Intravision
@intravision.ca
Intravision is a technology and science leader in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). Over 25 years, we have built a robust technology platform through research collaborations with leading institutes in Europe and North America.
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Intravision
@intravision.ca
· Mar 7
Intravision: Rethinking Agriculture for a Resource-Limited World
From space research to global food solutions, our journey is rooted in science, innovation, and the belief that we can build a more sustainable future.
open.substack.com
The future of agriculture isn’t just about growing more—it’s about growing smarter. 🌱💡
At Intravision, we’re blending science, technology, and sustainability to rethink how food and medicinal plants are produced.
Discover our journey and vision for the future:
At Intravision, we’re blending science, technology, and sustainability to rethink how food and medicinal plants are produced.
Discover our journey and vision for the future:
This efficiency shift is interesting for CEA. Vertical farms are energy-intensive, no question. But they’re also hyper-efficient on water, inputs, and variance. The real question isn’t “what’s most efficient?” — it’s which constraints matter most where. #AgTech #CEA
The big shift in agtech isn’t about getting the last percent of yield — it’s about squeezing more value out of every input: energy, water, labor, data. With costs rising and margins tightening, efficiency is becoming the real ROI driver in agriculture. #AgTech #FoodSystems #Efficiency
From Yield to Efficiency: Agtech’s Next Big ROI
The next big ROI in agriculture isn’t yield — it’s efficiency. Smarter systems, better visibility, and data-driven tools unlock hidden value and stronger margins.
www.agribusinessglobal.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Agtech funding down, robotics up. Capital is favouring tools that improve resource efficiency and control, not moonshots. For CEA, the signal isn’t “don’t invest,” it’s “systems matter more than slogans.”
#AgTech
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#ClimateRisk
#Infrastructure
#AgTech
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#ClimateRisk
#Infrastructure
AgTech 2025 Review: VC Funding Drops, Robotics & AI Drive Investment Shifts - News and Statistics - IndexBox
A 2025 review showing agtech VC funding declined, with a shift to robotics, late-stage deals, and defensive M&A amid a U.S.-China AI cold war, while biologicals gain traction in Latin America.
www.indexbox.io
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Agtech funding down, robotics up. Capital is favouring tools that improve resource efficiency and control, not moonshots. For CEA, the signal isn’t “don’t invest,” it’s “systems matter more than slogans.”
#AgTech
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#ClimateRisk
#Infrastructure
#AgTech
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#ClimateRisk
#Infrastructure
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Space-based crop research is intriguing, but the real work happens after discovery. Novel traits still need rigorous testing and translation under controlled, repeatable conditions on Earth. That translation layer is where innovation becomes usable—or doesn’t.
#AgTech #CEA #FoodSystems #Biology
#AgTech #CEA #FoodSystems #Biology
Cannabis Seeds Could Be The Next Frontier For Space AgTech - Cannabis Industry Journal
It's not as far out as you think.
cannabisindustryjournal.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Space-based crop research is intriguing, but the real work happens after discovery. Novel traits still need rigorous testing and translation under controlled, repeatable conditions on Earth. That translation layer is where innovation becomes usable—or doesn’t.
#AgTech #CEA #FoodSystems #Biology
#AgTech #CEA #FoodSystems #Biology
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Thoughtful piece. I largely agree that vertical farming isn’t a solution to global food security. CEA is best understood as strategic infrastructure—supporting resilience, research, and high-value production—rather than a calorie engine.
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#AgTech
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#AgTech
Why vertical farms can't address food security any time soon
The energy economics limit vertical farming's food security potential
phytometrica.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Thoughtful piece. I largely agree that vertical farming isn’t a solution to global food security. CEA is best understood as strategic infrastructure—supporting resilience, research, and high-value production—rather than a calorie engine.
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#AgTech
#CEA
#FoodSystems
#AgTech
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Food security debates often fail because we ask every tool to solve everything.
CEA isn’t about replacing fields—it’s about creating controllable environments where risk, research, and resilience can be managed when the rest of the system is under strain.
