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EUROPEAN-SEED.COMIEUROPEANSEEDI43FredHugenSeQsoBV.ThisnewexclusivealliancewilloertheirclientsinEuropeMiddleEastAsiaandAricasupportindevelopingnewbusinesstotheirclientswitharevolutionarysingleseedselectionmeth-odologywhichwillchangetheindustrysperspectiveonusingtechnologylikethisortheircropimprovement.ThisalliancebetweenSeQsoandAdTerramisanimpor-tantsteptowardsrealisingourwishtostartusingourtechnologiesandcompetencesinthisindustryandtoaddvalueandservicetocompaniesinneedonewandexcitingplansortheuturesaysTamboer.Thenewapproachtowardtheindustryinselectionmethodologiesisreallyveryexcitingweoeraturnkeysolutiontothosecompanieswhowanttouseseedselectionintheirpro-gramsinordertomeettodaysstandardsandthestandardsotheuture.NRGenehasmappedivenovelcomplexmaizegenomesromthemostcommerciallysuccessulpubliclyavailablelinesusingitsproprietaryDeNovoMAGICbigdataanalysisplatorm.DeliveringresultsinunderaweekoreachgenomeDeNovoMAGIChascon-structedverydetailedandhighlyaccurateassembliesthathaveledtothediscoveryonewgenes.Previousattemptsatmappingtookmonthsandyears.NRGenesDeNovoMAGICplatormisproventoallowquickandaccuratere-constructionoreerencegenomesoreventhemostcomplexgenomeslikemaize.GlobaloodscarcitymeansthatplantgeneticistsandbreedersmustproducebetterseedsmuchastersaysGilRonenNRGenesCEO.OurgenomicbigdataDeNovoMAGICtechnologyisalreadysupportingthemwiththepreciseandrelevantdatarequiredtoboosttheirresearchtowardgainingheartieryields.BUSINESSNEWSEurofnsGenomicsthegenomicsdivisionotheEurofnsScientifcGroupandinter-nationalmarketleaderingenomicserviceshasnowestablisheditsownsubsidiaryinAustria.CustomerswillbeserveddirectlythroughEuronsGenomicsATGmbHlocatedinVienna.Theacquisitionotheoligonucle-otidesynthesisandDNAsequencingbusi-nessesromVBC-BiotechwillallowEuronsGenomicstobeneitromlocalpresenceinAustriaaswellasleveragingtheglobalnet-workproductioncapacityandinrastructureotheEuronsorganisation.ThenewdirectpresenceinAustriawillprovidevaluetoourcustomersbydemonstratingourcommit-menttothismarket.FurthermoreViennacanserveasaperecthuboruturebusinessintoCentralandEasternEuropeandbeyondsaysSiegriedSchnablmanagingdirectoroEuronsGenomicsAT.KoppertBiologicalSystemshasbegunworkonconstructionoanewinternationalresearchanddevelopmentcentrelocatedinBerkelenRodenrijstheNetherlands.Thenewcentrewillalsocontributetointernationalcooperationbetweentheentomologyandmicrobiologydisciplines.Itwillbeequippedwithalargenumberomodernclimate-controlledchambersorresearchintonaturalenemiesunderarangeoclimaticconditions.Theentomologylaboratorywillalsobelocatedclosetothemicrobiologicalproductslaboratory.Accordingtothecompanythiswillresultinmorenationalandinternationalexchangesoknowledgebetweentheentomologyandmicrobiologydepartmentsinthedevelopmentointegratedcultivationsystems.PETKUSTechnologieGmbHhasopenedoneothemostmodernseedprocessingplantsinGermany.TheRaieisenWarenGmbHKasselisaturnkeyprocessingplantinclud-ingcombinedstoragesilosinGroengottern.With162yearsoexperiencePETKUSbringsitspartnersandcustomersthecompanysspecialtyeldoseedandgrainprocessingmachines.Thankstothenewacilitythepro-cessingandreningovariousdierentcerealspeciessuchaswheatbarleyryeandoatstohigh-qualitycertiedseedwillnowtakeplaceinGroengottern.EurofnsGenomicsapioneerandkeypro-videronextgenerationsequencingNGSandIgenbioaleadingprovideromicrobialbio-inormaticsandgenemanipulationtoolsandserviceshaveannouncedaco-operationagree-menttocombinetheirexpertiseinsequenc-ingandanalysisservicesormicrobialungalandalgalorganisms.Withthecooperationcustomersbenetromone-stopshoppingorcompletegenomicsprojectsthatdeliveranalysisresultsromrawextractedDNA.Bothcompaniestogetherserveaworldwidemarketortheirproductsandservices.WetakespeciccaretobuildupatechnicalandoperationalpipelinewhichissuitabletomeetourqualitystandardsandthehighservicelevelwewanttoprovidetoourcustomerssaysBrunoPoddevinseniorvice-presidentoEuronsGenomics.Thespecicknow-howandbioinormaticscapabilitiesoIgenbioareanexcellentttoourportolioorprokaryoticyeastandungalgenomesequencingservices.EvogeneLtd.hasopeneddedicatedresearchanddevelopmentacilitiesatitsRehovotacilityinIsraeltosupportthecompanysproductprogramsocusingonungusinsectandweedcontrol.Thecompanyseescropprotectionasamajorocusogrowthandexpansionandlookstodevelopnovelseedtraitsaswellasseedexternalsolutionsortheseareas.OverthepastyearEvogenesignicantlyincreaseditsactivitiesintheareaocropprotection.Inlate2013aspartoitsmulti-yearcollaborationwithMonsantothecompanyannouncedanewproductprogramtargetingstalkrotdiseasecausedbyvariousungispecies.InAprilEvogenediscloseditsentryintotheareaoplantinsectresistanceandcontrolwithinitialactivitiesocusingondevelopingseedtraitsdisplayingresistancetotwokeyinsectscornrootwormandsoybeanaphid.Withrespecttoweedcontrolthecompanyrecentlyannouncedthatitanticipatescompletingduring2015astart-to-endmoleculardiscoveryplatormorthedevelopmentochemicalherbicidesbasedonnovelmodesoaction.BayerCropScienceisoptimisticaboutthedevelopmentperspectivesotheagriculturalmarketsandcommitstoinvestsignicantlyt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