Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences announce global licensing agreement
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
World Fertilizer,
Monsanto Co. and Dow AgroSciences LLC have announced that the companies have reached a non-exclusive global option and licensing agreement on Dow AgroSciences’ EXZACT™ Precision Technology® Platform.
EXZACT technology facilitates the creation of crop varieties and lines having improved traits.
“Monsanto is pleased to pursue applications of this genome-editing technology for the development of new plant discoveries and solutions for farmers,” said Tom Adams, Ph.D., biotechnology lead for Monsanto. “Zinc finger nucleases are a well-established technology for gene editing and this license, together with our existing and other licensed technology, will allow us to pursue product development while further enabling our growing body of research in this emerging field.”
“EXZACT technology is helping to deliver next generation crop improvements into the hands of farmers,” said Daniel R. Kittle, Ph.D., vice president, research and development, Dow AgroSciences. “Broad adoption of EXZACT by industry partners, such as Monsanto, expands access to solutions that will improve grower productivity and profitability.”
Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/product-news/04102016/monsanto-and-dow-agrosciences-announce-global-licensing-agreement/
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