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Industry Partners

Canon Virginia, Inc.

The CEA Innovation Center team is collaborating with Canon Virginia Inc (CVI) through a project housed in the greenhouse facilities at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, VA. CVI is using their patent-pending imaging technology to monitor plant anomalies and external factors that can inhibit plant life such as pests, disease and temperature. Read more about the collaboration here in the IALR NEWS STORY. 

Indoor Ag-Con

Through its partnership with Indoor Ag-Con, the CEA Innovation Center co-hosts the annual CEA Summit East, a premier conference that connects industry professionals, researchers, educators, and technology innovators to exchange ideas, build partnerships, and shape the future of controlled environment agriculture.

Contract Research & Other Ways to Partner with the CEA Innovation Center Researchers

Researchers at the CEA Innovation Center partner with companies in various ways, including conducting studies to evaluate production methods and products for the CEA industry. To learn more, please contact Dr. Scott Lowman (scott.lowman@ialr.org) or Dr. Mike Evans (mrevans1@vt.edu). 

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