• Agro-Kanesho acquired the site of Bayer Cropscience's Yuki research and development center in Japan.
• Advanta US and Chromatin have entered into a commercial license agreement for the development of sorghum. Chromatin will have a non-exclusive, royalty-bearing license to access sorghum germplasm from Advanta.
• AgraQuest and Bayer CropScienceexpanded their previous home and garden fungicide supply agreement beyond the U.S. to France, Italy, and Germany.
• AgraQuest Inc. and DuPont signed an agreement for the development and distribution of a new biopesticide DPX RNP31 based on AgraQuest's patented microbial active ingredient, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808.
• AgraQuest selected DuWest and INTEROC as distribution partners for the product SONATA® fungicide, a novel biofungicide used for control of black sigatoka in bananas.
• American Vanguard Corporation announced the appointment of Certis Europe BV as AMVAC’s primary European distribution partner for its soil nematicide/insecticide Mocap (ethoprophos).
• American Vanguard Corporation acquired the international assets of the cotton defoliant product tribufos (sold under the trade name Def®) from Bayer CropScience.
• Andermatt Biocontrol AG and Certis USA entered into an agreement to develop and market new granulovirus insecticides for the NAFTA region.
• Arysta LifeScience signed agreements with Cheminova A/S to distribute a number of products from Cheminova.
• Arysta LifeScience acquired a majority of the shares of Indian agrochemical firm Devidayal Sales Limited.
• Arysta LifeScience created a new subsidiary in Ukraine.
• Arysta LifeScience has acquired a majority of the shares of the FES Group in Russia.
• BASF and Evolva Holding SA signed an agreement for joint research on the design of novel and optimised biosynthesis routes for selected natural products with crop protection potential.
• BASF granted Cheminova exclusive distribution rights and use of the trademark Sovran fungicide in the United States.
• BASF and Monsanto agreed to collaborate on the advancement of Dicamba tolerant cropping systems. The companies have granted reciprocal licenses, and BASF has agreed to supply formulated Dicamba herbicide products to Monsanto.
• BASF Crop Protection and Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) signed an ambitious technical cooperation agreement to develop and bring new agriculture technologies and products to Brazilian growers.
• Bayer has licensed its proprietary herbicide tolerance technology, LibertyLink®, to DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred for use in canola (Brassica napus) hybrids. Pioneer will provide Bayer access to certain proprietary juncea (Brassica juncea) genetics.
• Bayer CropScience and KeyGene will combine their expertise in the fields of protoplast technology and targeted molecular mutagenesis to create novel traits for crop improvement.
• Bayer and BASF were teaming up to produce genetically modified rice seeds, technology than can boost yields but which is criticised by environmentalists.
• Bayer CropScience has reached an agreement with Koppert Biological Systems to grant exclusive worldwide rights on the marketing, registration and production of the new product Shemer, a biological fungicidal product based on the yeast strain Metschnikowia fructicola.
• Bayer CropScience has announced an agreement granting it exclusive worldwide license rights to the rice breeding program of the Brazilian company Fazenda Ana Paula, specialized in hybrid rice breeding.
• Scientists from Bayer CropScience and the research institute VIB-UGent have started a collaboration to develop crops with higher yields and improved tolerance to stresses such as drought or soil salinity.
• Bayer CropScience and Monsanto entered agreement to deliver breakthrough seed treatment technology for soybeans.
• Bayer CropScience AG and Performance Plants entered into a research and commercial license agreement, giving Bayer exclusive rights for PPI's Heat & Drought Tolerance Technology (HDT™) in cotton.
• Bayer CropScience completed the acquisition of the oilseed rape business of the seed company Raps GbR.
• BioLeap has entered into research collaboration with Syngenta to apply BioLeap molecular design technology to the discovery of Syngenta crop protection products.
• Certis Europe and Futureco Bioscience reached agreement on a strategic alliance between the two companies in the Spanish and Portuguese markets.
• Certis USA entered into a global license agreement with Montana State University-Bozeman and Montana BioAgriculture Inc. of Missoula, MT to develop and commercialize new plant disease control technologies based on Bacillus mycoides isolate BmJ.
• Certis Europe has been appointed distributor for Japica fungicide in Spain. The product will be included in the company’s crop protection product catalogue from next season.
• Cheminova and Chemifert signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture company, AGRINOVA S.A.L, for distribution of crop protection products in MENA region.
• Cheminova acquired remaining 25% ownership stake in Stähler group.
• Chemtura appointed Bayer CropScience as exclusive distributor of Chemtura AgroSolution’s seed treatment products in China and will incorporate the marketing of these products into the Bayer CropScience seed treatment product range.
• Chemtura announced that Bayer CropScience will be the exclusive distributor of Chemtura AgroSolutions seed treatment products in China and will incorporate the marketing of these products into the Bayer CropScience seed treatment product range.
• China Agri-Business acquired the right to manage and operate Shaanxi Qinfeng Agrochemical Inc.
• China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) acquired 60% shares of Makhteshim Agan.
• Chromatin and Dow AgroSciences' collaboration focusing on developing a novel combination of Chromatin's Mini-Chromosomes with Dow AgroSciences' EXZACT™ Precision Technology has reached the first milestone.
• Coromandel International completed the process of acquisition of ‘Sabero Organics' the Mumbai-based, agrochemical manufacturer.
• Dow AgroSciences announced a new investment in the Australian wheat industry.
• Dow AgroSciences was expanding its wheat portfolio with its recent acquisition of assets from Northwest Plant Breeding Company.
• Dow AgroSciences and Gowan announced a new development and marketing license agreement that will allow Gowan to license the novel active fungicide meptyldinocap.
• DuPont and BioLeap entered into a research collaboration that will use novel molecular design technology developed at BioLeap to discover proprietary compounds for crop protection.
• DuPont and Plant Sensory Systems have entered into a collaboration to evaluate proprietary genes for increasing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in corn.
• DuPont and Rosetta Green Ltd. have entered into a strategic research agreement to identify drought tolerance genes in corn and soybeans.
• DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred acquired Doebler's PA Hybrids, Jersey Shore, Pa., as part of its Pioneer Hi-Bred PROaccess(SM) business strategy.
• DuPont and Advanta have entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement to develop and deliver sorghum with increased productivity and value.
• DuPont acquired Seed Consultants as part of its Pioneer Hi-Bred PROaccess business strategy.
• Evogene signed a multiyear cooperation agreement with Pioneer Hi-Bred to use Evogene's technology to develop soybean varieties that are resistant to the disease soybean rust, caused by a fungal parasite, Phakopsora pachyrhizi.
• East-West Seed Philippines and Syngenta have recently launched a partnership for highland crop seed varieties including carrot (Chun Hong), Chinese cabbage (Summer Star, CR Jin Shim) and white cabbage (Kila Protect).
• Exosect signed a collaborative agreement with Sylvan Bio. The agreement covers the development of a formulation of an isolate of the entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana (Bb) and Exosect’s platform technology, Entostat™ initially for the control of grain store pests.
• FBSciences has contracted research and development of its proprietary plant growth regulator technologies for seed treatments and crop protection products to AgriThority LLC.
• FMC announced its Agricultural Products Group has signed an exclusive development and distribution agreement for Marrone Bio Innovations Regalia® Maxx biofungicide in Latin America.
• FMC acquired Rovral® iprodione and Sportak® prochloraz fungicides from Bayer CropScience.
• Fuzion Technologies, LLC and Huntsman Petrochemical LLC announce a long term licensing agreement for the commercialization of an insecticide delivery technology developed and optimized by Huntsman.
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