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Press photo: Inauguration of the Tongji-Plantagon Research Center in Shanghai April 3rd

Apr 03, 2013 09:36 BST Plantagon International AB Plantagon is setting up the Tongji-Plantagon Research Center with Tongji University, Shanghai. Under the auspices of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, the Consul General of Sweden in Shanghai Ms. Viktoria Li officially opened the lab during a formal ceremony at Tongji University on April 3rd, 2013, with Vice President Mr. Li of Tongji University and Mr. Pettersson, COO of Plantagon.

Hans Hassle, CEO of Plantagon International AB

Feb 21, 2013 22:57 GMT Plantagon International AB Hans Hassle took the initiative to the PLANTAGON® project and since January 2008 he holds the position as CEO. He is a pioneer in Corporate Citizenship and CSR, and has 25 years experience from the business sector. Hassle was awarded European CEO of the Year 2012, Sweden, by the British magazine European CEO, recognized as “A world leader in the field of corporate social responsibility”.

Hans Hassle, CEO of Plantagon International AB

Feb 21, 2013 22:56 GMT Plantagon International AB Hans Hassle took the initiative to the PLANTAGON® project and since January 2008 he holds the position as CEO. He is a pioneer in Corporate Citizenship and CSR, and has 25 years experience from the business sector. Hassle was awarded European CEO of the Year 2012, Sweden, by the British magazine European CEO, recognized as “A world leader in the field of corporate social responsibility”.

The Plantagon Greenhouse - Linköping model viewed from the south side

Jan 19, 2013 03:01 GMT Plantagon International AB The Plantagon Greenhouse - updated Linköping model with greenhouse and office area combined. View from the south side, showing the greenhouse part of the building.

The Plantagon Greenhouse - Linköping model viewed from the north side

Jan 19, 2013 02:55 GMT Plantagon International AB The Plantagon Greenhouse - updated Linköping type with greenhouse and office parts combined. View from the north side, showing the side of the building hosting office and commercial areas.

Cecilia Hertz, Umbilical Design, keynote speaker at UAS 2013

Jan 18, 2013 16:14 GMT Plantagon International AB Umbilical Design's main business area is space technology transfer, using technologies and concepts developed for outer space in order to create a more sustainable society. Umbilical Design has already worked within areas as different as car production, protective clothing, sustainable city development and the future of education.

Professor Jan Staël von Holstein, Tongji University, Shanghai, speaks at the Urban Agriculture Summit 2013

Jan 10, 2013 14:26 GMT Plantagon International AB Professor Jan Staël von Holstein DGI FCSD FRA. Chairman of The Network with a Silver Lining After forty five years in the design business he is now a world authority in Corporate and Brand Identity Creation and Design Management. He is currently Professor at the The College of Design&Innovation, (D&I) Tongji University and The HULT International Business School in Shanghai.

Mr. Dennis Pamlin, the UN Global Compact, speaks at the Urban Agriculture Summit 2013

Jan 10, 2013 14:21 GMT Plantagon International AB Dennis Pamlin, entrepreneur and Director for the Low Carbon Leaders Project under the UN Global Compact.

Professor Ulf Ranhagen speaks at the Urban Agriculture Summit, January 2013

Dec 13, 2012 18:12 GMT Plantagon International AB One of our distinguished speakers is Ulf Ranhagen, Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology and Chief Architect at Sweco. Member of the Swedish Delegation for Sustainable Cities and Board Member of Mistra Urban Futures. A qualified regional and urban planner with broad experience of strategic urban planning, from the regional level to the detailed level. http://www.urbanagriculturesummit.com

Dr. Dickson Despommier Photo

Dec 13, 2012 15:55 GMT Plantagon International AB Dickson Despommier is a microbiologist, an ecologist, and emeritus professor of Public and Environmental Health at the Columbia University. For 27 years he conducted research on cellular and molecular parasitism and held lectures and courses on Parasitic Disease and Medical Ecology. In 1999 he founded the root for his idea of raising crops in tall buildings; so called vertical farming.