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Urban Cultivator Continues its Rapid Global Expansion with New Distributors across Europe and the Middle East.

Urban Cultivator Continues its Rapid Global Expansion with New Distributors across Europe and the Middle East.













Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) March 09, 2015

Urban Cultivator, British Columbia-based manufacturer of high quality, fully automated indoor growing appliances announced today five new distribution partners across Europe and the Middle East including in the United Kingdom, Norway, Amsterdam, Portugal and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The new distributors have placed more than ,000,000 in initial orders.

Urban Cultivator allows consumers anywhere in the world the ability to grow fresh organic herbs and greens year-round and save money in the process. Fresh greens can be plucked from the Urban Cultivator appliance and plated within seconds with peak flavor and nutritional value still intact.

Urban Cultivator’s one-of-a-kind, fully-automated appliance has gained acceptance among world-class chefs such as Martha Stewart, Ned Bell, Susur Lee and David Bouley. Support from chefs such as these will become a driving force for the sale of Urban Cultivator’s appliances within the culinary communities in these new markets.

Jan Olav Fikse, Urban Cultivator’s new distributor in Norway, stated, “In Norway, the growing millennial population demands healthy food; however, our agriculture infrastructure relies on costly greenhouses. We were thrilled when we came across the Urban Cultivator as an indoor alternative. Not only does the Urban Cultivator provide best-in-class greens, but we are impressed with the ease of partnering with Urban Cultivator. Their Product Manager, Davin MacGregor, flew from Canada to China, and finally Norway just to ensure shipment and goods arrived safe. This showed us the dedication of the Urban Cultivator team.”

In addition to growing Urban Cultivator’s market share globally, demand is also rising in North America. Starting off strong in the first quarter of 2015, Urban Cultivator has grown its dealer network to more than 80 high-end luxury shops to enable 365 days of indoor growing for homes and restaurants across North America.

“As we kick off 2015, we are excited to add several distribution points across Europe and the Middle East”, states Tarren Wolfe, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Urban Cultivator, “We are pleased to add these global entry points and spread healthier and greener lifestyle choices. Our team coined this lifestyle “the Zero Mile Diet” TM, because, on average, food travels 1500 miles from farm to your plate – in this process over half of the nutrients are lost.”

The Urban Cultivator appliance features an automated control center to ensure that greens get precisely the right amount of water and light, while onboard fans control humidity and air circulation.

The appliances come in a residential model and a commercial size application for restaurants. The Urban Cultivator Residential unit exquisitely fits into the kitchen, and connects to city water and electricity, just like a dishwasher. The Residential unit comes with a starter kit of seeds.

The commercial scale Urban Cultivator is used by top restaurants and hotels in the world including the Four Seasons, Bouley Botanical and the Fairmont, all in Vancouver, British Columbia. High-end chefs turn to the Urban Cultivator to help them provide the freshest and best tasting experience for their customers.

Urban Cultivator can save restaurants 0 to 00 per month in the cost of greens. The average cost of growing a 10×20 flat of greens in the Urban Cultivator commercial unit is .00. Often, the same flat of living greens may cost – to purchase from a supplier. Moreover, restaurants can promise their customers that greens grown on their premises in the Urban Cultivator are cultivated without pesticides and harmful chemicals and are harvested at peak nutritional value then plated within minutes.

New distributors across Europe and the Middle East will offer customers both the residential and commercial Urban Cultivator models.

To find a local distributor or to become a distributor please visit: http://www.urbancultivator.net/where-to-buy/

Urban Cultivator

Founded in 2010, Urban Cultivator is a British Columbia-based manufacturer of high quality, fully automated indoor growing appliances that allow year-round growing of herbs, micro-greens, flowers and vegetables. The “Urban Cultivator™” appliances feature an automated control center to ensure that greens get precisely the right amount of water and light, while onboard fans control humidity and air circulation. The Urban Cultivator comes in a residential model and a commercial size application for restaurants. The commercial scale Urban Cultivator is used by world-renowned Chefs and is used at top restaurants and hotels in the world including the Four Seasons Hotel and the Fairmont Hotel, both in Vancouver. To learn more please visit http://www.urbancultivator.net.

