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Vice President of Research North America
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Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) grows crops in greenhouses, vertical farms, and indoor systems with precise control of light, climate, water, and nutrients — maximizing yield and resource efficiency on minimal land. Halo connects R&D teams with innovators across horticultural lighting, greenhouse sensing, indoor automation, and protected-crop biologics — from university labs to startups commercializing field-ready systems. Message any of them to explore partnership opportunities.
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Last updated June 1, 2026. 9 new updates.
Find partners for co-development, licensing, sponsored research, and supply partnerships in controlled environment agriculture.
27 solutions in controlled environment agriculture
Lighting & Climate Systems
Brilliant Photonics Inc.
Liquid-cooled lighting and thermal management for indoor farming
Liquid-cooled horticultural lighting that cuts the energy and infrastructure costs of vertical farming and controlled-environment agriculture.
Algal Tech, Inc.
Controlled-environment aeroponic system for macroalgae
A CEA aeroponic platform producing a nutritious sea vegetable (Aonori) using saltwater and non-arable land.
University of Minnesota
Soil sustainability strategies for high-tunnel vegetable production
Practices that sustain soil health and long-term productivity in season-extending high-tunnel vegetable systems.
Sensing & Monitoring
Northeastern University
Passive wireless sensing for smart greenhouses
Battery-less passive sensors that improve greenhouse efficiency and cut emissions through continuous environmental monitoring.
University of Delaware
Real-time greenhouse monitoring with RGB-D imaging and deep learning
A low-cost RGB-D imaging and deep-learning system for real-time, precision greenhouse crop monitoring.
NEWKIS/ELPC Research Team
Integrated bio-physical control for soil-borne disease
A bio-physical platform combining botanical extracts, a microbial consortium, and electromagnetic treatment for soil-borne disease control.
Automation & Robotics
Texas A&M University
Autonomous robotic plant-tissue sampling for greenhouses
A computer-vision robotic system for autonomous, high-throughput plant-tissue sampling in greenhouse operations.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Portable autonomous robotic tissue-sampling system
A portable robotic system enabling precise, efficient sampling of up to 100 plants per run in greenhouse settings.
Atens
Industrial microbial production platform for ag biologics
Industrial-scale microorganism production and custom formulation turning lab-stage biocontrol and biostimulant strains into commercial products.
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6 startups in controlled environment agriculture
Gastronaut
Building technology for smarter, more connected indoor and controlled-environment food production systems.
AQVA AI
Next-generation diagnostics for controlled aquaculture and indoor production — disease detection, microbiome intelligence, and rapid molecular testing.
Wadjet Labs
FieldVista, a low-cost handheld analyzer delivering fast, accurate substrate chemistry (NPK, pH, salinity) for growers.
Rooted-in-tech
Controlled-environment growing and lighting strategies to optimize indoor crop production.
Druid Agriculture
Automation and data platform for managing controlled-environment and indoor farming.
TOWING
Engineered soil and bioprocessing technology to boost productivity in controlled systems.
6 academic researchers in controlled environment agriculture
Abraham Stroock
Principal Investigator
Cornell University
Plant biophysics and engineering — microfluidics and sensing for precise water and nutrient delivery in controlled environments.
Yuankai Huang
Principal Investigator
Auburn University
Working at the intersection of water, sensors, and food — sensing systems for resource-efficient controlled production.
Marimuthu Subramanian
Principal Investigator
Texas A&M University
Agricultural nanotechnology, controlled release, and abiotic-stress management for sustainable indoor and protected systems.
Kevin Folta
Principal Investigator
University of Florida
Plant photobiology and novel solutions to critical problems — light, growth, and quality in controlled environments.
Angela Kent
Principal Investigator
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Breeding plants for managing microbial function — engineering plant-microbe systems for controlled production.
Yang Xiao
Principal Investigator
University of Alabama
Reaction engineering and catalysis science for sustainability — resource-efficient systems for indoor agriculture.
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