PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: In the next decade, plants will become the major source for new pharmaceuticals, industrial proteins, vaccines, and alternative energy sources. By 2011, plant-derived drugs alone will grow into a $26 billion market, treating diseases such as cancer, asthma, and chronic pain.

Strains on biosecurity and product development threaten to reduce the full potential for plant-based products. A true bio-based economy requires new methods for research and production - methods that provide a safe and consistent growing environment to reduce development risks, while pushing the limits of traditional plant yields with a more productive and cost-effective system.

Applications include:

• Accelerated research and development of plant-made products
• Optimizing and validating growth and biomanufacturing environmental conditions
• Controlled manufacturing of protein modified plants with environmental variables tailored specifically for high yield
• Biosecure transgenic crop development
• Year-round local crops, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.