September 2024
Gardin wins Best AI Automation Development at Vertical Farming Awards 2024
Celebrating excellence and innovation across the global vertical farming industry, ...entries were invited in 11 award categories spanning crops, technology, sustainability and commercial initiatives.
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Gardin Appoints Produce Industry Leader As Advisor - Dorn Wenninger
Gardin, the UK based ag-tech company recently named produce-industry leader, ...Dorn Wenninger as an Advisor.
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Gardin successfully achieves re-accreditation of the ISO 27001 certification!
This milestone reaffirms our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of information security and...data protection. Our team's dedication ensures that your data is safe and secure with us.
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Thinkable Studio & Gardin Selected for a Prestigious German Design Award
Thinkable and Gardin received an honourable special mention for the design of one of the world's most advanced...agricultural technologies that helps to improve food crops, reduce resource usage and improves forecasting.
» Read moreJune 2024
Gardin now integrated with Ridder climate computers to offer real-time photosynthesis insights
In an exciting development for the horticultural sector, Gardin, an innovator in optical phenotyping technology...June 2024
Integration of plant phenotyping now easier than ever
Gardin Pulse has analyzed more than 10 million chlorophyll fluorescence measurements since product launch in June 2023.April 2024
Improving Water Use Efficiency in Pepper Cultivation: Collaborative Efforts by Gardin Agritech and Bayer Crop Science - Fabrizio Ticchiarelli-Marjot*, Manuel Jesus Guillen Portillo, Jose Pablo Gonzalez Gonzalez, Jorge Manuel Silva Nunes da Fonseca, Juan Salvador Gongora Gongora, Steven Grundy
The growing concern over water scarcity in southern European regions due to shifting climate patterns poses ...significant challenges for agricultural activities.
» Read moreMarch 2024
Gardin has been included in the 2023 FoodTech 500 list
We are excited to share that Gardin has been included in the 2023 FoodTech 500 list by Forward Fooding!March 2024
Cultivating success: A collaboration between Gardin and GrowUp Farms
In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, two British trailblazers - Gardin, and certified B Corp ...GrowUp Farms - have come together to create a sustainable, climate-proof environment for growing in the UK.
» Read moreFebruary 2024
Gardin at Fruit Logistica 2024
Gardin employs the concept of Plant Driven Growing by using advanced sensors to get direct feedback from ...the plants to help growers improve their climate strategy and give the plants exactly what they need to deliver higher yields with fewer resources.
February 2024
Transforming the climate computer into the plant computer
Over the past two years, Gardin has been undertaking novel research funded by InnovateUK in ...partnership with the The Advanced Plant Centre, hosted at the James Hutton Institute, and Intelligent Growth Solutions.
» Read moreJanuary 2024
Optimising Strawberry Lighting with Plant Photosynthesis - Gardin, Agrolux & Delphy Improvement Centre
Gardin have partnered with Agrolux, a global leader in horticultural lighting, and Delphy IC, a leading ...crop research centre, to demonstrate how chlorophyll fluorescence measurements can be used to optimise lighting strategies in strawberry production. Read Full Case study here:
» Read moreJanuary 2024
FromBoer and Gardin: a case study in plant driven growing
Since Summer 2023, FromBoer and Gardin have embarked on a journey to implement the practices of ...plant driven growing - driving greenhouse management decisions based on direct measurements of plant physiology.
» Read moreDecember 2023
Gardin attains three significant security certifications
Gardin is proud to announce the successful attainment of three significant security certifications ...Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 - Information Security Management.
» Read moreOctober 2023
Video | AI Insights from our Portfolio - Molten
The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding at an unprecedented pace, impacting industries and ...... transforming the way we approach complex problems. To gain deeper insights into the current state and future prospects of AI, Molten hosted a panel earlier this month featuring three experts in the field, handpicked from our portfolio.
» Read moreJune 2023
Using photosynthesis insights to optimise plant performance - Agri-TechE
"In the Innovation Hub at the 2023 Royal Norfolk Show, the team from Gardin will be discussing how ...... the system provides growers with insights into plant health that can easily be actioned, improving yields and quality, and lowering costs. We caught up with Fabrizio Ticchiarelli, Lead Biologist at Gardin, ahead of the show to ask about recent developments."
