HortiScience Innovation Center
The HIC is a powerful breeding ground for pioneers in the greenhouse. Startups and innovative companies are building the future of greenhouse horticulture here together, supported by groundbreaking knowledge of cultivation systems and technical expertise from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Delphy Improvement Center, the entrepreneurial network of YES!Delft and StartLife, and the municipality of Lansingerland as an active connector and facilitator. This creates a fertile ecosystem in which ideas can grow into future-proof solutions.
HortiScience Innovation Center
The HIC is a powerful breeding ground for pioneers in the greenhouse. Startups and innovative companies are building the future of greenhouse horticulture here together, supported by groundbreaking knowledge of cultivation systems and technical expertise from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Delphy Improvement Center, the entrepreneurial network of YES!Delft and StartLife, and the municipality of Lansingerland as an active connector and facilitator. This creates a fertile ecosystem in which ideas can grow into future-proof solutions.
Building Bridges Between Science and Entrepreneurship in Greenhouse Horticulture
StartLife is one of the founding partners of the HortiScience Innovation Center because it believes in building bridges between knowledge, entrepreneurship and practice. With its roots in Wageningen’s agrifood ecosystem and its experience in supporting startups, StartLife brings valuable expertise to HIC. Within the HortiScience Innovation Center, that expertise becomes part of a dedicated platform for greenhouse horticulture, created together with partners such as YES!Delft, to help strong ideas and founders connect to the needs and opportunities of the sector.
Field lab
At HIC field lab, startups test their ideas in real greenhouse conditions. With vouchers and expert guidance, HIC offers an accessible process from feasibility advice to practical validation.
Venture building
The HIC venture studio helps promising ideas in greenhouse horticulture grow into startups. With expertise and funding, HIC supports from idea to business - in the heart of Dutch horticulture.
Innovation tables
The HIC brings growers, startups, companies, and entrepreneurs together at innovation roundtables to validate promising ideas more quickly and translate them into practical innovations for a future-proof greenhouse horticulture sector.
6 Innovation Themes
Energy Transition
Resilient Cultivation Systems
Circular Greenhouse Horticulture
Autonomous Cultivation
Automation & Robotics
Future-proof Working
Building Solutions Together for a Future-Proof Greenhouse Industry
