March 2023
Public Launch of PharmSpee by Fast Company
Launch of PharmSpee platform to address needs in plant molecular farming, which earned #4 feature in Fast Company’s List of Most Innovative Companies.
February 2023
Launch of E-shop for 24/7 Support
E-shop launch to better support new and existing customers in the day-to-day and long-term operation of their businesses. Read full press release here.
November 2022
Middle East Project for Local Food Production
Building and starting-up first ModuleX project in the Middle East for the production of fresh and local food. Read more here.
September 2022
Training Scheme with Local School
Indoor farm supplied to, and training scheme launched with local school, PTI Kortrijk (Provincial Technical Institute). Read full press release here.
August 2022
Leasing Solutions with Siemens Financial Services
Agreement with Siemens Financial Services (SFS), enabling customers to seek financing options from SFS. Read full press release here.
March 2022
Distribution of Peripheral Equipment
Partnerships signed with global suppliers of horticulture and nursery equipment, further expanding end-to-end offering to include additional automation.
January 2022
Recipient of SDG Award
SDG Award from EU Tech Chamber for contribution to sustainable cities and communities. Read full press release here.
August 2021
‘Best-in-Class’ Award
‘Best-in-Class’ award for production systems by the Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture. Read full press release here.
August 2021
Singapore University Project
Building indoor climate precision growth chambers for Singapore University research centre. Read full press release here.
June 2021
SpaceBakery Wins First Place
SpaceBakery wins first place at the Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) in St. Petersburg. Read full press release here.
April 2021
IKEA Operates ModuleX
IKEA launches their second pilot project, and starts operation of ModuleX from their car park in Sweden.
September 2020
Launch of ModuleX Plant Factory
Launch of the ModuleX, the second-generation plant factory. Watch full launch webinar here.
March 2020
Launch of Research Centre
Launch of state-of-the-art research centre at UCS headquarters in Belgium, composed of multiple controlled environment growth chambers. Learn more here.
January 2020
Launch of SpaceBakery Project
Joining SpaceBakery consortium to investigate growing wheat on Mars, and to further improving its environmental footprint with the efficient use of energy.
October 2019
EIT Food Membership
Membership to EIT Food, Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), established by the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT).
November 2018
Presentation to Heads of States
UCS technology presented to Belgian King, French President, Belgian Prime Minister, and Minister-President of Flanders.
April 2018
Indoor Plant Biology Milestone
Research milestone of over 200 cultivars tested. Read more, and see all recipes and yields in the UCS Crop Guide.
December 2017
FoodNexus Innovation Award
FoodNexus Innovation award for most promising company in the Belgian agri-food industry. Read more.
September 2017
TEDx Talk
Maarten Vandecruys gives TEDx Talk on climate change, sustainable food sourcing, and vertical farming.
June 2017
Collaboration with Albert Heijn
Start of collaboration with Ahold Delhaize (Albert Heijn) and Bakker Barendrecht with a FarmFlex in the Netherlands.
October 2016
Banana Nursery
Sale of first growing system to KU Leuven University, Belgium, for research on new banana cultivars.
June 2016
Factory Showcase at GreenTech
Showcasing UCS technology by installing a FarmPro at the GreenTech trade shows in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
May 2016
Gault&Millau Award
First Product Award at the Gault & Millau’s Culinary Innovators Awards. See full awards list here.
February 2016
UCS Plant Factory Opening
Opening of largest automated R&D plant factory in Europe by Geert Bourgeois, the Minister-President of Flanders.
June 2015
Biological Breakthrough
Initial biological results show a breakthrough in the yields of crops. Analyses by external labs show an increase of minerals and vitamins in the crops grown in UCS systems.
November 2014
Urban Crop Solutions Launch
Urban Crop Solutions is officially founded in Waregem, Belgium by Maarten Vandecruys and Frederic Bulcaen. Start of biological research in the test lab.