About me
Lorenz Minks
Research Gardens accompanies cannabis projects from the first idea to day-to-day operation — for cultivation associations, medical-cannabis companies and their investors. Behind it: one person, a network of experienced partners and a lot of curiosity about good plants.
- 45+
- companies advised along the value chain
- ~40
- cannabis producers pre-qualified worldwide
- 10
- on-site GACP/GMP audits in PT, DE and CA
- 3
- continents: Europe, Africa, North America
Learned from many teachers
The path into the cannabis industry wasn't a straight one: business informatics, IT audit, then horticulture — and finally a hectare of outdoor CBD in Switzerland, where the plants taught more than any textbook.
Much of what goes into the consulting today comes from working with others: the Cannavigia team while building EU-GMP quality systems, the producers in Portugal, Germany and Canada who opened their doors for audits, and the cultivation associations that openly share their experience.
On the BVCW board and in the federal working group of cultivation associations (BCAv), the aim is to pass this knowledge on — especially when it comes to product safety. Research Gardens is the frame for it: small, personal, and with partners who know their craft.
Career
The path so far
Career highlights
- since 2021
Founder, Research Gardens
Strategy, business and liquidity planning, facility development, quality and process optimisation for 45+ clients; company valuations and due diligence for acquisitions from an SME perspective; own liquidity-planning software.
- 2023
Supplier Qualification & GACP/GMP Audits, STADA (via Corellia)
Pre-qualification of ~40 producers and 10 on-site audits in Portugal, Germany and Canada.
- 2021 – 2023
Product Owner / Senior Consultant, Cannavigia
Compliance and track-and-trace platform; EU-GMP QMS for Speropharm (CH) and Luxacan (ZW).
- 2021 – 2024
Advisory, AvaGro / Avacare (Namibia & Zimbabwe)
Planning of a GMP-compatible production facility and a plant-tissue-culture lab.
- current
Board member BVCW · Coordinator BCAv
Industry representation and product-safety working group.
Education
- Horticultural Sciences, HTW Dresden
- Business Informatics, DHBW Mosbach
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