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LaFlora

LaFlora provides reliable molecular analyses for the cannabis industry starting with the German market– from sex determination and viroid detection to quality control of plant compounds.

BUSINESS IDEA OVERVIEW

LaFlora is a molecular diagnostics startup developing cost-efficient and scalable qPCR-based testing methods tailored to the cannabis industry.
We provide early sex determination, viroid detection (e.g., Hop latent viroid), and cannabinoid profiling using proprietary protocols optimized for speed, sensitivity, and minimal sample preparation.
By combining innovative DNA/RNA extraction techniques with validated assay design, LaFlora delivers reliable results even in low-resource lab environments.

Our goal is to bridge the gap between cutting-edge plant genomics and the practical needs of growers, breeders, and producers in the recreational, medicinal, and industrial hemp sectors to in the endive consumers benefit and create the opportunity for more quality of life and freedom.

we are looking for:

After successfully applying to early-stage funding programmes as“transfun“ vom Helmholtz and „EXIST WOMEN“, I am currently looking for more people to found the company and continue the journey together.

Besides the possibility of joining an EXIST founding application, I am prioritizing to connect with people with different skill set to complement the team. In general looking for someone, esp. with a background in finances and or marketing and on a lower priority with a scientific background in genetics/biomolecular methods.

Besides the skills you bring I am looking for someone, 


  • who is open-minded and curious,
  • who lives and acts according to values and visions,
  • who wants to create a vision together with others in an interdisciplinary team 

  • who wants to make the world a little bit better step by step.

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Main activities for finance:

  • Financial planning and budgeting for startup operations

  • Cash flow management and liquidity monitoring

  • Cost tracking and profitability analysis per service segment (e.g. diagnostics, analytics)

  • Bookkeeping and preparation of financial statements

  • Handling invoices, payments, and vendor management
Coordination with tax advisor

Main activities for marketing in German

  • Administration of CRM system (Bitrix24)
  • Basic contact database management
  • Strategic use of media and social media channels
Lead capture setup (from website, forms, social media)
  • Email list building and newsletter creation
  • Basic segmentation and tagging (e.g. "interested in sex test", "B2B", "Hanfbauer")
  • Early-stage funnel building (who visits, who contacts, who becomes client)
  • Customer journey mapping (hypothetical at this stage)
  • Documentation of interactions and learnings for process improvement

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cONTACT

Laura-Fabienne Fröhlich

founder

I am is a certified food chemist (1st State Exam) and provides a scientific background in chemistry/biochemistry/analytics/ German regulations. As a PhD candidate researching pesticide degradation processes at the Helmholtz Institute for Environmental Research (Leipzig) for the last four years, I had the opportunity to strengthened my skills as collaborating in interdisciplinary teams, project management and balancing business and private life (ongoing-process).

I believe that everyone has a purpose in life and that science can support our lives to reach a higher plane of quality and freedom in our lives. Cannabis and hemp are not only traditional plants, but very resilient and multi-purpose. Besides the environmental benefits, they can provide nutrients and pharmaceutical applications, but the whole potential his still to be unlocked. I hope to provide services for plant health and quality assessment for growers to empower the industry to support as many consumers in need as possible with trustworthy products.

I am playing Indian sitar in my free time and take care of my neocaridina shrimp tank. Besides this I am quite passionate about anime and yoga and water sports, e.g. diving, swimming, rowing.…

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