SIGN aims at a vital, sustainable socially valued horticulture cluster in 2030. To achieve this SIGN develops powerful innovation perspectives with a short term perspective and a long term vision, that inspire and shift the sector.
These innitiatives transcends the interests of the individual companies and established institutions. They are strategic, pre-competitive and serve the sector interest. They mostly concern the high risk start-ups that pose high thresholds for third parties.
SIGN and Except have been working together on a variety of projects to advance the innovation capacity of the Dutch greenhouse sector. Starting as a collaboration for the purpose of communication, this quickly expanded to jointly developing whole concepts such as Polydome, the redevelopment of Schiebroek-Zuid, the Venlo Greenhouse Landscape and the Hortus Celestia vertical agriculture tower.