» Read moreApril 2023
Gardin have been selected to be part of the International Fresh Produce Association cohort for the 2023 Fresh Field Catalyst program
"We look forward to bringing our solution to growers across the US and learning from the fantastic knowledge this program has to offer. (Julian Godding, Lead Data Scientist at Gardin)"
» Read moreMarch 2023
Sumanta Talukdar is changing the way we grow crops - Pictet
Sumanta Talukdar, founder and CEO of the UK-based agri-tech business Gardin, is setting out to make farming more efficient in terms of energy, profitability, and consumer satisfaction."Although his business model is heavily tech-based, it started with two premises: first, why isn't there a way of measuring the nutritional value of crops, destined for food products, as they grow? And second..."
» Read moreFebruary 2023
Gardin and Boxford Farms Partner to Improve Commercial Glasshouse Crop Performance
Gardin has partnered with Boxford Farms to showcase its innovative technology that helps commercial glasshouse growers monitor their crop's health, reduce variance across the farm and increase yield.January 2023
Gardin and Enza Zaden strengthen relationship
Gardin is thrilled to announce that Enza Zaden has the intention to expand our collaboration across facilities in the Netherlands and Spain in 2023.November 2022
Gardin shortlisted as 'Tech Champions 2022' - Financial Times
Out of 300 entrants, the Financial Times judges considered Gardin for our clever use of technology."Here are the companies considered by our judges for their clever use of technology — and the 10 they chose as winners..."
» Read moreOctober 2022
The importance of digital phenotying in agriculture - CHAP Solutions
Dr. Sumanta Talukdar, Founder & CEO of Gardin, shares his views on the sector, and what he thinks the future holds for food production."I developed a personal interest in food production primarily born of the question – 'why is it that all the fresh produce I buy looks great but really lacks in quality?'..."
» Read moreSeptember 2022
Gardin Sensors Provide Deep Understanding of Plant Stress - AgriTechE
Directly measuring the health of a plant is the best way to ensure high productivity, says Fabrizio Ticchiarelli, Gardin's Lead Biologist, about the the company's sensors."Since Gardin first spoke in the REAP 2021 Start-Up Showcase, it has been successful in raising $10.8M to develop a plant stress detector, and it is returning to REAP as an exhibitor this year to discuss progress. Fabrizio explains how..."
» Read moreSeptember 2022
A Sustainable Future with CEA - CHAP Solutions
Dr Fabrizio Ticchiarelli provides a snapshot of some key aspects of digital phenotyping and explores the sector's current focus, challenges and future scope."The renewed focus on sustainability and environmental challenges spurs many efforts towards using digital strategies for crop production. Nowadays people are more demanding when it comes to product origin, mileage and input usage. As a result, there is a real drive from consumers to..."
» Read moreSeptember 2022
Gardin Features in BBC News Technology
Gardin technology can improve productivity. Using sensors and AI to assess individual leaves and suggest changes to each plant's environment."Vertical farming - growing plants indoors, on stacked levels, in a highly controlled environment - allows higher yields. And now, the Gardin company hopes to further improve productivity, using sensors and artificial intelligence to assess..."
» Read moreAugust 2022
Gardin Features on BBC Click
Agritech and the future of Farming Programme - Gardin representing the AgTech Industry ...August 2022
Gardin Featured on BBC Click
Agritech and the future of Farming Programme - Gardin representing the AgTech Industry and share the importance..."Click looks at agriculture and the technology that might be helping to make it more sustainable, featuring AI-powered imaging sensors that can..."
» Read moreMarch 2022
Gardin picked as a startup poised to take off in 2022 (Business Insider subscription required)
Investors pumped $10.8 billion into AI startups in Europe last year, according to PitchBook...
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Gardin listed #27 in 50 Top Tech Startups in the UK 2022 by Beauhurst
"Investors see bright futures for these tech companies, having provided them with capital to realise potential" - BeauhurstMarch 2022
Gardin selected by Innovate UK
Gardin is selected to be part of the Singapore 2022 Agrifood Global Business Innovation & Incubator Programme.December 2021
Founder Q&A: The Future of Sustainability - Seedcamp
We're currently living in the decisive decade for creating a lasting, positive impact on our planet.Previously, we published a deep dive on the future of sustainability and highlighted some of our portfolio companies spearheading the way. On the back of this, we spoke with six of our founders ...
