Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
February 7, 2012
Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), and BioDuro, a PPD® Company, announced today a three-year, multi-program discovery research agreement to generate novel molecules for synthesizing and testing fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides across a variety of crops.
The two companies will leverage BioDuro’s deep expertise in medicinal chemistry and biochemistry and Dow AgroSciences’ agrochemical capabilities in this new agrochemical discovery collaboration.
“We are very pleased to announce this novel collaboration between Dow AgroSciences and BioDuro, a respected leader in discovery services,” said Daniel R. Kittle, Ph.D., Global Leader, Research & Development, Dow AgroSciences. “This agreement is another example of our commitment to further enhance Dow AgroSciences’ world-class discovery research capabilities by working with the best research teams around the globe to develop new solutions for our customers around the world.”
Lee Babiss, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of global laboratory services for PPD, said, “This collaboration demonstrates BioDuro’s commitment and flexibility in delivering discovery research services beyond the pharmaceutical industry. Combining our strong discovery expertise and first-class technologies with the premier scientists at Dow AgroSciences will accelerate discovery and development of novel molecules and advance research for the agrochemical industry.”
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
BioDuro, acquired by PPD in 2009, is a leading drug discovery services company. It provides high-quality, integrated preclinical research and development services to biopharmaceutical clients, ranging from medicinal chemistry, discovery biology, pharmacology, DMPK and biologics. For more information, visit www.bioduro.com.
PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing drug discovery, development and lifecycle management services. Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. With offices in 44 countries and more than 11,000 professionals worldwide, PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a commitment to quality to help clients and partners accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics and maximize the returns on their R&D investments. For more information, visit www.ppdi.com.
陶氏益农与保诺就作物保护发现研究展开合作
联合强大的药物化学、生物化学和农用化学品专长来为作物研究开发新分子
印第安纳波利斯和北卡罗来纳州威尔明顿
(美国商业资讯)--陶氏化学公司（The Dow Chemical Company，纽约证券交易所代码：DOW）的全资子公司陶氏益农（Dow AgroSciences LLC）与PPD®旗下子公司保诺科技（BioDuro）今天公布了一项为期三年的多程序发现研究协议，为合成及测试多种作物的杀真菌剂、杀虫剂和灭草剂开发新分子。
在这项新的农业化学品发现合作中，双方将利用保诺在药物化学和生物化学方面的深厚专长以及陶氏益农在农用化学品方面的能力。
陶氏益农研发部门全球负责人Daniel R. Kittle博士说：“我们很高兴公布陶氏益农与发现服务领域备受尊敬的领导者保诺之间的这项新合作。这项协议再次证明了我们的承诺——通过与全球最棒的研究团队合作来为全球客户开发新型解决方案，进一步提升陶氏益农的世界级发现研究能力。”
PPD全球实验室服务执行副总裁Lee Babiss博士说：“此次合作体现了保诺在医药行业外提供发现研究服务的承诺和灵活性。通过将我们强大的发现专长与陶氏益农领先科学人员的先进技术相结合，将可以加快新分子的发现和开发，并推动农业化学品行业的研究。”
这项协议的财务条款尚未披露。
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