Greenhouse horticulture likes to charge out how forward-looking it is . While that is true , modern ship’s company campaign into the fact that gaining admission to the horticultural community is not so easy . As an foreigner , try speaking the raiser ’s oral communication and set out place to try out in a greenhouse .
This bounce , therefore , HortiScience Innovation Centre ( HIC ) was found in Lansingerland . It is an initiative of the municipality , WUR , Delphy , StartLife and YES!Delft . On Thursday 14 November , they organized a Startup Exhibition , where about eighty visitors were presented with a plenary program and a tour of the greenhouse . But even more of import : it was possible to internet with numerous start - ups present tense .
shortly during the plenary program , Lansingerland alderman Leon Hoek and Monique van Wordragen on behalf of WUR concluded that there are relatively few get-go - ups alive in horticulture . Both parties need to do something about this through the HIC . It is an initiative from the municipality of Lansingerland , but although alderman Leon naturally considers it " the most innovative greenhouse horticultural municipality in the Netherlands " , there is sure enough also good cooperation with Westland and the Dutch Fresh Port , Barendrecht region , he hastens to summate . " Together we have gold in our hands . "
Leon Hoek ( Lansingerland municipality ) and Monique van Wordragen ( WUR).View the photograph report of the afternoon here .
But how will the HIC then help in concrete footing , day chairman Evert Jaap Lugt wants to know from Monique . " With our partners , we can offer startle - ups everything they require , " Monique says . The most of import thing is to " better target " research , or in other word verify it is well aligned with practice session . In other words , grocery - driven research .
Leon cites the example of space traveling . A lot of money was drop on research there , and there has also been criticism . Because : space travel , is a distant concept for many . Yet the councilor target out that thanks to those investments in the past , many technique from blank traveling are now being put to undecomposed manipulation in numerous sector .
An object lesson of one such distance - age start - up is Skytree . During a go of the greenhouse of WUR and Delphy , player will meet Fred van Veldhoven , among others . CE - Line , Voltiris , Sigrow , and Koidra will also get a sojourn .
Fred van Veldhoven of Skytree at the Cumulus unit running in WUR ’s nursery . regard the photo report of the afternoon here .
On behalf of Koidra , Fokke Kracht babble out on stage about the challenges of gaining a bridgehead in Dutch horticulture . " A agriculturalist would prefer someone else to take the first footfall first , " he say .
Chairman of the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. Evert Jaap Lugt , Fokke Kracht ( Koidra ) and Eric Poot ( Delphy).View the exposure report of the good afternoon here .
Koidra stems from multiple successes in the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge . presently , the American - Vietnamese start - up is test at Delphy . The caller focuses on autonomous ontogeny base on insights from flora . afterward during the circuit , Fokke receive compliments from a well - inform visitor . " I see in the market that you guys are ahead of the curved shape . How come in ? "
Jildou de Jong of Thermeloen and Willem Kesteloo of Fotoniq can also lecture about the challenges for beginning - ups in gardening . Both are now well on their room , but in the case of Fotoniq , the technology might never have reached horticulture if an musical theme had not been deport during a bicycle ride among the greenhouse in Westland . The HIC want to begin attracting showtime - ups to horticulture , and serve commencement - ups connect with practitioners , with growers .
Jildou de Jong ( Thermeleon ) and Willem Kesteloo ( Fotoniq).See the picture report of the afternoon here .
The latter is not entirely easy at the ending of the good afternoon . When Willem ask cultivator to raise their hands , no work force go up . However many policymakers were re - energized on Thursday afternoon , and new contact were made between kickoff - ups and participants . And that contact with those growers , that will ' come by nature ' . And if not , the HIC will lend a manus .
HIC ’s next event ? Padelles , on 20 March 2025 .
View the exposure report of the Startup Exhibition here .
For more information : HortiScience Innovation Centre[email protected]www.hiceu.com
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