#agtech #foodsecurity #CEA
CEA isn’t about replacing fields—it’s about creating controllable environments where risk, research, and resilience can be managed when the rest of the system is under strain.
#agtech #foodsecurity #CEA
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Food security debates often fail because we ask every tool to solve everything.
CEA isn’t about replacing fields—it’s about creating controllable environments where risk, research, and resilience can be managed when the rest of the system is under strain.
#agtech #foodsecurity #CEA
CEA isn’t about replacing fields—it’s about creating controllable environments where risk, research, and resilience can be managed when the rest of the system is under strain.
#agtech #foodsecurity #CEA
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Most breakthroughs in agriculture don’t fail in the lab—they fail in translation.
Controlled environments are where genetics, lighting, climate, and physiology can be tested together before being scaled—or discarded—responsibly.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
Controlled environments are where genetics, lighting, climate, and physiology can be tested together before being scaled—or discarded—responsibly.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Most breakthroughs in agriculture don’t fail in the lab—they fail in translation.
Controlled environments are where genetics, lighting, climate, and physiology can be tested together before being scaled—or discarded—responsibly.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
Controlled environments are where genetics, lighting, climate, and physiology can be tested together before being scaled—or discarded—responsibly.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
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Adaptation always looks “uneconomic” right up until it’s unavoidable.
The risk isn’t over-investing in CEA—it’s waiting until water, labor, or climate force rushed decisions with fewer options and higher costs.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
The risk isn’t over-investing in CEA—it’s waiting until water, labor, or climate force rushed decisions with fewer options and higher costs.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Adaptation always looks “uneconomic” right up until it’s unavoidable.
The risk isn’t over-investing in CEA—it’s waiting until water, labor, or climate force rushed decisions with fewer options and higher costs.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
The risk isn’t over-investing in CEA—it’s waiting until water, labor, or climate force rushed decisions with fewer options and higher costs.
#foodsystems
#agtech
#CEA
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Leafy greens remain the proving ground for CEA—not because they solve food security, but because they let us measure yield, quality, and efficiency under repeatable conditions. That’s where learning compounds.
#CEA
#LeafyGreens. #AgTech #FoodSystems
#CEA
#LeafyGreens. #AgTech #FoodSystems
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Leafy greens remain the proving ground for CEA—not because they solve food security, but because they let us measure yield, quality, and efficiency under repeatable conditions. That’s where learning compounds.
#CEA
#LeafyGreens. #AgTech #FoodSystems
#CEA
#LeafyGreens. #AgTech #FoodSystems
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Medicinal plants may be where controlled environments matter most. Consistency, traceability, and biochemical precision are hard to achieve outdoors—and essential for research and regulated markets.
#MedicinalPlants
#CEA #AgTech #PlantScience
#MedicinalPlants
#CEA #AgTech #PlantScience
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Medicinal plants may be where controlled environments matter most. Consistency, traceability, and biochemical precision are hard to achieve outdoors—and essential for research and regulated markets.
#MedicinalPlants
#CEA #AgTech #PlantScience
#MedicinalPlants
#CEA #AgTech #PlantScience
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High-protein crops raise interesting questions for CEA—not as bulk calories, but as targeted inputs for feed, pharma, and specialty foods. The value isn’t volume, it’s control and efficiency.
#ProteinTransition
#CEA
#AgTech #FutureFood
#ProteinTransition
#CEA
#AgTech #FutureFood
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
High-protein crops raise interesting questions for CEA—not as bulk calories, but as targeted inputs for feed, pharma, and specialty foods. The value isn’t volume, it’s control and efficiency.
#ProteinTransition
#CEA
#AgTech #FutureFood
#ProteinTransition
#CEA
#AgTech #FutureFood
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Working in vertical farming, this feels spot on. CEA systems are living intersections of biology, software, hardware, and people. Food system resilience shows up not when things run smoothly—but when something breaks.
