Tech and land combined

This company is part of Executive’s Top 20 in science and technology. Read more stories of our special report on entrepreneurship in Lebanon, as they’re published here.   LifeLab research Ali Makhzoumi Project: Computer controlled 3,000 square meter hydroponic farm in South Lebanon Industry: Agriculture and IT Founder: Ali Makhzoum Employees at time of interview: None Board of directors: No, informal group of advisors and technical collaborators   LifeLab is a research and development venture dedicated to the rollout of high yielding hydroponic farming technology and its associated knowledge in rural and urban agricultural projects across Lebanon. According to founder Ali Makhzoum, LifeLab has invested several years in developing and custom building a hydroponic system that can be operated via programmable logic controllers (PLCs), providing for a high degree of automation and the ability to interact with the system from a remote back office and manage