Precision-
Grown.
A fully indoor facility engineered for European markets — built around quality at every stage.
See where it's grown.
Grown like
medicine.
Every batch lab-tested. Cultivated indoors under precisely controlled conditions — nothing left to chance.
Consistency isn't an accident.
Reliable medical cannabis is defined by how it performs for patients — not just how it looks. Every batch follows the same controlled process:
Controlled drying & curing
Slow, validated drying supports stable cannabinoid and terpene profiles.
Moisture stability
Internal moisture held within a narrow, validated range.
Balanced inputs
Nutrient strategies managed conservatively — finishing and flush protocols verified.
Trichome preservation
Post-harvest handling prioritises resin integrity.
Fewer complaints. More confidence.
Fewer complaints
Fewer quality complaints and returns across the supply chain.
Predictable feedback
More predictable patient feedback, batch to batch.
Clinician confidence
Stronger clinician confidence in prescribing and repeat use.
Reduced risk
Reduced commercial and regulatory risk for partners.
Cultivated
by hand.
Technology creates the conditions. People make the difference.
"We do not chase numbers. We cultivate outcomes."
Expertise at every stage.
Master growers
Long-term plant knowledge, built over years.
GMP specialists
Controlled-environment expertise ensuring regulatory rigour.
Plant scientists
Data-led agronomists guiding every decision.
Quality team
Focused on preservation, not throughput.
Led by people, supported by technology.
Scientifically rigorous, biologically respectful, and focused on long-term patient use over short-term metrics.
Engineered like
a laboratory.
Multiple flower rooms. Full climate automation. Validated water and air systems throughout.
Fully automated, continuously monitored.
Growlink controls HVAC, CO₂, and substrate sensors across the site. A Moleaer nanobubble system keeps irrigation water oxygen-rich, protecting lines and tanks from scaling.
A few common questions
How is consistency ensured?
A stringent QMS and fully indoor design allow full control over environment and process, batch after batch.
Why invest in automation?
The facility stays in an optimal state even after hours — every critical system is programmable and remotely monitored.
How does the facility support local employment?
All current staff are African, based mainly in Johannesburg, trained across our documented SOPs.
Inside the facility
A closer look at how every batch is grown, checked, and released — from clone to cure.
Led by
experience.
Cultivation, compliance, and commercial leadership behind the facility.
Rory Sweet
Rory is a serial technology entrepreneur who has been founding companies since 1995, including MessageLabs (sold to Symantec for $600 million) and Prolabs (sold to Amphenol for $715 million). He founded Biogenetics Labs in 2022, bringing decades of experience building and exiting businesses to the medical cannabis sector.
Mark Crocker
Mark and Rory have worked together for over 25 years, building, scaling and successfully exiting multiple businesses. Based in the UK, Mark brings deep experience in leadership, strategy and commercial execution. At Biogenetics Labs, he leads the company's growth and international expansion, establishing it as a trusted supplier of precision-grown, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis to Europe's medical market.
Zane du Plessis
Zane is an entrepreneur who has owned and run Hydro-Herb for more than 15 years, bringing deep expertise in agriculture, hydroponics and the cannabis industry. As a director, he contributes the hands-on growing knowledge and company culture that built Hydro-Herb.
Michael Mintchev
Michael has over seven years' experience across the cannabis, air-quality and controlled-environment agriculture sectors. He is an entrepreneur with strengths in people leadership and finance, and he sets the company's strategy and drives its growth.
Simon Roberts, BPharm
Simon is a pharmacist with more than 30 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing, QA and regulatory compliance, including RP/QP roles at EU-GMP and TGA-certified sites and several SAHPRA facility approvals. At Biogenetics Labs he is responsible for SAHPRA compliance and batch release, and he leads the company's work towards EU-GMP certification.
Blaise Rowson
Blaise runs the facility's full operation, from procurement and receiving through cultivation, processing, packaging and distribution, and he manages the site's infrastructure, utilities and environmental controls. He has a passion for horticulture and broad experience across production environments.
Nicholas Kemp, MPharm
Nicholas is a pharmacist with eight years' experience across pharmaceutical wholesale, manufacturing and clinical trial supply. He owns the site's Quality Management System, covering deviations, CAPAs, change control, validation, supplier quality and audit readiness.
Ashley Fleming
Ashley is a registered pharmacist with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree and experience across hospital and primary healthcare settings. In her role she is committed to maintaining high quality standards, supporting GMP compliance, and contributing to continuous improvement to ensure the quality, safety and reliability of pharmaceutical products.
Lebohang Molatlhegi
Lebohang runs the post-harvest floor at Biogenetics Labs. He allocates work, manages flower intake and client specifications, and makes sure all logbook records meet Good Documentation Practice. He brings four years of product-handling experience from Fidelity Group and has grown quickly in the pharmaceutical environment.
Jaan Paul Du Plessis
JP is Technical Manager at Biogenetics Labs. He oversees engineering, maintenance, calibration and equipment qualification at the company’s GMP-licensed medicinal cannabis facility in Johannesburg, so that critical systems run reliably and stay inspection-ready.
Jacqueline Sanassyi
Jacqueline holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management and brings 14 years of experience in Human Resources, with a passion for people development, organisational excellence, and building positive workplace cultures. As HR Manager at Biogenetics Labs, she is committed to empowering employees, strengthening teams, and contributing to the company’s continued growth through effective leadership, collaboration, and integrity.
Milo Sweet
Milo spent two years at an IT Solutions provider called Kubus, working in business development and account management. For the past two years, he has managed marketing for Leobo, a private wilderness reserve in South Africa, where he has helped lead a major rebrand, shape the marketing strategy and grow its international presence. He now brings his experience in both sales and marketing to Biogenetics Labs.
Warren Hornby
Warren Hornby is Head of Security at Biogenetics Labs and is registered with PSIRA. He has more than 22 years of experience deploying and managing security systems, including access control, surveillance and intrusion detection.
Verqueline Everts
Verqueline brings 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience across nearly every stage of manufacturing. She started in packaging and worked her way up through roles as blister operator, setter, team leader, QC officer, document clerk, production coordinator, production planner and buyer, before joining the medicinal cannabis industry as GMP Team Leader. She holds a qualification in chemical manufacturing and a diploma in public relations, and is a registered Pharmacist’s Assistant.
Colin Curtis
Colin is GACP Team Lead at Biogenetics Labs. He oversees compliance with Good Agricultural and Collection Practice across cultivation and harvests in Johannesburg, and makes sure every batch meets pharmaceutical-grade quality standards.
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partner?
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