#cybersecurity #agtech #foodsecurity
#cybersecurity #agtech #foodsecurity
2025 Was the Year Food and Agriculture Cybersecurity Stopped Being Abstract
Why nothing actually resets at midnight, especially in food and agriculture
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Working in vertical farming, this feels spot on. CEA systems are living intersections of biology, software, hardware, and people. Food system resilience shows up not when things run smoothly—but when something breaks.
#cybersecurity #agtech #foodsecurity
#cybersecurity #agtech #foodsecurity
Energy-to-biomass efficiency isn’t a theoretical footnote — it’s where the economics and sustainability of controlled environments are decided. Quantifying these conversions is how the tech matures.
#AgTech #CEA #MolecularFarming
#AgTech #CEA #MolecularFarming
Kilowatts to kilograms: How efficiently can LEDs turn energy into lettuce?
Less than 1% of the energy powering the LEDs ends up in the lettuce head.
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Energy-to-biomass efficiency isn’t a theoretical footnote — it’s where the economics and sustainability of controlled environments are decided. Quantifying these conversions is how the tech matures.
#AgTech #CEA #MolecularFarming
#AgTech #CEA #MolecularFarming
This piece captures the core bottleneck in botanical therapeutics: biochemical consistency starts with environmental consistency. Controlled-environment systems aren’t just about food — they’re becoming essential research tools for developing reliable, high-value medicinal crops.
Beyond lettuce: The future of plant medicine is in vertical farms
Medicinal plants are vertical farmings next frontier.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This piece captures the core bottleneck in botanical therapeutics: biochemical consistency starts with environmental consistency. Controlled-environment systems aren’t just about food — they’re becoming essential research tools for developing reliable, high-value medicinal crops.
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Article: Food systems are the single biggest cause of planetary boundary transgressions. In line with the EAT Lancet report, this study estimates food systems boundaries as a share of planetary boundaries, across 9 key indicators.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Identifying the safe operating space for food systems - Nature Food
Consensus exists on the urgent need for food systems to be more sustainable, but defining their environmentally safe operating space is challenging. This study proposes food system boundaries as a sha...
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Article: Food systems are the single biggest cause of planetary boundary transgressions. In line with the EAT Lancet report, this study estimates food systems boundaries as a share of planetary boundaries, across 9 key indicators.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Canada sits on 20% of the world’s freshwater, yet we still treat water like an afterthought. In agriculture we already see how fragile security becomes when supply chains stretch thin. Water will be no different. Efficiency is sovereignty.
Good thought piece by @lenispooner.bsky.social
Good thought piece by @lenispooner.bsky.social
The New Scramble for Canada’s Water and Minerals
Why geography can no longer shield Canada, and how water, critical minerals, and foreign interests are reshaping our sovereignty in the twenty-first century.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Canada sits on 20% of the world’s freshwater, yet we still treat water like an afterthought. In agriculture we already see how fragile security becomes when supply chains stretch thin. Water will be no different. Efficiency is sovereignty.
Good thought piece by @lenispooner.bsky.social
Good thought piece by @lenispooner.bsky.social
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How much environmental pressure can the global food system apply before the Earth stops being stable enough to sustain us?
Article: Food systems are the single biggest cause of planetary boundary transgressions. In line with the EAT Lancet report, this study estimates food systems boundaries as a share of planetary boundaries, across 9 key indicators.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Identifying the safe operating space for food systems - Nature Food
Consensus exists on the urgent need for food systems to be more sustainable, but defining their environmentally safe operating space is challenging. This study proposes food system boundaries as a sha...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
How much environmental pressure can the global food system apply before the Earth stops being stable enough to sustain us?
Climate volatility is disrupting the very plants our medicines rely on. Controlled environments offer a path from fragile supply chains to local, high-purity medicinal production.
