Interdisciplinary Team
Proven Expertise and Distinguished Credentials
Proven Expertise and Distinguished Credentials
Jonathan Destler | Founder and CEO
› 25 years experience in capital markets, corporate finance and corporate communications
› Co-Founder of financial communications firm, Financial Profiles, Inc.
› Senior executive at global communications leader InterPublic Group
› Founding investor of revolutionary plastics recycling company, Loop Industries, Inc.
Yosepha Shahak, Ph.D. | Chief Science Officer
› 40+years experience in academic research and development in plant physiology, photosynthesis, bioenergetics and horticulture sciences
› Renowned authority in plant-light interactions and related applications in agriculture
› Inventor of Photoselective Netting, a new patented agro-technology
› Chief-scientist of the Regional Agricultural R&D Centers in Israel (Emeritus)
Nicholas Booth, Ph.D. | Chief Technical Officer
› 20+ years of experience in optical science, optical design and system manufacture
› Inventor of numerous optical imaging, sensing and opto-mechanical systems
› Designed and built space flight hardware for NASA + numerous pre-clinical medical devices utilizing photon-tissue interactions for diagnosis
› Developed and characterized wavefront correcting thin films for corrective lens applications
Nadav Ravid, M.Sc. | Advisor
› 45 years of experience in applied horticulture R&D with specialized expertise in fruit cultivation innovations
› 25 years of R&D consulting for leading fruit (citrus, pistachio, almond, pomegranates etc.) growing companies in California
› Private farming holdings and practice
Jodd Readick | VP of Engineering, IoT
› 30 years cross industry experience in IT, telecom and technology product innovation
› CTO of IoT carrier offering international services
› Co-founded several innovative telecom firms
› Due diligence expertise-M&A, consulting: Samsung, ATT, Wells Fargo, Citicorp, Arthur Anderson
Daniel L. Farkas, Ph.D. | Advisor
› 30+ years of academic and industrial research and development
› Renowned authority on the interaction between light and biological systems
› Founder and chairman of ten companies, including two public entities
Kyra Smith M.Sc. | R&D Field Operations Manager
› 8 + years experience in applied horticulture research and development in plant physiology, weed science, and hydroponics
› Experienced in plant breeding in high value crops (Citrus and Grapes)
› Skilled in evaluation and data processing of results
› Specialized in executing and managing Research Trials in high value crops (Citrus, Grapes, Cotton, Vegetables and Asian Vegetables)
Customers and Field Trial Partners
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