Monheim, Germany and Lubbock, Texas, USA
May 4, 2010
Bayer CropScience announces a USD 7.5 million contribution to the Texas Tech University Department of Plant and Soil Science, Lubbock, Texas. The contribution in support of new research initiatives and facilities development is eligible for a full funding match through the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP), creating a USD 15 million total contribution to the University.
USD 10 million will be allocated to support a research collaboration between Bayer CropScience and the university, and USD 5 million will go toward a planned Plant and Soil Sciences Building. The collaborative research project will be focused on developing cotton with improved fiber properties. The project includes scientists affiliated with the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute within the Department of Plant and Soil Science.
"Texas Tech is a leading agricultural research institution with which Bayer CropScience has enjoyed a close relationship," said Joachim Schneider, Head of the BioScience Buiness Unit of Bayer CropScience. "We’re committed to delivering innovation in cotton that will improve the sustainability and economic value of cotton from the farm all the way to consumers. Texas Tech is a natural partner for us in this effort, as it has the drive, focus, cotton expertise and outstanding research capabilities that will be needed to turn promising research concepts into reality."
"Bayer CropScience has a proven track record of innovation and success," said Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance. "It is a world leader in crop protection and plant biotechnology, and we are honored that it continues to partner with Texas Tech to meet the needs of consumers and the cotton industry. This contribution provides a considerable boost toward Texas Tech’s goal of achieving Tier One research status."
Texas Tech announced in September that it qualified for USD 21.5 million in matching grants through TRIP, established by the Texas Legislature for seven designated research universities to achieve national research university or Tier One status. TRIP grants match 100 percent of contributions and endowments between USD 2 million and USD 10 million.
"This contribution from Bayer CropScience will enhance our already formidable research and academics in the Department of Plant and Soil Science," said Texas Tech President Guy Bailey. "It also continues a longstanding and productive research relationship between Texas Tech and Bayer CropScience."
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of about EUR 6.5 billion (2009), is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of 18,700 and is represented in more than 120 countries.
Texas Tech University is a growing university on track to meet state criteria for designation as a National Research University. Established in 1923, Texas Tech has the distinction of being the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of the state and serves a region larger than 46 of the nation’s 50 states. Its more than 30,000 students attend classes on a 1,840-acre campus that is the only in Texas to house undergraduate and graduate schools, a law school and medical school. Texas Tech offers more than 150 undergraduate, 100 master’s and 50 doctoral degree programs through 11 academic colleges, a graduate school and a school of law.
The Department of Plant and Soil Science is located in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Faculty teach and conduct research in areas including biotechnology; crop, soil and turf science, horticulture, pest management and crop production. Learn more at http://www.ttu.edu.
Entwicklung von Baumwolle mit verbesserter Faser: Bayer CropScience unterstützt Forschung an der Texas Tech Universität mit 7,5 Millionen US-Dollar
Bayer CropScience unterstützt das Department of Plant and Soil Science der Texas Tech Universität im texanischen Lubbock mit 7,5 Millionen US-Dollar. Mit dem Betrag sollen neue Forschungsinitiativen und der Bau eines Gebäudes gefördert werden. Texas Tech erhält dadurch Zugang zu einem Betrag in gleicher Höhe aus einem staatlichen texanischen Förderprogramm, sodass die Universität eine Gesamtfördersumme in Höhe von 15 Millionen US-Dollar erhält.
Von dieser Summe wird mit zehn Millionen US-Dollar eine Forschungskooperation zwischen Bayer CropScience und der Universität unterstützt, und fünf Millionen US-Dollar werden in ein neues Gebäude für Pflanzen- und Bodenwissenschaften investiert. Der Schwerpunkt des gemeinsamen Forschungsprojekts liegt auf der Entwicklung von Baumwolle mit verbesserten Fasereigenschaften. An dem Projekt arbeiten unter anderem Wissenschaftler vom Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute innerhalb des Department of Plant and Soil Science.
"Die Texas Tech University ist eine führende landwirtschaftliche Forschungseinrichtung, zu der Bayer CropScience eine enge Beziehung unterhält", sagte Joachim Schneider, Leiter des Geschäftsbereichs BioScience von Bayer CropScience. "Wir setzen uns für Innovationen ein, die den nachhaltigen und wirtschaftlichen Nutzen der Baumwolle vom Landwirt bis hin zu den Verbrauchern verbessern wird. Dazu bietet sich für uns die Partnerschaft mit der Texas Tech Universität an - aufgrund ihrer Dynamik, ihrer Expertise für Baumwolle und hervorragenden Forschungskapazitäten, mit denen vielversprechende Forschungskonzepte auch umgesetzt werden können."
"Bayer CropScience hat eine beachtliche Reihe von Innovationen und Erfolgen vorzuweisen", sagte Kent Hance, Kanzler der Texas Tech Universität. "Das Unternehmen gehört in den Bereichen Pflanzenschutz und Pflanzen-Biotechnologie zu den weltweit führenden, und es ist uns eine Ehre, dass es die Partnerschaft mit Texas Tech fortführt und unsere Forschung auch weiterhin unterstützt."
"Der Beitrag von Bayer CropScience wird unsere bereits hervorragende Forschungsarbeit im Department of Plant and Soil Science weiter voranbringen", sagte Guy Baily, Präsident der Texas Tech. "Zudem wird dadurch eine langjährige und produktive Forschungsbeziehung zwischen Texas Tech und Bayer CropScience fortgeführt."
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