Our latest piece explores this shift:
#Agritech #Biotech #ControlledEnvironment #MedicinalPlants #PhytoPharma
Our latest piece explores this shift:
#Agritech #Biotech #ControlledEnvironment #MedicinalPlants #PhytoPharma
Cultivating Health: Why the Future of Medicine Will Be Grown Indoors
When Climate Becomes the Variable, Control Becomes the Cure
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Climate volatility is disrupting the very plants our medicines rely on. Controlled environments offer a path from fragile supply chains to local, high-purity medicinal production.
Our latest piece explores this shift:
#Agritech #Biotech #ControlledEnvironment #MedicinalPlants #PhytoPharma
Our latest piece explores this shift:
#Agritech #Biotech #ControlledEnvironment #MedicinalPlants #PhytoPharma
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Intravision is proud to partner with the world-leading plant science team at the University of Guelph.
Together, we’re building frontier tools for the future of agriculture—from Photosystem Chambers™ to the GravityFlow™ vertical farm.
Science-led. Systems-built.
#AgTech #CEA #Intravision
Together, we’re building frontier tools for the future of agriculture—from Photosystem Chambers™ to the GravityFlow™ vertical farm.
Science-led. Systems-built.
#AgTech #CEA #Intravision
Mike Dixon, Thomas Graham, Youbin Zheng - Synergy Award for Innovation - NSERC
NSERC - Synergy Award for Innovation - Mike Dixon, Thomas Graham, Youbin Zheng
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Intravision is proud to partner with the world-leading plant science team at the University of Guelph.
Together, we’re building frontier tools for the future of agriculture—from Photosystem Chambers™ to the GravityFlow™ vertical farm.
Science-led. Systems-built.
#AgTech #CEA #Intravision
Together, we’re building frontier tools for the future of agriculture—from Photosystem Chambers™ to the GravityFlow™ vertical farm.
Science-led. Systems-built.
#AgTech #CEA #Intravision
In controlled environments like Intravision’s, elevated CO₂ can boost growth while avoiding the heat, drought, and nutrient stress that erase those benefits in open fields.
The challenge isn’t to dismiss CO₂ effects, but to harness them responsibly.
The challenge isn’t to dismiss CO₂ effects, but to harness them responsibly.
Trump’s Department of Energy misleadingly suggests that higher CO2 levels are beneficial for agriculture. Top scientists – and decades of research – say that’s wrong.
The reality: Extreme weather caused by rising CO2 damages harvests and could drive up food prices worldwide.
The reality: Extreme weather caused by rising CO2 damages harvests and could drive up food prices worldwide.
Fact-checking a Trump administration claim about climate change and crops » Yale Climate Connections
A recent Department of Energy report falsely states that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will boost agricultural yields. In fact, climate change is much more likely to make food scarcer and more expensive.
yaleclimateconnections.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In controlled environments like Intravision’s, elevated CO₂ can boost growth while avoiding the heat, drought, and nutrient stress that erase those benefits in open fields.
The challenge isn’t to dismiss CO₂ effects, but to harness them responsibly.
The challenge isn’t to dismiss CO₂ effects, but to harness them responsibly.
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Wheat under artificial light — a symbol of adaptation. 🌾
At @intravision.ca research like this helps regions facing drought and heat grow staple crops in controlled environments.
From the desert to the Arctic, food security begins with photosynthesis made predictable.
#FoodSecurity #MENA
At @intravision.ca research like this helps regions facing drought and heat grow staple crops in controlled environments.
From the desert to the Arctic, food security begins with photosynthesis made predictable.
#FoodSecurity #MENA
October 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wheat under artificial light — a symbol of adaptation. 🌾
At @intravision.ca research like this helps regions facing drought and heat grow staple crops in controlled environments.
From the desert to the Arctic, food security begins with photosynthesis made predictable.
#FoodSecurity #MENA
At @intravision.ca research like this helps regions facing drought and heat grow staple crops in controlled environments.
From the desert to the Arctic, food security begins with photosynthesis made predictable.
#FoodSecurity #MENA
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From food to pharmacy. 🍓
Plants carry more than flavour — they hold chemistry tied to human health. In controlled environments, we study how light, spectrum, and stress shape that potential. Healing, one photon at a time.
