Florigen

Florigen is currently preparing its first pilot trial, expected to start early summer 2026. The pilot is made possible through the HortiScience Innovation Center (HIC) voucher arrangement and will take place in the Delphy Improvement Center facilities in Bleiswijk.

The trial focuses on indoor peppermint cultivation for menthol production and investigates how controlled environmental conditions such as light intensity, climate strategies and cultivation methods influence biomass production, oil yield and menthol concentration.

The project serves as a practical first validation and Proof of Concept of Florigen’s approach to controlled production of high-value plant compounds.

In Q3 2026, Florigen aims to initiate a broader R&D programme focused on controlled production systems for medicinal and functional ingredients from plant crops.

The programme will explore how controlled cultivation, plant stress strategies, monitoring and compound optimization can be combined to increase the production of valuable plant compounds.

Florigen aims to develop scalable production models for strategic crops with vulnerable global supply chains.