When biosystems engineer Luis Huezo, Ph.D., launched FermentSystems, he wasn’t looking to build a laboratory…
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FermentSystems Launches on IALR Campus
Leave the Conference Room. Enter the Greenhouse.
Beneficial Bacteria Boost Lettuce Growth Through Reshaping Root Microbiomes and Driving Transcriptomic Shifts in Hydroponic Systems
Hydroponic lettuce producers face ongoing challenges in optimizing growth, nutrient efficiency and crop resilience in…
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Growing regional agriculture through connection and collaboration
Upcoming event highlights how IALR’s Value Chain initiative links producers, buyers and regional partners Strengthening…
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VT–IALR Industrial Fermentation Workshop Builds Skills and Industry Connections
Improving Strawberry Yields with ASD and Beneficial Microbes
Inside IALR Podcast: A Day in the Life of a Researcher
In this episode of Inside IALR, we sit down with two of our most experienced…
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CEA Innovation Center Awarded Grant to Advance Bok Choy Research in Controlled Environment Agriculture
IALR and Virginia Tech Announce 2026 Industrial Fermentation Workshop
Fermentation Fuels the Future
Fourth Annual CEA Summit East Brings Together CEA Leaders for Innovation, Research, and Collaboration in Virginia
Virginia Explores Innovative Path to Economic Growth Through Co-location of Data Centers and Food Production Greenhouses
Feasibility study highlights how co-locating high-tech agriculture with data centers can expand job creation, boost…
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Students of All Levels Advance CEA Research at IALR
Inside IALR Podcast: Growing Talent at the CEA Innovation Center
What happens when Ph.D. candidates, master’s students, undergrads and interns all share the same greenhouse?…
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Inside IALR Podcast: Inside the Internship: Stories from IALR’s Summer Interns
What is it like to be an intern at the Institute for Advanced Learning and…
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Inside IALR Podcast: Tracking Plant Growth Pixel by Pixel
What if you could track a plant’s health and growth every 15 minutes, all automatically…
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Cultivating Sustainable Growth: Balancing Economics and the Environment in CEA
Flexible Contract Research Offerings for Plant Science and Biological Companies
CEA Summit East 2025 Returns to Virginia This September
Growers, Researchers, and Industry Pros Come Together September 9-10 to Share Ideas, Spark Connections, and…
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Students Discovering Research
When Nadia Orlowski began researching how starch impacts dental plaque formation, she knew meticulous planning…
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The Power of Hands-On Learning
Effective learning blends theoretical instruction with real-world application. At the Institute for Advanced Learning and…
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Inside IALR Podcast: Building Stronger Local Food Systems
In this episode of Inside IALR, Value Chain Coordinator Mitchell Doss highlights a new initiative…
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Industrial Fermentation Workshop Builds Biotech Skills
Industrial fermentation, the large-scale use of microorganisms to create valuable products, powers a broad range…
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Inside IALR Podcast: Training the Workforce in Industrial Fermentation Processes
Industrial fermentation—a core biotechnology process that harnesses living organisms—is a growing discipline used across multiple…
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