#Intravision #MedicinalPlants #Photobiology #PlantScience #FutureOfMedicine
Plants carry more than flavour — they hold chemistry tied to human health. In controlled environments, we study how light, spectrum, and stress shape that potential. Healing, one photon at a time.
#Intravision #MedicinalPlants #Photobiology #PlantScience #FutureOfMedicine
October 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
From food to pharmacy. 🍓
Plants carry more than flavour — they hold chemistry tied to human health. In controlled environments, we study how light, spectrum, and stress shape that potential. Healing, one photon at a time.
#Intravision #MedicinalPlants #Photobiology #PlantScience #FutureOfMedicine
Plants carry more than flavour — they hold chemistry tied to human health. In controlled environments, we study how light, spectrum, and stress shape that potential. Healing, one photon at a time.
#Intravision #MedicinalPlants #Photobiology #PlantScience #FutureOfMedicine
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The same science designed to sustain astronauts—closed-loop systems recycling air, water, and nutrients—is reshaping how we grow food on Earth.
What we learn from space keeps us alive down here.
#ESA #Intravision #Photobiology #CircularSystems #FutureOfFood @intravision.ca
What we learn from space keeps us alive down here.
#ESA #Intravision #Photobiology #CircularSystems #FutureOfFood @intravision.ca
October 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The same science designed to sustain astronauts—closed-loop systems recycling air, water, and nutrients—is reshaping how we grow food on Earth.
What we learn from space keeps us alive down here.
#ESA #Intravision #Photobiology #CircularSystems #FutureOfFood @intravision.ca
What we learn from space keeps us alive down here.
#ESA #Intravision #Photobiology #CircularSystems #FutureOfFood @intravision.ca
With solar now being the world’s cheapest energy source, controlled-environment farming has a stronger foundation. Lower power costs = more accessible, resilient, scalable CEA systems. The math is shifting in favor of clean farms.
#CEA #Solar #Sustainability
#CEA #Solar #Sustainability
Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source
Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.
www.euronews.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
With solar now being the world’s cheapest energy source, controlled-environment farming has a stronger foundation. Lower power costs = more accessible, resilient, scalable CEA systems. The math is shifting in favor of clean farms.
#CEA #Solar #Sustainability
#CEA #Solar #Sustainability
UW’s Controlled-Environment Agriculture Network signals a new institutional commitment to resilient food systems. Partnerships, applied research, on-site trials—this is how the science becomes field-ready.
#ControlEnvAg #FoodSystems #AgInnovation
#ControlEnvAg #FoodSystems #AgInnovation
UW Launches Controlled Environment Agriculture Network
This fall, the University of Wyoming is launching the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Network, a transformative initiative to accelerate workforce development, research and innovation in one ...
www.uwyo.edu
October 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
UW’s Controlled-Environment Agriculture Network signals a new institutional commitment to resilient food systems. Partnerships, applied research, on-site trials—this is how the science becomes field-ready.
#ControlEnvAg #FoodSystems #AgInnovation
#ControlEnvAg #FoodSystems #AgInnovation
Vertical farming in hospitals turns healthcare into a food producer. Reduces waste, cuts miles, and strengthens local nutrition security. A real step toward systems that heal.
#ControlledEnvironment #AgTech #FoodSystems
igrownews.com/vertical-far...
#ControlledEnvironment #AgTech #FoodSystems
igrownews.com/vertical-far...
Vertical Farming in Hospitals: Making Onsite Nutrition a Reality
Explore how vertical farm hospitals are transforming patient nutrition with fresh food grown onsite for better health outcomes.
igrownews.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Vertical farming in hospitals turns healthcare into a food producer. Reduces waste, cuts miles, and strengthens local nutrition security. A real step toward systems that heal.
#ControlledEnvironment #AgTech #FoodSystems
igrownews.com/vertical-far...
#ControlledEnvironment #AgTech #FoodSystems
igrownews.com/vertical-far...