Athenix Obtains Commercial License From Japan Tobacco.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002 Athenix Corp., a leading biotechnology company developing innovative, high-value, bio-industrial products for the Agricultural and Chemical businesses using genetic traits from microbes, announced it has obtained a commercial license from Japan Tobacco Inc. for a proprietary transformation system known as PureIntro(TM). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "We are very pleased to have secured access to this excellent enabling technology," says Gregory Lewis, Vice President of Business Development for Athenix. "PureIntro(TM) is one of the critical tools we needed to begin moving our newly discovered, high-value traits into plants." "Japan Tobacco is very glad to see that Athenix values our proprietary transformation system and its application to the commercialization of products," said Kazuei Obata, Senior Executive Vice President of Japan Tobacco. About Athenix Athenix is a leading biotechnology company developing innovative, high-value, bio-industrial products for the Agricultural and Chemical businesses using genetic traits from microbes. These traits are used to develop enhanced plants, microbes, enzymes Enzymes Organic substances (proteins) composed of amino acids that trigger and regulate chemical reactions in the body. There are over 700 identified human enzymes. Mentioned in: Interactions, Nutritional Supplements , and processes capable of providing renewable resources Noun 1. renewable resource - any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time natural resource, natural resources - resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature for a variety of industry sectors. Athenix is focused on two major market opportunities: 1) the discovery of genes and proteins for novel input traits and their use to develop transgenic trans·ge·nic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being an organism whose genome has been altered by the transfer of a gene or genes from another species or breed: transgenic mice. 2. plants for the Agricultural Chemical and Seed Industries; and 2) the discovery of genes and proteins for improved bioconversion bi·o·con·ver·sion n. The conversion of organic materials, such as plant or animal waste, into usable products or energy sources by biological processes or agents, such as certain microorganisms. in the Chemical, Alternative Energy and Animal Feed Industries. For more information about Athenix, visit www.athenixcorp.com. About Japan Tobacco Japan Tobacco Inc. is one of the world's largest manufacturers of tobacco products. Since its privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned in 1985, it has actively diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s its operations into pharmaceuticals and foods. |
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