrated twin running, you can simulate scenarios that haven’t happened yet: what will happen to soil moisture if it rains tomorrow? What is this horse’s injury risk if it races on a soft track at 38°C? The twin answers in seconds.

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Act on alerts and insights

Threshold alarms fire automatically — saturation events, abnormal gait patterns, metabolic stress flags. All data is exported in globally interoperable formats (JSON-LD, GLOSIS) so it plugs into existing farm management, veterinary, or regulatory systems.

Our Work

Current projects

These are the platforms we are building and deploying right now.

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Digital Pedon v2.0
A digital twin framework for multi-horizon soil profile monitoring. Open-source, zero dependencies, globally interoperable.
●  Live
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EquiTwin
Personalised bio-digital twin for elite equestrian sport — horse, rider, and racetrack in one connected model.
●  In development
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LiveTwin
Herd-level physiological and welfare monitoring twin for cattle and sheep operations.
●  Coming 2026
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In-Silico Testing Platform
PBPK and organ-level digital twin models for drug and toxin response, aligned with EU/FDA NAM frameworks.
●  Early concept
Get In Touch

Let’s build something together

Whether you are a researcher, investor, veterinarian, or agronomist — if you work with biological systems and need better insight, we want to hear from you.

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Email
ayoussefgm@gmail.com
ali.youssef@umanitoba.ca
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Institution
Agroecosystems Laboratory
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Open Source
github.com/Pierianspring/digital-pedon
We are open to
Investment Research partnerships Technology licensing Custom development Academic collaboration