Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech Inc.

What Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech Inc. does

Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech Inc. is a Waterloo, Ontario-based molecular diagnostics company serving the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector. Founded in 2020 with grant funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and NRC IRAP, the company provides pathogen detection and microbiome profiling services to commercial greenhouse operators, indoor farmers, integrated pest management (IPM) professionals, agricultural consultants, and academic researchers, primarily in Canada. As of 2026, the company operates as part of UBIX BIO Inc., retaining the Healthy Hydroponics brand for its diagnostics services.

The company's core technology stack relies on qPCR/RT-qPCR for targeted single-pathogen detection and amplicon sequencing (16S/18S/ITS/rbcL/COI gene targets) for multi-kingdom microbiome profiling. Its product portfolio includes Pathogen ONE ($95-$105 per sample for single-target qPCR), Health+ ($200-$495 per sample for multi-kingdom sequencing), Alive & Dead Viability Testing ($165 per sample), Tomato Virus Scan (35+ targets), Aphid Resistance Testing, and Beneficials Scan. A proprietary database built from 1,000+ commercial indoor farm samples contains 45 bacterial, 431 fungal, and 56 eukaryotic plant pathogens plus 62 human and animal pathogens, calibrated specifically for hydroponic root zone environments.

The business operates a sales-led, B2B go-to-market model with direct sample submission to the Waterloo laboratory and results delivered via a Growers' Portal. Revenue derives from per-sample testing fees, subscription-like multi-site monitoring programs with volume rates, and custom consulting services. Strategic distribution includes a co-development partnership with SGS Crop Science for integrated greenhouse analytics that pair pathogen data with water, nutrient, media, and tissue chemistry.

Name

Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech Inc.

Legal name

Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech Inc.

Website

https://healthyhydroponics.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech is a Waterloo, Ontario molecular diagnostics company providing qPCR and amplicon sequencing pathogen detection and microbiome profiling services to commercial greenhouse operators and IPM professionals, now operating as part of UBIX BIO Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Molecular Diagnostics

NAICS

Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover (111419)

SIC

In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Microbiome/Baseline Trending & Data Analytics (EMP Trending, Mapping) (AFALAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Microbiology & Pathogen Monitoring (Legionella, Coliform, HABs) (EUAHACAI)

Keywords

• Plant pathogen testing
• Microbiome diagnostics
• QPCR detection services
• Greenhouse disease monitoring
• Aphid resistance testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterloo

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Per-sample laboratory testing: Single-time point or time-course pathogen detection testing charged per sample. Multiple service tiers with different price points based on testing complexity (single-target qPCR vs. multi-kingdom sequencing).
2. Custom Solutions & Consulting: 1-on-1 consulting, custom reporting, experimental design, and troubleshooting services for unique problems. Specialty assay development for uncommon targets.
3. Subscription-like monitoring programs: Multi-site accounts and recurring submissions for ongoing monitoring programs with volume-based rates available for commercial operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech operates a molecular diagnostics laboratory that provides pathogen detection and microbiome profiling services for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and commercial greenhouse operations. The company uses qPCR/RT-qPCR for single-target pathogen confirmation and amplicon sequencing (16S, ITS, rbcL, COI genes) for multi-kingdom microbiome characterization, including viability (live/dead) testing and specialized panels such as Tomato Virus Scan and Aphid Resistance Testing.

