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Technology Licensing

Licensing opportunities for tender fruit varieties

Tender fruit varieties are available for licensing for commercial production and home garden markets.

Radiance slip production network is growing

Introduced in 2019, Vineland’s Radiance sweet potato is early maturing and best suited to the Canadian growing season. Looking to grow Radiance for the upcoming season? Our cross-Canada network is growing with new slip producers.

Opportunity knocking: Reducing labour costs with automated cucumber harvesting

Vineland has developed an autonomous robot capable of harvesting greenhouse cucumbers. We are looking to secure a partner to manufacture and take it to market.

Dewdrop pear is available for licensing

Dewdrop, a new pear variety, is now available for commercial propagation licensing across Canada. Developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Canadian Plant Breeders’ Rights #3973

Vineland’s 49th Parallel Collection rose varieties available

Are you looking to license, propagate, grow or sell exciting new rose varieties? View our Canadian Shield, Chinook Sunrise, Aurora Borealis and Yukon Sun rose varieties.

Licensing opportunities for apple varieties

Apple varieties are available for licensing for commercial apple production and home garden markets

Research Services

Consumer-driven plant variety development services to help reduce risks

Vineland can help reduce your risk during plant variety development by infusing data for informed decision-making that can both minimize time to market and result in more success with consumers.

Soil Testing and Analysis services now available at Vineland

Informed by over 10 years of research conducted in a range of managed landscapes, Vineland’s new Soil Testing and Analysis services provide the key information needed to build soil function that supports plant survival, establishment and growth.

Market Insights services to enhance the value of your business

Vineland now offers Market Insights services to minimize risks, increase profitability and improve the competitiveness of your business, technology or product.

Vineland offers automated solutions for horticulture

Vineland’s new horticultural automation services ranging from technology assessment and consultation to custom automation solutions ease labour challenge while improving yield quality and pesticide controls.

Biological Crop Protection research services

Vineland can support the introduction and use of new products and integrated pest management (IPM) solutions to improve production efficiency while promoting horticulture crop quality, environmental performance and safe working conditions.

Cannabis research services now available at Vineland

Vineland continues to add to its research services portfolio with a newly acquired Cannabis Research Licence under Health Canada’s Cannabis Act.

Greenhouse Technology Network (GTN)

Vineland is a member of GTN, a network of research-focused centres that collaborate with small- and medium-sized organizations to advance the development, adoption and implementation of technologies to support the greenhouse industry.

Consumer, Sensory & Market Insights services

The Consumer, Sensory & Market Insights team at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre consists of industry experts in sensory, consumer and market research with backgrounds in biology, food science, marketing, psychology, oenology and culinary arts.

Trait development and genomic services – Platform Genetics

Platform Genetics Inc., a spinoff company of Vineland, is a trait development and genomics service company addressing the needs of seed companies and public-sector plant breeding programs. Platform Genetics’ core service, Deep Variant Scanning (DVS), enables clients to harness the power of reverse genetics for trait development and crop improvement. Our patent-protected technology is rapid, […]

Contact us

Interested in discussing opportunities to license new technologies or to get a service quote on a number of research initiatives, please contact: info@vinelandresearch.com.

Vineland occupies a unique position in Canada’s innovation framework where our success is highly dependent on a vast array of partners, collaborators, end-users, licensees and others. Our client strategy is to build stronger engagement with our existing client base, increasing the value of our research and impact.

Our broader stakeholder community includes academia, governmental agencies, the scientific community, Vineland’s Board and Advisory Councils.

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