Ofer Yitzhak Alshech

Future Crops C.V. is a Dutch company that operates a fully automated indoor vertical farm in an undisclosed location. The company is based in Poeldijk, Netherlands. The facility is equipped with high-precision agricultural technology and creates optimal climatic conditions to suit each crop. The company markets fresh herbs grown and processed in a multistory indoor vertical farming system. The crops are grown in a soil-based substrate developed by the company to be as close as possible to nature. The platform can grow a comprehensive range of herbs and leafy greens all year long, without pesticides or biological substances, and in climate-protected conditions. Future Crops maintains a strategic partnership with Israel's Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) and closely collaborates with Wageningen University, both among the leading research centers in agriculture. The company aims to produce food while leaving a minimal carbon footprint for future generations and believes in a future that is cleaner, healthier, and sustainable. The company was founded by Gary Grinspan, and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

The Cannabis Innovation Center is an Israeli biotech innovation group specializing in the fields of cannabis, with a focus on pharmaceuticals. The Israeli company has several subsidiaries, including Stero Biotechs, which is developing a CBD-based steroid sparing treatment, Cannalean Biotechs, which is developing a novel formulation to lower lipid blood levels in patients with dyslipidemia, and Cannamore Biotechs, which is committed to the development of novel and improved cannabis-based treatment options. The private company also has a biotech and cannabis startup incubator called Bioseed, which provides support and guidance to early stage startups in the fields of pharma, medical device, diagnostics, OTC, and cosmetics.