2014
Hiphen is founded
Founded in Avignon, France, with a mission to transform plant phenotyping through imaging & AI.
A Team Of Leading Experts
Always A Human-In-The-Loop
Global Leader for Digital Phenotyping Worldwide
For more than ten years, Hiphen has built a unique expertise in digital phenotyping, at the interface between scientific research and industrial needs. By working closely with research institutes, plant breeders, and private stakeholders, Hiphen transforms cutting-edge scientific advances into operational, robust, and scalable solutions. This approach ensures reliable, validated measurements adapted to real field constraints, while supporting large-scale varietal and product development programs and agronomic innovation globally.
In addition, Hiphen differentiates itself by being a true partner for crop research and development — not just providing tools, interfaces or equipment, but helping you develop and industrialize solutions that raise the standards of how we measure plants, to meet your agronomic needs. By being hand in hand at every step of the process, Hiphen acts as an externalized assistant combining the best of both worlds: key agronomic knowledge, computer vision, AI & sensor expertise, alongside the professional technology that we know will get the job done.
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2016
First product & innovation award
Wins the prestigious French I-Lab Grant and launches its first solution: the Airphen camera for high-throughput data capture.
2018
Scientific partnership with CAPTE
Becomes a founding member of the CAPTE Research Unit with INRAE and Arvalis, deepening ties with applied research.
2020
Launch of Cloverfield™ data platform
Launch our proprietary data processing and visualization platform. This milestone marks a shift from tools to full-stack phenotyping solutions.
2021
Team growth and maturity
Hiphen reaches a new stage of growth with 20+ employees, all based in Avignon. The team expands across R&D, software, agronomy, and customer support.
2022
Establish a US subsidiary
We establish HIPHEN Corp., our U.S. subsidiary, to better support clients across the Americas and strengthens our presence in the dynamic agricultural market.
2023
Acquisition of SlantRange®
Hiphen acquires SlantRange®, a leading U.S. plant phenotyping company specializing in drone-based analytics.
2024
Expanding Reach Through Partnership with WPS
Hiphen strengthens its integration capabilities by partnering with WPS, a leading provider of automated greenhouse phenotyping systems.
2025
Acquire Aurea Imaging phenotyping division
Hiphen acquires the phenotyping division of Aurea Imaging to strengthens its presence in the Benelux market — a pioneering region in digital phenotyping methods & solutions.
Our Mission
We make high-throughput, image-based phenotyping accessible, scalable, and truly useful for the agricultural research community. We've brought together a team of agronomists, data scientists, software engineers, and imaging experts who are united by one goal: transforming plant images into actionable insights.
Each year, we process millions of crop images from across the globe — from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia. Our technologies support a wide range of image sources, including drones, satellites, phenomobiles, and smartphones, with production-grade analytics pipelines for key crops such as wheat, maize, sorghum, soy, sunflower, barley, and potato.
Our Background
Born from academic research at INRAE and ARVALIS, Hiphen was founded by scientists who understood that the plant breeding industry needed a digital transformation. Starting with aerial imaging of field trials, we quickly expanded our expertise to controlled environments, harvest quality, and proximal analysis.
Today, Hiphen serves the world's leading seed companies, crop protection firms, research institutions, and fresh produce organizations with an integrated portfolio of hardware, software, and analytical services.
Our Team Behind
At Hiphen, we're always looking for curious minds and passionate problem-solvers who want to shape the future of agriculture through technology. We offer meaningful careers in a collaborative, international environment — where innovation, impact, and growth go hand in hand.
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Ready to elevate your phenotyping capabilities? We're here to help you achieve more precise and insightful results. Connect with our team today to discuss your specific needs and discover how our solutions can transform your research.