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PhotonHub is industry partner and Speaker partner of the Agrifood Innovation Event

Photonics – the science and technology of light – is a Key Digital Technology that is radically transforming the traditional industrial base, while being a valuable technology to supply safe, nutritious and affordable food for all and establish a sustainable value chain from farm to fork.  

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Protein plant factories: producing and steering soybean protein content in indoor farming

In rich countries there is an increasing consumer interest towards plant-based protein compared to animal ones, due to health and environmental concerns as well as animal welfare. Nowadays, Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), such as greenhouses and vertical farming, are already being used to produce highly nutritious crops with improved functional ingredients (e.g., minerals, vitamins), that are beneficial to human health.

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