Earth from orbit, with Los Angeles at the centre

Indoor agriculture research

Feeding a planet of 8 billion…

Los Angeles, California

…starts right here.

Grown in light

We grow the future indoors.

JS Crop Science researches the light, water and climate recipes that let crops thrive anywhere, all year round.

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What we study

Four levers that make plants thrive.

01

Light spectrum

LED recipes tuned per crop and per growth stage.

02

Root-zone science

Hydroponic and aeroponic nutrient delivery.

03

Climate and CO₂

Precise air, humidity and CO₂ control.

04

Yield and quality

Crop genetics matched to indoor conditions.

Data we permanently record

Every variable, on the record.

Every grow room we run is fully computerised and remote controlled, so every variable is measured, logged and kept for good. We record each of the nine metrics below around the clock, and they're never overwritten. That permanent record lets us compare one harvest with the next, trace any change in a crop back to its cause, and turn every rack into a repeatable experiment.

Climate

Humidity

% relative humidity

Climate

Temperature

°C / °F

Root zone

Nutrient level

EC · ppm

Water

Watering amount

litres per cycle

Air

CO₂ consumption

ppm · kg per day

Water

Runoff

litres · % of feed

Plant

Plant water usage

litres per plant per day

Energy

Power consumption

kWh

Light

Light intensity

PPFD µmol/m²/s

Remote control

Run from anywhere

Climate, irrigation and lighting can be monitored and adjusted from anywhere.

Daily reports

Detailed, every day

An automatic report every day on every room, rack and crop.

Permanent archive

Nothing is deleted

No data point is ever deleted, so every trial can be audited and repeated.

Our method

From question to harvest.

01

Question

Start from a grower's real problem.

02

Literature

Review what science already knows.

03

Lab trials

Controlled chamber experiments.

04

Grow-room trials

Prove it at commercial scale.

05

Data analysis

Measure yield, quality and cost.

06

Publish

Share findings with growers.

Future research

Where the research goes next.

Our next wave of work goes deeper into the plant itself, from its genes to the gases it gives off, so we can spot stress before it shows and feed each crop exactly what it needs.

Plant science

Tissue culture

Clean, uniform plantlets grown from tiny tissue samples.

Gene knockout

Switching off single genes to learn what drives yield, flavour and resilience.

Smarter nutrients

Real-time nutrient analysis

Live readings of what's in the water, not lab results days later.

Optimised nutrient delivery

The right feed, at the right time, for each crop and growth stage.

Minimised nutrient runoff

Less waste leaving the system, and a lower cost per harvest.

Eco-friendly substrate

Sustainable growing media to replace single-use materials.

Sensing plant health

Spectral photo sensors

Cameras that read the light reflecting off leaves, to flag anomalies before the eye can see them.

Detailed gas sensing

Volatile gas analysers that test what is coming off the plants, to detect plant stress early.

Real-time growth metrics

Live growth data for every rack, available to our team and our partners.

Inside the lab

Strawberries, lettuce and kale, grown in light.

Every rack is an experiment. Every leaf is a data point.

The team

The people behind the light.

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Founder

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Head of research

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Plant scientist

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Controls engineer

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Insights

Notes from the grow room.

Light

Why far-red matters for strawberries

How a small slice of the spectrum changes flowering.

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Water

95% less water, explained

Where the savings in a closed-loop system come from.

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Climate

CO₂ and leafy greens

Finding the sweet spot for lettuce and kale.

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Work with us

Grow smarter with us.

Growers, investors and research partners: tell us what you're working on.