Product overview

Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech Inc. offers a molecular diagnostics platform for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and greenhouse operations. The core portfolio centers on three main testing approaches: Pathogen ONE for single-target qPCR/RT-qPCR pathogen confirmation; Health+ for comprehensive multi-kingdom amplicon sequencing covering bacteria, fungi, oomycetes, protists, plants, and insects; and Alive & Dead Viability Testing for distinguishing infectious from non-infectious pathogen particles. Specialized services include the Tomato Virus Scan (35+ targets for Solanaceae), Aphid Resistance Testing (DNA-based resistance profiling for greenhouse aphids), and Beneficials Scan (profiling beneficial microbial communities). The company also offers Custom Solutions consulting and coordinates diagnostics with SGS Crop Science for integrated water/media/tissue analytics. Pricing ranges from $95/sample (Pathogen ONE standard) to $495/sample (Health+ Complete Package), with turnaround times from 2-3 business days to 2-3 weeks depending on test complexity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pathogen ONE: qPCR-based pathogen detection service for single target identification (bacterial, fungal, viral) with 2-3 day turnaround
• Health+
• Aphid Resistance Testing
• Tomato Virus Scan
• Alive & Dead Viability Testing
• Beneficials Scan

Products and services

• Pathogen ONE
• Health+
• Alive & Dead Viability Testing
• Tomato Virus Scan
• Aphid Resistance Testing
• Beneficials Scan
• Custom Solutions Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Aphid populations can be 80% resistant before spray failure becomes apparent
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UBIX BIO INC.coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHealthy Hydroponics is now a part of UBIX BIO INC. Services, contacts, and reports remain the same. Email addresses are transitioning to @ubixbio.com domain. Healthy Hydroponics continues as the name for diagnostics services while UBIX BIO provides operational infrastructure.
• UBIX Innovations/UBiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered entity mentioned in website footer. UBIX Innovations provides complementary technology or services in the same ecosystem as Healthy Hydroponics diagnostics.
• SGS Crop SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated partnership for greenhouse analytics. Pathogen results paired with SGS water/nutrient/media/tissue data for complete system analysis. One unified report linking microbial profiles to environmental health.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trace Genomics: Trace Genomics applies DNA sequencing and machine learning to characterize soil and plant microbiomes for agricultural decision-making — directly comparable microbiome analytics capability applied to agricultural production systems.
• Agdia: Agdia is a U.S.-based plant pathogen diagnostic lab offering ELISA, qPCR, and molecular tests for crop pathogens including greenhouse and horticultural targets — the closest direct competitor to Healthy Hydroponics in plant disease diagnostics for CEA-adjacent crops.
• Biome Makers: Biome Makers provides BeCrop® soil and microbiome analysis using amplicon sequencing (16S/ITS) with agronomic recommendations — a directly comparable agricultural microbiome analytics and bioinformatics platform targeting crop production.
• Plant Print Diagnostik: Plant Print Diagnostik is a German plant diagnostics lab offering molecular (PCR, qPCR, sequencing) detection of plant pathogens and viruses — a direct international peer in greenhouse and horticultural crop pathogen diagnostics.

Emerging players

• Phytech: Phytech provides plant sensing and analytics for greenhouse and row-crop growers — adjacent CEA decision-support platform with overlapping grower customer base in greenhouses but using sensor-based rather than molecular diagnostics.
• Pattern Ag: Pattern Ag uses metagenomic sequencing to profile soil microbiomes for crop disease and pest risk prediction — adjacent DNA-based agricultural analytics platform targeting row crops with comparable underlying technology stack.
• Aphea.Bio: Aphea.Bio develops biological crop solutions leveraging microbiome science for sustainable agriculture — an emerging player operating at the intersection of agricultural microbiome analytics and biocontrol product development adjacent to Healthy Hydroponics' Beneficials Scan offering.

Broad incumbents

• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad supplies the qPCR instruments, reagents, and diagnostic kits used by plant pathogen labs globally — represents the upstream tooling provider whose platforms underpin Healthy Hydroponics' workflow.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global testing services giant with agricultural, food, and environmental diagnostics including plant pathogen testing — represents the broad incumbent threat that could enter CEA-specific panels and absorb Healthy Hydroponics' niche.
• SGS Crop Science: SGS is a global testing giant that is already a strategic partner of Healthy Hydroponics for greenhouse analytics, providing water/nutrient/media/tissue services — represents both the dominant broad incumbent and an embedded distribution channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HealthyHydrop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthy-hydroponics-innotech-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/healthy_hydroponics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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