Hyderabad, India
April 24, 2008
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John Bedbrook (left) and DS Kim
light a lamp to inaugurate the Biotech Center in India. |
The DuPont Knowledge Center
in Hyderabad, India, recently inaugurated its Biotechnology
Research Center, welcoming 53 scientists to the new unit.
The center will support R&D activities in crop and industrial
biotechnology for global markets. Research teams will work
together to develop products from renewable resources for food,
materials and energy markets.
“The Biotech Center will provide substantially increased
competitiveness to build the future of DuPont and contribute to
India’s growth,” said DS Kim, president, DuPont Asia Pacific.
“We already have more than 50 outstanding scientists here who
are eager to accelerate their research efforts and grow our
biotechnology programs,” said John Bebrook, vice president, R&D,
DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition.
“We are creating a new paradigm in biotechnology. The presence
of crop genetics research and industrial biotechnology
scientists under one roof will create exciting new
opportunities,” said Homi Bhedwar, director, DuPont Knowledge
Center.
The DuPont Knowledge Center focuses on research and product
application development for both global and local markets. |
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