Dow AgroSciences Licenses Plextein Technology to EPL Bio Analytical Services
August 03 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Innovative Technology Accelerates Plant Protein
Testing
The rapidly changing world of agricultural technology calls for
innovative analytical methods. Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), and EPL Bio
Analytical Services (EPL BAS), today announced a license agreement
granting EPL BAS access to patented intellectual property targeting
improvements in the speed, quality, and efficiency of protein
quantitation in planta by mass spectrometry. The non-exclusive
license enables EPL BAS to utilize Dow AgroSciences’ patented
intellectual property that includes Plextein™, a high throughput
method for detecting and quantitating multiple proteins in
plants.
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Dow AgroSciences invented Plextein to rapidly identify and
quantify proteins in plant samples. The technology is a
high-throughput method utilizing liquid chromatography with tandem
mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to simultaneously measure
plant-derived proteins of interest to companies and government
regulators.
“Speed and accuracy are essential in today’s agricultural
research. Our Plextein technology enables quantitative protein
assays to be developed and validated in weeks, instead of months.
Licensing our technology to EPL BAS expands the availability of
this precise, efficient and cost-effective tool,” said Tom Meade,
PhD, Global Seeds and Traits Discovery Leader, Dow
AgroSciences.
“Plextein technology is an exciting addition to our analytical
capabilities. Quantification of multiple plant proteins by LC-MS/MS
in a single assay greatly improves our ability to provide high
quality analytical data to the agricultural biotech industry in a
timeframe not achievable with previous technology platforms,” said
Fred Claussen, VP, Method Development, EPL BAS. “Simply stated,
Plextein provides EPL BAS with the ability to better serve our
customers.”
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 $6.4 billion in 2015. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.
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About EPL Bio Analytical Services
EPL Bio Analytical Services (EPL BAS) is an award-winning, Good
Laboratory Practice compliant (GLP), ISO 17025-accredited
analytical contract lab. Our vision is to be the “most trusted
analytical laboratory in the Ag Industry.” EPL BAS serves the
global agricultural industry by analyzing feed and food
ingredients, organic products, genetically enhanced crops,
bio-pesticides, plants, algae, plant protection agents and crop
chemicals. With the goal of providing safe, healthy, and abundant
food while protecting and improving the environment, EPL BAS uses
advanced innovative technology in the areas of nutritional
chemistry, agricultural chemistry, including residue and product
chemistry, and molecular biology to provide excellent, timely
support for the feed, food, fiber and fuel industries. We don’t
have an Ag Division…because we are Ag! Visit us at www.eplbas.com,
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companies.
Plextein™ is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or
affiliated companies.
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Dow AgroSciencesKenda Resler Friend,
317-337-4743kresler@dow.comorEPL BASRobin King,
217-963-2143rking@eplbas.com
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