Maximum Yield USA May 2018 | Page 96

groundbreaker valley bioscience Valley Bioscience LLC 901 W. 11th Ave., Coatesville, PA, 19320 1-610-679-5201 naturalco2bags.com 3 Years in Business Bringing Nature and Science Together COMBINING A LOVE OF SCIENCE AND NATURE, Valley Bioscience combines raw materials and knowledge to produce the most scientifically advanced CO 2 bags on the market, capable of delivering CO 2 levels of 8,000-10,000 ppm for eight to 12 weeks. Christopher Bryan, vice president of operations, explains how Valley Bioscience started and how it is moving forward. What did you and your partners do before starting Valley Bioscience? We have been involved in the mycelium market for more than 20 years, researching and developing different kinds of strains to help our mushroom customers’ crops yield more pounds with less mold loss. We have used this extensive knowledge and experience to help us produce the best CO 2 bag on the market. How did you get into this industry? I was introduced to this company by chance one summer several years ago. I met one of the owners at a marketing event and was very interested by what he had to say about the industry. So, I kept in contact and when a position opened up in the accounting department six months later, I jumped at it. 96 groundbreakers