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We are focused on transforming agriculture by
building and operating environmentally
responsible farms around the world
to nourish our communities with
safe, nutritious, and delicious food.
Mantra
Farming Locally. Globally.
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Automated GH with hybrid plant movement
system
• container based system
• overhead X, Y, Z crane
Adjacent Imaging Facility + Headhouse
• transfer robots singulate plants onto
conveyance
• RGB imaging
Lisa J. Newman, Ph.D.
• Chief Operations Officer, AeroFarms
• Head of Controlled Environments Department, DuPont Pioneer
• Postdoc research on plant growth and development at UC Berkley, CA
• Ph.D. in Plant Sciences, University of Oxford
• MSc. in Molecular Biology
Operations Management │ Research & Development │ Technology Integration
DuPont Pioneer Controlled Environments - 2008
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Expertise in Scaling ProductionHigh Throughput Indoor Growing│ Greenhouse Automation│ Track & Trace Capabilities│Software Integration
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April Agee Carroll, Ph.D.Vice President R&D
Solutions-Focused Science Leader
Director of Phenomics, Purdue UniversityField and controlled environments phenomics infrastructure
$15MM field phenotyping facility, Indiana Corn & Soybean Innovation Center
$6.25MM automated controlled environments imaging facility
Industry and academic collaborations, generating >$5M
Vice-Chair, Intl Plant Phenotyping Network and founding Chair, North American Plant Phenotyping Network
Research and Technology Development Lead,
Controlled Environments, DuPont Pioneer
Automated production and phenotyping facilities, $38MM & $32MM
Program leader for two biotech trait development pipelines
Ph.D. plant cell biology and genetics with distinguished
professor Natasha Raikhel at UC Riverside, CA
Automated high-throughput confocal microscopy system
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Real Time Monitoring – All of The Time
Research & Development
Machine Vision
Head of Operations
Sr. Systems Engineer
Food Safety
PLC Engineer
Sales
Farmer
Plant Manager
Logistics Manager
Packaging Manager
MechanicFinance
Quality Control
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Receiving
Shipping
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Redefining Agriculture
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Major Food Service and Retail Partners
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Leading the Way
Finalist
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Great Financial Partners To Expand
*Red represents urban cities with more than 1 million population