Dow AgroSciences and ICS-CAAS Partner to Accelerate Rice Research and Product Development in China
August 27 2015 - 8:07AM
Business Wire
Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow
Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), has entered into a collaboration
agreement with the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese
Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICS-CAAS). Under the agreement,
Dow AgroSciences grants ICS-CAAS a royalty-free, non-transferable
research and commercialization license for its proprietary EXZACT™
Precision Genome Editing Technology to be used in rice in China.
Dow AgroSciences and ICS-CAAS scientists will collaboratively
develop an industry-leading rice genome editing technology
platform.
The EXZACT Precision Genome Editing Platform will enable
ICS-CAAS scientists to capitalize on their significant investment
and technical expertise in rice genomics, transcriptomics,
proteomics, and cell biology as well as accelerate integration of
the scientific knowledge generated in rice to rapidly develop
valuable products for China. Dow AgroSciences has developed the
EXZACT Precision Technology platform under an exclusive license and
collaboration agreement in plants with Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
Dow AgroSciences and ICS-CAAS scientists will work together to make
sure that the expertise and strengths of both parties are best
combined to accelerate rice research and product development in
China. This is part of Dow AgroSciences’ commitment to providing
innovative and sustainable solutions to bolster food security and
food safety in China.
ICS-CAAS indicates this collaboration is a milestone, which will
accelerate the development of rice genome editing technology
platform in China. It will have significant impact in developing
new agronomic traits in rice.
“Our collaboration with ICS-CAAS, a world-renowned agricultural
science research organization, is one with great promise,” said Tim
Hassinger, President and CEO of Dow AgroSciences. “We have a
long-term commitment in China as a strategic partner for
agricultural sustainability and best practices. The EXZACT
Precision Technology collaboration with CAAS is a strong example of
this commitment, which will significantly enable Chinese scientists
to improve rice research and product development, thus benefiting
China’s long term food security.”
About Dow AgroSciences
Dow AgroSciences discovers, develops, and brings to market crop
protection and plant biotechnology solutions for the growing world.
Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Dow AgroSciences is a wholly
owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company and had annual global
sales of $7.3 billion in 2014. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.
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About the Institute of Crop Sciences – Chinese Academy of
Agricultural Sciences
Institute of Crop Science (ICS) is a non-profit state-owned
organization. It conducts researches on crop germplasm resource,
crop molecular biology, crop genetics and breeding, crop
cultivation and physiology. ICS is one of the leading organizations
for Crop Sciences in China, serving as an innovation and
international cooperation center. Learn more at
http://ics.caas.cn/sites/caas/
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