Part of the Innovation Ecosystem — EU, National, and Academic Projects
We actively participate in European and national programs and build a network of research and industrial partners. Each project brings a specific advance in technology, data, or market application.
In the HIVE project, we aren't just creating another farm. We are creating a 'Farm Kit' — a standardized solution that can be deployed in any city as easily as an ATM. Our goal is for urban cultivation to become auditable infrastructure with clear ESG impact.
Feasibility study for new circular and food-safe materials for reusable cultivation cups in aeroponic systems. Activities: biomaterials, prototyping, CAD design, LCA, testing 100+ cycles, circular business model, certification. Coordinator TNO (NL), Czech partner JIC. Duration 6 months.
FEM calculations, construction design, mist and heat flow simulations, modal analysis, 3D documentation of the new MicrogreensFarm generation. Company pays 30% of costs, rest from subsidy. Completion Jan 2026.
AI Manufacturing Testing and Experimentation Network for European Industries 2 — testing and experimentation network for industrial AI. Partners: Hercík, Struž, Mahdal (VŠB-TUO). MoraviaLab pays only VAT, researchers' hours covered by project. Contract signed Jan 2026.
Standardized network of urban CEA farms across Europe. Unification of hardware, data, and SOP to make the farm a 'farm kit' — quickly deployable, auditable, and investable. Consortium 13+ partners: GAIA (ES), CARSA (ES), DC Venturing (BE), PLNT.be (BE), Urban Crop Solutions (BE), EOS Sciences (BE), Nursh (BE), Efika Sciences, Technical University of Crete (GR), MAI Systems (CZ), MoraviaLab (CZ), University of Ostrava, VŠB-TUO. MoraviaLab role: delivery of modular HIVE units for Czech pilots, sensor and ESG Farm Cloud integration, testing in real operations (Canteens, schools, hospitals). 36 months, multi-regional. Submitted 11/2025.
We work closely with several faculties of VŠB-TUO (FEI, FS, KEI, CEET) and other institutions:
Radim Hercík, Radek Byrtus, Zdeněk Slanina — IoT cloud, sensors, HIVE
Jiří Struž, Doc. Mahdal — construction design, FEM, DeepTech, joint lab FEI+FS
Lucie Jezerská, Daniel Gelnar — bulk materials, atomizers
Prof. Silvie Heviánková — climate chamber
Faculty of Medicine — Nutritional Therapy — microgreens safety
Application Laboratory for Agricultural Research — plant science, genomics
Memorandum of cooperation — urban farming
Moravian-Silesian Innovation Centre has provided MoraviaLab with comprehensive support since 2023: Impuls program (CEA direction validation), EXPAND1 (growth program), ENVI group, connection with EDIH, and regional visibility (Fast50, MSK Company of the Year).