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January 16, 2003
Quantum Tubers
Corporation, Delavan, Wisconsin is included in an investment
package for Poland with Lockheed Martin Corporation. Two weeks
ago, the Polish government selected Lockheed’s F-16 Fighting
Falcon, fulfilling a NATO requirement to upgrade its air force.
Lockheed’s multi-task fighter was the clear winner in a
competition against the French Mirage and the Swedish Gripen.
The package includes both aircraft and substantial offset
agreements reportedly valued at more than US$9 billion.
Quantum Tubers participates
in the fighter jet offering as one of the premier agricultural
offset projects. Its patented technology is groundbreaking in
its ability to provide immense quantities of disease-free seed
potatoes in a fraction of the normal production time. Offset
projects are investments into Poland that improve the local
economies and "offset" the cost of the aircraft.
Quantum Tubers Corporation
recently announced plans to build the world’s largest
biomanufacturing facility in Wisconsin for production of
zero-generation, pathogen-free seed potatoes, known as
minitubers. Under license from the U.S. Company, Agreko Quantum
Tubers, SA, of Domaszowice, Poland, will construct similar
production capabilities.
The Quantum Tubers system
eliminates at least 5 years from any current production method.
As a result, the technology fundamentally changes the economics
of potato production by providing greater quantities of healthy,
early generation seed materials at a dramatically lower price.
Genetic modification is not necessary for this patented
production process.
Poland is the third largest
producer of potatoes in the world. Quantum Tubers technology
will provide the country with the world’s most advanced seed
potato biomanufacturing capability.
The unique biotechnology
process was developed through the coordinated efforts of Quantum
Tubers Corporation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Plant
Pathology Department, and the NASA Space Research Center at the
University of Wisconsin (WCSAR), the UW-Biotron, and the UW
Hancock Research Center at Hancock, WI. It is the culmination of
more than 10 years of dedicated research.
This investment in
Poland is a part of the global expansion of additional
production facilities that Quantum Tubers Corporation plans for
deployment this year. The Quantum Tubers technology enables
individual companies around the world to become leaders within
their local markets, while benefiting from the power of an
internationally recognized product.
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