On October 3, 2014, Urban Cultivator Inc. along with its sister companies, B.C. Northern Lights Enterprises Ltd. and W3 Metals Inc., signed a binding letter of intent to merge with Urban Hydroponics Inc., (OTCQB: URHY) a Nevada corporation. Pursuant to the terms of the LOI and an earlier non-binding term sheet, Urban Hydroponics Inc. has made working capital bridge loans to the target companies totaling ,000,000 in anticipation of the closing of the merger. For further information about this proposed merger, please see http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/11/prweb12292644.htm and the Urban Hydroponics, Inc. current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014.

Urban Hydroponics, Inc.

Urban Hydroponics, Inc. (formerly known as Placer Del Mar, Ltd.) was incorporated in Nevada on May 13, 2005 for the purpose of mining and mineral exploration. In June, 2013 the Company ceased its mining exploration activities to refocus its business objectives on seeking a business combination with a private entity whose business would present an opportunity for the Company’s shareholders. Since that time the Company has been a “shell company” as such term is defined under the federal securities laws. Frank Terzo is currently the Company’s sole officer and director. Urban Hydroponics, Inc. can make no assurances that the proposed merger with the Urban Cultivator companies will be completed.

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Global Spa Industry Now Valued at $94 Billion; Thermal/Mineral Springs Market at $50 Billion; Wellness Tourism Rises to $494 Billion

Global Spa Industry Now Valued at Billion; Thermal/Mineral Springs Market at Billion; Wellness Tourism Rises to 4 Billion












(PRWEB) September 18, 2014

At last week’s Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) in Marrakesh, Morocco, the organization’s independent, non-profit research partner, SRI International, released top findings from the most comprehensive data yet on the global wellness market. This included refreshed data on the spa and wellness tourism markets, and the first research to size and analyze the global thermal/mineral springs segment.

Key takeaways:


The spa industry grew 58% from 2007-2013: from billion to billion, with a 47% growth in spa locations, to reach 105,591 spas
The thermal/mineral springs industry is a billion market, spanning 26,847 properties
Wellness tourism expanded to 4 billion in revenues, rising 12.5% from 2012-2013 – significantly outpacing SRI’s original growth forecast of 9%.

“It has been six long years since our first spa industry research report, and to see nearly 60% growth across years marked by global financial collapse was as impressive as it was unexpected. Also exceeding our expectations: the growth in the wellness tourism market last year and the sheer scope of the thermal/mineral springs industry,” said Ophelia Yeung, senior consultant, Center for Science, Technology & Economic Development, SRI. “And key economic and demographic trends, we predict, will continue to fuel growth for these three segments, including the rise of the global middle class (at two billion people now, but expected to skyrocket to five billion by 2030); ongoing, phenomenal momentum for tourism, generally; millions more people each year proactively seeking a ‘wellness lifestyle’; and the story of developing markets, and so many new properties, across Asia, Middle East/Africa and Latin America.”

More findings:

Global Spa Industry: Near 0 Billion Market – With Over 100K Spas

SRI International’s calculations for core spa industry revenues put spa facility revenues at the center, but also include businesses directly, critically associated with spas, including spa investment capital and spa-focused education, consulting and media/associations/events.

Breakdown of the current billion spa industry: spa facilities billion, spa investment capital billion, spa education 0 million, spa media/education/events 0 million, and spa consulting 0 million
From 2007-2013, spa locations grew 47%: from 71,762 to 105,591

Regional Spa Industry Leaders & Growth 2007-2013

Europe: .8 billion (+62%)

Asia-Pacific: .8 billion (+65%)

North America: .3 billion (+35%)

Latin America/Caribbean: .7 billion (+86%)

Middle East/North Africa: .7 billion (+134%)

Sub-Saharan Africa: 0 million (+186%)

Europe retains its 2007 crown as the world’s largest spa market. And, notably, Asia-Pacific has since leapfrogged North America as the world’s second largest. And if Europe boasted the most spa locations in 2007 (22,607), Asia-Pacific now holds that title with 32,400+ spas today.

