An overview of our company milestones

This donation gives students hands‑on access to advanced indoor farming technology, supporting practical learning and innovation. The collaboration prepares future biotechnology professionals with the skills needed for sustainable agriculture and controlled‑environment plant production.

Design of groundbreaking,  first 10m-high hybrid vertical farming tower for Inagro, marking a significant milestone in the incorporation of vertical farming in traditional greenhouse farming. Read full press release here.

Urban Crop Solutions proudly supports ‘vzw samengroei’ by providing technological solutions and operational assistance. Through this partnership, the organisation can further strengthen its mission of social inclusion, community engagement, and sustainable development. Together, we help create meaningful opportunities that connect people, nature, and innovative agricultural technology.

Urban Crop Solutions has initiated the development of a fodder unit designed to support efficient and reliable feed production. With a focus on automation, resource efficiency, and consistent output, this system aims to provide farmers and livestock operations with a scalable solution for year‑round fresh fodder cultivation.

Launch of PharmSpee platform to address needs in plant molecular farming, which earned #4 feature in Fast Company’s List of Most Innovative Companies.

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.

Building and starting-up first ModuleX project in the Middle East for the production of fresh and local food. Read more here.

Agreement with Siemens Financial Services (SFS), enabling customers to seek financing options from SFS. Read full press release here.

Partnerships signed with global suppliers of horticulture and nursery equipment, further expanding end-to-end offering to include additional automation.

‘Best-in-Class’ award for production systems by the Center of Excellence for Indoor Agriculture. Read full press release here.

Building indoor climate precision growth chambers for Singapore University research centre. Read full press release here.

IKEA launches their second pilot project, and starts operation of ModuleX from their car park in Sweden.

Launch of the ModuleX, the second-generation plant factory. Watch full launch webinar here.

Joining SpaceBakery consortium to investigate growing wheat on Mars, and to further improving its environmental footprint with the efficient use of energy.

Membership to EIT Food, Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), established by the European Institute for Innovation & Technology (EIT).

Research milestone of over 200 cultivars tested. Read more, and see all recipes and yields in the UCS Crop Guide.

FoodNexus Innovation award for most promising company in the Belgian agri-food industry. Read more.

Start of collaboration with Ahold Delhaize (Albert Heijn) and Bakker Barendrecht with a FarmFlex in the Netherlands.

Sale of first growing system to KU Leuven University, Belgium, for research on new banana cultivars.

First Product Award at the Gault & Millau’s Culinary Innovators Awards. See full awards list here.

Opening of largest automated R&D plant factory in Europe by Geert Bourgeois, the Minister-President of Flanders.

Urban Crop Solutions is officially founded in Waregem, Belgium by Maarten Vandecruys and Frederic Bulcaen. Start of biological research in the test lab.