» Read moreDecember 2021
Gardin Raises $10.8M Seed Round - Tech.EU
Funding will be used to further develop the entire product lineup, with crop forecasting and nutritional density mapping ..."London-headquartered agtech firm Gardin has raised $10.8 million in a seed funding round. The company combines machine learning methods and remote optical sensors to provide growers with detailed data about the health of individual plants, all without the need to manually assess or conduct destructive chemical analyses. The funding will be used to ..."
» Read moreDecember 2021
Gardin Named One Of Oxfords 'Hottest Startups' - Wired UK
"How do I measure the goodness of food? Not just cosmetics?" - From a question to an idea, from an idea to..."The idea for agritech startup Gardin came to physicist Sumanta Talukdar in summer of 2019, after consuming a very bad batch of Tesco tomatoes. "They looked great. Nice, round, perfect shape – very, very red," he says. "But when you ate them, they tasted of nothing.""
» Read moreOctober 2021
Gardin Named As A Startup Shaping The Food Industry - Forbes
Gardin's remote sensing technology aims to empower food producers by monitoring and delivering insights on..."The emergence of new technologies, including mobile app-based services, is transforming the way that the food industry operates, and giving rise to a new digital industry, known as foodtech. Innovations that meet growing consumer demands for convenience, product freshness and environmental sustainability are set to define the future of this sector."
» Read moreSeptember 2021
The Future of Sustainability, and the Tech Companies out to Improve it - Seedcamp
Within the last decade, buzzwords such as "sustainability", "ESG", "UN SD goals", and "social impact" ...... have woven their way into how startups and established companies operate. These frameworks, guiding as vehicles of change, impact how organisations build business models, implement technology, establish crucial frameworks, shape branding, and conduct their day-to-day governance.
» Read moreSeptember 2021
Net Zero 2.0 Growth Programme - Tech Nation
Backed by UK Government, Gardin was selected as one of 32 UK's most promising climate tech companies driving ..."We are excited to announce a new cohort of 32 UK climate tech and cleantech companies selected for our second Net Zero programme."
» Read moreAugust 2021
THRIVE EUROPE 2021 Challenge - SVG Ventures
Over 300 applicants across 27 Countries, Gardin named one of 10 finalists and the only UK representative.July 2021
Vertical Farming World Congress 2021 - Zenith
Gardin invited to speak at this years event, 20th-22nd September. Using technology to boost nutrition.May 2021
Our CEO Is a Repeat Entrepreneur - The Verge
Sumanta Talukdar's previous start-up bought by SNAP for over five hundred million dollars..."Snap has agreed to acquire WaveOptics, the supplier of the augmented reality displays that power its new Spectacles glasses, for more than $500 million, The Verge has learned. The deal is..."
» Read moreJanuary 2021
Gardin is backed by leading funds and angels from USA, Europe and MENA - TechCrunch
Gardin raises $1.2m pre-seed to build and trial optical phenotyping technology & analytics...."Gardin, a 'deep tech' hardware and software startup developing optical phenotyping technology and analytics to optimise food production, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding."
» Read moreApril 2020
Remote sensing technology and analytics for food production - Forbes
When, where and why? How it all began. An interview with Sumanta Talukdar, CEO & Founder of Gardin."The world currently faces a global supply-demand imbalance with regards to food production. As the global population continues to rise, with expectations of reaching 9.7 billion by 2050, approximately 70% more food will be..."
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April 2024
Tackling the challenge of LED optimisation - Julian Godding, Lead Data Science
There is currently no consensus on the optimal spectrum for plant growth of any species, creating ...significant confusion for growers as to how best their LED lights.
» Read moreOctober 2023
How to optimise orchid growth and other CAM plants
CAM plants have a distinct photosynthetic process that both sets them apart from typical ...C3 and C4 plants, presenting a unique challenge to greenhouse growers to manage their climate.
