Every week, Lowes TC supplies agricultural businesses with over 100,000 Tissue Culture (TC) plants. Among the various applications of tissue culture, it allows growers to replicate numerous identical plants using material from an existing plant. The primary aim was to enhance processes, resulting in quicker and more cost-effective plant production. With guidance from CSIRO SME Connect, Lowes TC successfully secured three innovation grants, subsequently collaborating with the University of Technology Sydney. This collaboration led to the development of a highly efficient prototype for a new TC system. Participating in the 2020 Innovate to Grow program furthered their business case and facilitated valuable partnerships and funding opportunities.

Following these advancements, Lowes TC received a substantial Australian grant amounting to $888,000 and established a partnership with Sugar Research Australia. The newly introduced system significantly improves access to plants within the bioreactor, allowing for more efficient movement and some automation. Through this innovation, Lowes TC now achieves a minimum of 10 times the hourly production rate of the traditional TC system. Notably, a single staff member can now, depending on the type, produce an average of 14,000 to 30,000 plants during a workday, a substantial increase from the previous count of 1,400 per day.