Dr Jen Bromley, Chief Scientific Officer at Vertical Future, has 17 years of experience in applied plant science. Her PhD from the University of Cambridge in Developmental Botany has led to a career spanning academia and industry. Jen joined Vertical Future from British American Tobacco’s Plant Biotechnology division where she developed and headed up a global research programme as well as leading the research team responsible for the most complete assembly of the tobacco genome. At Vertical Future, Jen leads and carries out research activities that span plant science from indoor agronomy and smart plant manufacturing to plant physiology and biochemistry.