Vertical farming and plant factories are suggested to be among the key solutions in providing food for ever growing population. Vertical farming technologies offer solutions to increasing de-mand for clean, sustainable and locally produced food as well as making production possible in harsh conditions, where water or arable land is limited. Profitable and scalable vertical farming systems are available mainly for leafy greens like lettuce and herbs. Modular and vertical faming solutions for high-wire crops like cucumbers, tomatoes and beans are not on the market yet.Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) is preparing the com-mercialization of a novel multilayer technology for high-wire crops where produce is growing horizontally. Luke's solution offers: • 25% more cucumber fruits per plant compared to traditional cucumber cultivation in greenhouses• Improved cucumber fruit quality compared to the traditional production in the greenhouse.• Enhanced energy and water use efficiency• Constantly optimal growth conditions • Reduced need for manual labor through high level of auto-mationSolution is scalable, thanks to modular design and optimized light environment. Luke has applied for a patent for its solution.The preparation of commercialization of novel multilayer solution for high-wire crops is funded by Business Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland.