Heliospectra MITRA X LED Lights and helioCORE Control

Heliospectra is a Swedish company founded in 2006 by plant scientists that makes dynamic LED grow lights and lighting control for greenhouses, indoor farms and research. It has offices in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Breda, the Netherlands, and has been listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market since 2014. Its aim is to cut the energy cost of supplemental lighting while giving growers control over light recipes.

The MITRA X family covers static, flexible and multi-channel C3 and C4 greenhouse fixtures with output of up to 5700 umol and efficacy of 3.7, while the ELIXIA and DYNA lines give researchers control of four to nine wavelengths. The helioCORE 2.0 platform connects thousands of lights over a LoRa-based wireless network, sets PPFD and repeatable light schedules, supports dynamic zoning and 0-100% dimming, and exposes an open API for climate computers such as Priva and Hoogendoorn. The helioSENSE fluorescence sensor adds plant feedback to lighting control.

• MITRA X family: greenhouse LED fixtures in static, flex and multi-channel C3 and C4 versions.
• High output: up to 5700 umol with wide-beam optics and efficacy of 3.7.
• ELIXIA and DYNA: research lights with control of four to nine wavelengths from UV-A to far-red.
• helioCORE 2.0: LoRa wireless control, PPFD setting, light schedules and dynamic zoning.
• Open API: integration with climate computers such as Priva and Hoogendoorn.
• helioSENSE: fluorescence sensor that feeds plant response into lighting decisions.

• Chrysanthemum and flower growers in Da Lat controlling photoperiod and supplemental light with dimmable LEDs.
• Indoor leafy-green and microgreen farms reducing lighting energy through dynamic dimming.
• Agricultural universities and seed companies running light-recipe trials with multi-wavelength research fixtures.

• Up to 35% total energy savings from dynamic dimming and related controls, including 30% from dimming alone, according to the company.
• Fixture lifespan of 46,000 to 100,000 hours, reducing replacement costs.
• Central wireless control of thousands of lights from any device.
• Open API lets lighting follow climate computer strategies instead of running on fixed timers.

Electricity is one of the largest costs in indoor and greenhouse growing, so growers are moving from fixed-output lamps to dimmable, controllable LEDs. In Vietnam, plant factories, seedling nurseries and flower growers in Da Lat use supplemental lighting for quality and timing, and demand for energy-efficient horticultural LEDs is rising with high-tech agriculture investment.

Founded in 2006 by plant scientists; offices in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Breda, the Netherlands (second office opened in 2024). Listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market since 2014. Components are sourced from OSRAM, CREE and Inventronics. Case studies and partners include CABBI, Tomatoworld, Freeman Greenhouse and Glenwood Greenhouses.