The spa revenue growth explosion is concentrated in emerging markets, with Sub-Saharan Africa ranking #1 (+186%) and Middle East/North Africa ranking #2 (+134%), both fast-developing regions that have added many spas from a low, 2007 base. But every region in the world except the mature North American market saw double-digit annual growth rates from 2007 to 2013. And Europe and Asia’s 60%+ growth is particularly impressive given its strong, existing base of spas in 2007.

See the presentation:

Hot Springs Eternal: Ancient Practice Now Billion Market

In places like Europe and Japan, thermal/mineral bathing has an ancient pedigree, and today “taking the waters” goes by dozens of names worldwide: from agua calientes, to balneotherapy, to therma. With a hot/mineral springs resurgence underway (so many countries modernizing old facilities and investing billions in new, springs-based resorts), SRI undertook the first research to size this “millennia-old-but-hot-again” market. While hundreds of thousands of springs occur naturally worldwide, SRI’s research only included revenue-earning springs (i.e., with built facilities).

The global hot springs market is now worth billion, with nearly 27,000 facilities across 103 nations
The research segmented the industry into thermal/mineral springs facilities that offer bathing with spa services, and those without. Those without spa services heavily dominate location-wise, at 20,343 establishments, vs. 6,504 with spa.
But while springs with spa services represent only roughly a third of global establishments, in aggregate they earn more than twice the revenue as springs without spa services: billion vs. billion annually

Hot Springs Markets: Asia & Europe Heavily Dominate

Asia-Pacific: .7 billion

Europe: .7 billion

Latin America: 0 million

North America: 0 million

Middle East/North Africa: 0 million

Sub-Saharan Africa: million

The thermal/mineral springs industry is intensely concentrated: ten countries account for 85% of revenues and Japan and China comprise a staggering 51% of the market (driven by the thousands of onsens in Japan and massive, ongoing investment in resorts in China). The rest of the “top ten” national markets are in Europe, where hydrotherapy has long been part of the medical equation.

More preliminary hot springs data:

Wellness Tourism: Near Half-Trillion-Dollar Market – Up 12.5% from Last Year

SRI’s 2013 report, “The Global Wellness Tourism Economy”, put the wellness-focused travel segment firmly on the map, finding that wellness travel is growing nearly 50% faster than the global tourism overall. For 2014, key numbers are updated:

As a 4 billion industry, wellness tourism represents more than one in seven (14.6%) of all travel dollars spent worldwide
Wellness-focused trips jumped from 524 million to 586.5 million from 2012-2013
Wellness tourists remain big spenders: international wellness travelers spend 59% more than the average border-crossing tourist, while domestic wellness tourists spend 159% more
SRI makes the crucial distinction between “primary” wellness tourists (where wellness is the motivating reason for the trip) and the “secondary” variety (people opting for wellness-related activities as part of a trip). The former remains the more niche group (13% of the market), and primary wellness tourism trips grew 11.2% – while secondary-purpose trips grew 11.9% – last year.
Domestic wellness trips (the lion’s share of the market, at 68% of spend) grew 12.1%, while international trips grew 10.1%.
North America (6.5 billion market, 8% growth 2012-2013) and Europe (8.1 billion, 12% growth) firmly remain the largest markets. But the developing story is again developing nations: Sub-Saharan African wellness tourism grew 57%; Middle East/North African 39%; Asia-Pacific 21% and Latin America 16%, between 2012-2013.

More preliminary wellness tourism data:

More Research Coming: While preliminary findings from the GSWS’s “Global Wellness Economy Monitor” were shared last week, the full report (sizing wider wellness industries like healthy eating/weight loss, preventative/personalized medicine, beauty/anti-aging, complementary/alternative medicine, fitness/mind-body and workplace wellness – as well as providing more detailed data on regional spa and wellness tourism markets – will be released September 30 at a media event in New York City.

