What we’re about
This meeting is a networking opportunity for those who are innovating in Agriculture. We foster communication between Ag innovators and enthusiasts to generate ideas and opportunities bringing positive impact to North Carolina and beyond.
We welcome community members interested in creating the future in agriculture: growers, founders, R&D, engineering and tech professionals, veterans, investors, students, makers and back yard enthusiasts. The group holds meetings in various formats and locations and serves as forum for Future Focused Agriculture networking.
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Upcoming events
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Dec 10 - From Lab to Founder: Building Precision Ag Solutions (agbioagtech.com)
First Flight Venture Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, USWhat does it look like to turn deep scientific expertise into new opportunities?
Join AgBio+AgTech at the First Flight Venture Center for a conversation with Dr. Sharon Inch, plant pathologist and innovator behind SoilSync and AgVision Analytics as she shares how she navigated the shift from scientific research to entrepreneurship, how she spots emerging opportunities, and how today’s AgBio innovators can build the tools, collaborations, and capabilities that will shape agriculture’s next frontier. Connect with people who are rethinking what’s possible in agriculture.
Register at agbioagtech.com
$5 attendance fee, to be collected at the door, will be waived for attendees who bring two or more canned or boxed food donations. Food donations will be taken to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern Carolina. Needed items can be found in the linked list with highest priority items being canned meat, beans and peanut butter.
Agenda for meeting:
4:30pm-4:45 Arrival at First Flight Venture Center
4:45-4:55 Announcements/ Introductions
4:55-5:00 Speaker Introduction
5:00-5:45 Guest speaker (30 minute talk, 15 minute Q&A)
5:45-6:30 Networking
6:15-6:30 Wrap up
6:30pm Meeting End
About the Speaker:
Dr. Sharon Inch is a plant pathologist and agricultural research leader with 15+ years of experience in crop protection, disease management, and sustainable agriculture. She holds a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Inch brings extensive expertise in business development, strategic planning, and regulatory affairs. She has led cross-functional teams through complex product development cycles, securing North American and European regulatory approvals while managing strategic industry partnerships. Her background encompasses regulatory strategy, permitting, compliance, and stewardship program development.
Currently, Dr. Inch operates two complementary ventures: SoilSync, an agricultural consulting firm specializing in plant and soil health assessment, microbiome analysis, biologicals screening (bio-pesticides, bio-stimulants, bio-fertilizers), disease trials, and resistance evaluations through controlled greenhouse and cabinet trial capabilities; and AgVision Analytics, a precision, high-throughput phenotyping system that empowers plant breeders with advanced AI-driven image analysis tools to enhance precision and accelerate decision-making. Together, these businesses foster innovation and efficiency in agriculture’s evolving landscape.8 attendees
Past events
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