Team & Market

Team & Market

The people behind the technology and the opportunity ahead

The Team

Leadership Team

Plus 4 agronomists & tech advisers with 40+ patents and experience building the world's largest vertical farm (UK, 2022)

Dr Joshua Afzal
Dr Joshua Afzal
Operations Director

15 years' R&D experience in regenerative agriculture, CEA and crop protection.

Dr Mark Haislund
Dr Mark Haislund
Head of Dietetics

Clinical nutrition strategist: leads teams, optimises nutrition pathways, governance and outcomes.

Dr Paul Hilton
Dr Paul Hilton
Chief Scientist

Expert in AI for CEA and automation systems. Reg. IP Attorney (USPTO)

Nazeem Akhtar
Nazeem Akhtar
Superintendent Pharmacist

MHRA approved wholesaler of pharmaceutical products with WDA(H) and GDP certification.

James Caughey
James Caughey
Director, Head of Logistics

Supply chain expert with 30+ years managing operations both in the UK and internationally.

Michael Robertson
Michael Robertson
AI Systems Architect

Michael leads BioLabs™' AI systems architecture across app development, agentic workflows and commercial systems integration.

John Sticha
John Sticha
CEA Scientist & Delivery Lead

Lifelong experimenter and CEA scientist with hands-on delivery across vertical farming, quality systems, and international scale-up.

Advisory Board

Expert Advisors. Global Reach.

Seasoned specialists in CEA science, investment banking, indoor farming operations, and agri-tech engineering — collectively supporting BioLabs™ across facility design, commercial strategy, and international scale-up.

Sebastien Sainsbury
Sebastien Sainsbury
Commercial Strategy & Market Development

27 years in investment banking (Bankers Trust, Lehman Brothers, AIG), now applying investor-grade commercial discipline to CEA.

Jamie Burrows
Jamie Burrows
Strategy Adviser

Founder & CEO of Vertical Future — raised £23m at a £92m valuation building one of the world's most advanced vertical farming technology companies.

Reinier Donkersloot
Reinier Donkersloot
Technical Adviser

13+ years in CEA and vertical farming across Europe, Middle East and Asia — from Philips City Farming to COO of Urban Health Farms.

Nidhin K. Narayanan
Nidhin K. Narayanan
CEA & Operations Specialist

18 years in vertical farming operations with UK Home Office Start-up Visa endorsement, spanning hydroponics and aeroponics across multiple countries.

Network

Advisors & Partners

Cambridge Plant Sciences
Academic Partner — CEA Crop Research
Cambridge Engineering
Academic Partner — Digital Twins & Predictive Control
Institute for Manufacturing
Academic Partner — Scalable Production Networks
Pharma Medicare
MHRA-Licensed Distribution Partner
HMPPS
Manufacturing Partner — BioCube Production
Market

Market Opportunity

Industry demand for high-potency, contaminant-free, traceable ingredients is at an all-time high.

$53B+
Global Sports Nutrition Market (2025)
CAGR: 8.5%
$280B+
Global Nutraceuticals Market
Growing demand for clinical-grade ingredients
£15B+
UK Functional Ingredients Market
Significant domestic opportunity
3x
Premium Pricing vs Conventional
For pharmaceutical-grade crops
Target Market Segments
Outlook

Financial Roadmap

Indicative revenue milestones as we scale from R&D into full commercial production.

Year 1
£200k–£500k
R&D, IP development, first cubes deployment
Year 2
£1m–£2m
Multiple cubes deployed · Gross margin: 55–65%
Year 3
£3m–£5m
100–150 BioCubes operational plus sales/licensing income · Significant profitability expected

Partners & Associates

UK Urban Agritech
EISA
East Suffolk Council
Growspec Global
NutraGenesis
OREX
Synergy Sphere
UK Urban Agritech
EISA
East Suffolk Council
Growspec Global
NutraGenesis
OREX
Synergy Sphere
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