To learn more about the research or the September 30 event – or to speak with an SRI analyst – please contact Beth McGroarty: beth.mcgroarty [at] gsws [dot] org or (+1) 213-300-0107.

About the Summit: The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) is an international organization representing senior executives and leaders joined by a common interest in driving economic development and understanding of the spa and wellness industries. Delegates from diverse sectors, including hospitality, tourism, health and wellness, beauty, finance, medical, real estate, manufacturing and technology attend the organization’s annual Summit, held in a different host country each year and attracting delegates from over 45 nations. After just eight years, the GSWS is now considered the leading global research and educational resource for the .4 trillion, multi-sector wellness industry. It’s known for introducing major industry initiatives such as the Global Wellness Tourism Congress, whose forums bring public and private stakeholders together to chart the course of the fast-growing wellness travel sector, and WellnessEvidence.com, the world’s first online portal to the medical evidence for common wellness approaches. For more information, visit http://www.gsws.org











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NGS Market / Next Generation Sequencing 2018 Global Forecasts in a New Study Available at MarketReportsOnline.com

NGS Market / Next Generation Sequencing 2018 Global Forecasts in a New Study Available at MarketReportsOnline.com











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Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) February 28, 2014

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology has emerged as a higher throughput and much cheaper alternative of sequencing DNA than traditional Sanger Sequencing. NGS can be used primarily to identify genes responsible for inherited skin disease, to detect mutations that play a role in diseases such as cancer and to determine RNA expression level. The use of NGS technology in clinical research and genome functions is constantly increasing and there are many clinical diagnostic opportunities for next generation sequencing such as in oncology screening, parental screening, Alzheimer diseases, multiple sclerosis etc.

Company Profiles


    Illumina
    Life Technology
    Roche
    Pacific Bioscience

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The report titled “Global Next Generation Sequencing Market: Trends and Opportunities (2013-2018)” analyzes the potential opportunities and significant trends in the global Next Generation Sequencing market. The report also provides detailed analysis of the global next generation sequencing market, the Sanger Sequencing market and provides specific focus on the clinical diagnostic opportunities of the NGS technology. The report also profiles and analyzes the business strategies of the leading companies operating in the segment.

The growth of the overall Next Generation Sequencing Market is driven by continuous innovations and developments in the market aimed at higher throughput, increased accuracy, and affordable costs. However factors such as mismatch between discovery and interpretation of samples, clinical translation of genomic discoveries, difficulty in finding samples to sequence and storage of sequence data hinders the growth of the market. In addition, factors such as high reliability on grants and funding from the government are still a challenge. The opportunities for the growth of this market include developments in the pre-sequencing, cloud computing, and NGS bioinformatics solutions. Next generation sequencing technology is set to revolutionize applied markets like diagnostics, drug discovery, biomarker discovery, personalized medicine, agriculture and animals research in the near future.

Major Points from Table of Contents (http://www.marketreportsonline.com/315881-toc.html ) are listed below:

List of Tables

Table 1: Comparison of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Sanger Sequencing

Table 2: Comparison of NGS vs. Traditional Sanger Sequencing on the Basis of Technology

Table 3: Comparison of Different Methods of Next Generation Sequencing

Table 4: Diagnostic Opportunity for Next Generation Sequencing

Table 5: NGS Based Test with Clinical Application

Table 6: Comparison of High Throughput and Low Throughput Cost by Company

Table 7: Comparison of High Throughput and Low Throughput Performance by Company

Table 8: Uses of Different Next Generation Systems

Table 9: Comparison of Next Generation Technologies

Table 10: Next Generation Sequencing Products Release Timeline by Product Family

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India Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking Market @ http://www.marketreportsonline.com/315082.html.

Advanced Microscopes: The Global Market to 2018 @ http://www.marketreportsonline.com/283663.html.

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