VANCOUVER, BC (March 10, 2010) - LAUNCH, a
global initiative whose Founding Partners include NASA, USAID, the
U.S. State Department and Nike, which identifies and supports
innovative work poised to contribute to a sustainable future, has
selected Valcent's VertiCrop(tm) vertical
farming technology as one of ten global innovations from a
field of 150 pioneering projects
As one of ten featured leaders in sustainability,
Valcent will present their advances on large scale hydroponic
agriculture at the premiere LAUNCH event at the Water at Kennedy
Space Center on March 16th to 18th 2010.
Amidst the backdrop of shuttle launch mission STS-131, leaders
from government, business, science, engineering, communications and
sustainability will convene to learn about Valcent's vertical
farming innovations in a collaborative forum designed to help
accelerate the company's progress.
Along with the initiatives' Founding Partners and Resource
Partners which include The Pacific Institute, Sandia National Labs
and The Water Center of the Earth Institute, LAUNCH was formed as a
collaborative forum and incubator to engage and champion innovative
ideas, companies, programs and technologies focused on a series of
sustainability challenges.
"Our world's balance between demand and supply
of food is sensitive to climate change, fuel demands, access to
water and our investments in research and infrastructure," said
Stephen Kennedy Smith, President of Em-Link LLC, the Boston-based
Master Distributor for Valcent in the United States.
"We are honored to receive recognition from this esteemed panel
of judges who recognize Valcent's VertiCrop™ technology as vital to
accelerating innovation for a sustainable future. We look forward
to the panelists' valuable input on our initiatives involving
vertical agriculture using recycled resources and hydroponics,
which is the practice of growing plants without soil and which
allows for the production of fruit and vegetables in spaces outside
of traditional farms."
"We are honored that our vertical farming technology is
recognized as an important innovation by LAUNCH," says Chris
Bradford, President, CEO, and Director of Valcent Products Inc. "We
have entered a new era of urban agriculture where we can deliver
locally grown crops that provide a nutritionally superior product
that is healthier for the communities they serve."
Valcent's VertiCrop™ technology will be profiled on the LAUNCH
web site and featured in a custom produced video profile in
collaboration with Nike.
About Valcent Products Inc.:
Valcent Products Inc. specializes in growing solutions and plant
based consumer products and is a leader in the development of
innovative and practical eco-technologies. For more information,
visit: www.valcent.net. With offices
in Vancouver, B.C. and El Paso, Texas and in Cornwall, U.K.Valcent
Products Inc. specializes in growing solutions and plant based
consumer products and is a leader in the development of innovative
and practical eco-technologies.Valcent is focused on the rollout of
its fully commercialized VertiCrop™ technology.