Plant Select is a biotech company operating worldwide in the product of in - vitro planting cloth and licensing programs . The in - vitro lab primarily propagates planting fabric of non - growing bamboo and particular hydrangea specie .
To monitor the gamey - timber standard of the planting material , the company propagates entirely in its own in - vitro lab in Rijkevorsel , Belgium . To meet its increment ambitions and always play with the most groundbreaking technique , the company , therefore , opened a fresh laboratory last calendar month . With a Earth’s surface area of 1,300 m² , this lab is , in its own words , the largest in - vitro production lab in the Benelux country and also house its own R&D section . Together , this should guarantee innovations in both variety and polish technology to make the flora of the future .
Plant Select from Rijkevorsel , Belgium , was founded in 1991 by Jan and Paul Oprins together with Chantal Quirynen , the current CEO , and grow into a successful player in the European ornamental plant sphere . It focalise on four pillar : in - vitro , planting cloth , create a select range of cosmetic works for retail , global licensing programs , and R&D in biotech .
Besides the lab , the company occupies 6 hour angle of production nursery , where many hundreds of thousands of plants are grown annually . Throughout Europe , Plant Select add a range of Hydrangeas , ornamental grasses , Fargesia , and Sarcococca . With an extensive range of Hydrangeas , Ilex , and Agapanthus , Plant Select is also a partner in the refinement of licensed varieties . For illustration , the market is undoubtedly familiar with Hydrangea paniculata ' Wim ’s Red ' and Ilex crenata ' Dark Green . ' The manpower lie in of some 35 FTEs . Since November 2020 , the company and its management have been owned by Group MC , a syndicate investment company that provides speculation and growth capital to small and medium - sized enterprises with challenging growth plans .
With the fresh lab , Plant Select hopes to specialize even further in the extension of new varieties of planting material within its exist product groups . It also expects to speed up the global commercialization of its plants .
The unexampled laboratory will be officially opened next calendar month .
For more information : Plant SelectSint Lenaartsesteenweg 932310 Rijkevorsel , Belgium[email protected]www.plantselect.be
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