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The Startup Story of Lumago

January 31, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Free

Join The Forge@Mac and the McMaster Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program to hear Melissa Houghton, Co-Founder and CEO, Lumago speak about The Startup Story of Lumago on Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 from Noon-1pm.
Lumago is addressing the decreasing profitability of greenhouses by providing an alternative growing technology, aquaponics. This technology increases the value of the produce, the density at which it can be grown, and the profitability of greenhouses.

Melissa Houghton is the Co-Founder and CEO at Lumago Inc. where she is exploring ways to innovate the agriculture industry through alternative methods, entrepreneurship, and design. Melissa and her team are currently focusing on greenhouse technologies, with the plans to expand to urban farming and beyond as they progress. She is a Master’s Student at McMaster’s W.Booth School, Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and completed her Bachelor of Applied Science at the University of Waterloo.

Details

Date:
January 31, 2017
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
lumagostartupstory.eventbrite.ca

Venue

McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8 Canada
Website:
http://www.mcmaster.ca

Organizer

The Forge@Mac
Email:
info@theforgehamilton.ca
Website:
theforge.mcmaster.ca