» Read moreAugust 2023
Reducing Environmental Impact: Technology for Eco-friendly Plant Farming
Since the beginning of human existence, plant farming has been a major part of human civilisation ...But while it has helped improve human lives through food production and job creation, it has also negatively impacted the environment.
» Read moreJuly 2023
What are the 6 Challenges Facing Glasshouses in 2023?
As plant agriculture continues to evolve and adapt to meet the growing demands of a changing world, ...glasshouses have emerged as a promising solution to increase crop yields and minimise environmental impact. However, these controlled environments face various challenges, ranging from high energy costs and water usage to pest management and disease control.
» Read moreJune 2023
Beanstalk Global - Circle of Leaders - Vertical Farming & Glasshouse
"What does the future hold for Glasshouse Crops and Vertical Farming?""Dial in to hear from key industry experts with potential solutions and collaborations to the perceived broken food supply systems. Listen into key inputs from Joe Shaw Roberts of Kantar as well as ...
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The intelligence of Plants: adaptation to environmental change - Medium Blog
Olivia Cousins, PhD, Senior Crop Scientist"What is intelligence? Intelligence can be defined as the ability to perceive changes in one's environment, to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment to suit oneself, and to think abstractly. If I were to ask if you thought plants were intelligent, most likely your response would be..."
» Read moreOctober 2022
Gardin goes live on BeanStalk.Global
Our CEO & Founder, Sumanta Talukdar and Lead Biologist, Fabrizio Ticchiarelli share how Gardin have created a unique technology that is looking to revolutionise how to grow more sustainable, affordable, nutritious foo within Vertical Farms and Greenhouses."Their headline is to make nutritious food production sustainable and affordable. For us and the planet. They have created unique technology that is looking to revolutionise how protected cropping and vertical farms can grow even more efficiently and to grow even better quality of fresh food. We go live with Sumanta Talukdar – Founder and CEO and Fabrizio Ticchiarelli – Lead Biologist. On the conversation, we look to find out..."
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The Gardin Get Together Podcast
Gardin's Lead Biologist shares detail on the UK Government Grant awarded, alongside IGS and The James Hutton Institute.Powered byRedCircle
January 2022
Sustainability and the Second Law of Thermodynamics - Medium Blog
Julian Godding, Senior Data Scientist"At Gardin, sustainability and science are at the heart of what we do. As engineers with backgrounds in fields ranging from optoelectronics, condensed matter, robotics and, of course, plants, we often discuss our favourite areas of research and argue over their respective merits. However, if there is one area of science that we all look upon with awe, it is..."
» Read moreNovember 2021
Why IoT and Agritech are the Perfect Match | Sumanta Talukdar & Richard Osterloh – The IOT Podcast
We explore the global need for Vertical Farming and why IoT will play a significant role now and in the future.June 2021
The Gardin Get Together Podcast
Tune into Gardin's very first podcast with Gary Spencer, Operations Director at Gardin...Powered byRedCircle
May 2021
Inside track with Gary Spencer — Operations at Gardin - Medium Blog
Gary Spencer, Director of Operations"We sit down for a coffee and a chat with Gardin's Director of Operations and General Manager, Gary Spencer. I'm Damiana Price, Head of Marketing at Gardin and as a relative newcomer to Gardin's marketing team and the AgriTech space, I wanted to get to know the people who are passionate about creating a step-change in this industry. While the Venture Capital investments and valuations tend to grab the headlines along with the Research Partner and Customer wins, it's the people after all who make the company a success."
» Read moreApril 2021
The First Law of Thermodynamics - Medium Blog
Dr Fabrizio Ticchiarelli, Lead Biologist"Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Food security Report from 2020 depicts a rather bleak picture for our food systems. Roughly 690 million people (8.9% of the world's population) are currently severely hungry - an increase of 60 million since 2015 - while in 2019 an estimated 2 billion did not have access to..."
» Read moreFebruary 2021
MMC Podcast with MMC Principal, Mina Samaan and Gardin CEO and Founder, Sumanta Talukdar
Gardin is an MMC portfolio company with the bold vision to minimise the waste in food production."Mina and Sumanta discuss the role of agritech in reducing food waste, the role of AI in Gardin's product and how Sumanta's experience of founding his previous company, WaveOptics, helped him when launching Gardin."
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