Rehovot, Israel
June 15, 2009
FuturaGene's Wholly
Owned Subsidiary, CBD Technologies, Ltd. (FGN's, CBD Tech) will
co-sponsor the Tree Biotechnology Conference of the
International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO)
and present its Biomass Yield enhancing technology. Rehovoth,
Israel 15 June, 2009 FuturaGene, which develops environmentally
friendly solutions that enhance yields and improve the
processability of plants for forestry, biofuels, biopower and
agriculture, is to co-sponsor the upcoming Tree Biotechnology
Conference of the International
Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) (June 28th
to July 2nd, Whistler, Canada). Dr. Ziv Shani, Vice President
Research & Development at CBD Technologies, will present the
company's Plant Cell Wall Modulation Technology for enhancing
biomass and increasing pulp yield and saccharification. Dr.
Shani will be speaking on Wednesday, July 1st in session VI of
the conference.
"The IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference is one of the most
prominent gatherings of industry and academic players in forest
and biomass biotechnology and provides an outstanding stage for
sharing our perspective and capabilities with colleagues in the
forestry, biofuel and biopower arenas. We are excited to
co-sponsor and present at this important event" said Dr. Stanley
Hirsch, Group CEO, FuturaGene.
Dr. Ziv Shani added "As a pioneer of plant cell wall modulation
technology, CBD Tech has accumulated a vast knowledge base and
experience in enhancing plant biomass and yield. We have
implemented our technology in eucalyptus and poplar, as well as
other crops, and we are currently conducting several field
trials around the globe. In this context, we are part of a very
small group of entities, which have taken agronomic traits from
discovery to late stage commercial field trials".
About FuturaGene PLC
FGN is a leading agricultural biotechnology company focused on
research, development, and commercialization of technologies
that play key roles in substantially improving agronomic traits
of value in plants. In particular the Company is focused on the
development and commercialization of genetically modified plants
for improving and
protecting yields, and enhancing processability and
environmental sustainability in the forestry, biofuels, biopower
and agricultural sectors. In addition to its in-house discovery
program, FuturaGene licenses intellectual property from leading
universities in its strategic fields of interest and is
exploiting the synergies of these technologies with the cell
wall modification platform of its wholly owned subsidiary, CBD
Technologies, Inc. (CBD Tech) in forestry, biofuel, biopower,
food and feed crops.
CBD Tech has pioneered a modality for modifying plant cell
walls, resulting in enhanced growth and biomass, increased
cellulose, improved fiber properties, improved digestibility and
processability, and increased yield properties and has secured
broad intellectual property covering plants with modified cell
walls showing such altered properties. More information is
available at
www.futuragene.com.
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