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St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada and
Secunderabad, India
April 27, 2009
Today
Advanta India Limited
and DNA LandMarks Inc
are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership
in marker-assisted breeding. Advanta is a global player in the
seed market and one of the fastest growing seed companies in the
world. DNA LandMarks is a world leader in agricultural genomic
services and specializes in enhancing seed breeding programs
through the use of genetic markers. The program will encompass
both vegetable and row crops.
Together, the two companies aim to achieve dramatic improvements
in the breeding process. Services will include marker-assisted
selection, accelerated marker-assisted backcrossing and genetic
mapping of key traits for Advanta’s program. In other crops,
where genomic resources are scarce, the possibility exists to
develop de novo marker panels so that Advanta’s breeding efforts
can accelerate in all of the species it develops.
“The development of innovative technologies and technology
providers supporting conventional plant breeding is becoming
more and more competitive and competent. We see the formation of
strategic alliances as highly beneficial and thus provides
Advanta with the facilities to focus on its breeding strengths
while locking into the tremendous molecular marker skills of a
company such as DNA Landmarks” stated Sanjay Katiyar, Advanta’s
Global Biotechnology Lead.
“The chance to work closely with Advanta is a tremendous
opportunity.” said DNA LandMarks CEO and Managing Director
Joachim Richert, “India is one of the fastest growing markets in
the world and Advanta is an innovation leader in the region and
beyond. With our genomic technologies we will help Advanta
enhance their breeding efforts and create greater value for
their customers.”
Since its foundation in 1995, DNA LandMarks Inc. has been a
world leader in DNA marker development and applications. Today
the company offers a full array of marker technologies to the
agricultural sector from development to mapping to
high-throughput application. DNA LandMarks is a unit of BASF
Plant Science and its Centre of Excellence for DNA sequencing
and genotyping. For more information please contact: Charles
Pick, Business Development Manager –
charles.pick@dnalandmarks.ca.
BASF – the Chemical Company – consolidated its plant
biotechnology activities in BASF Plant Science in 1998. Today,
about 700 employees are working to optimize crops for more
efficient agriculture, renewable raw materials and healthier
nutrition. Projects include yield increase in staple crops,
higher content of Omega-3s in oil crops for preventing
cardiovascular diseases, and potatoes with optimized starch
composition for industrial use. To find out more about BASF
Plant Science, please visit
www.basf.com/plantscience.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical
Company. BASF has more than 97,000 employees and posted sales of
€63.2 billion in 2008.
ADVANTA India Limited is a seed company with global footprint
committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research
and technology. Advanta has one of the most complete product
portfolios in the Global Seed Industry with a comprehensive
range of field, oilseed and vegetable crops. Advanta is proud of
its wide range of proprietary products in crops that improve the
productivity and profitability of the farmers in many of the
food production zones of the world. Advanta is a member of the
United Phosphorous Group of Companies. For more
information visit
www.advantaindia.com.
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