Athenix and Iowa Corn Promotion Board Announce Research Cooperation to Benefit the Corn Industry.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. -- Athenix Corp., a leading biotechnology company developing novel products, technologies, and processes for agricultural and chemical applications, and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, an organization promoting Iowa's corn industry, announced a research cooperation. This research cooperation will explore opportunities of applying innovative technologies to corn, and provide information regarding potential future benefits to the industry. The results of this research will be applied and commercialized in ways that are compatible with the goals of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "We are very pleased that the Iowa Corn Promotion Board has selected Athenix as the partner of choice to apply our innovative technologies to benefit corn," said Mike Koziel, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Athenix. "This partnership has the potential to generate significant economic and commercial benefits for the corn industry," added Nicholas Duck, Vice President of Research of Athenix. Brian Jones For other persons named Brian Jones, see Brian Jones (disambiguation). Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was a founding member, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and backing singer in the English rock group The Rolling Stones. , Research and Business Development Manager of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, said: "We are very pleased to partner with Athenix. The research and development capabilities of Athenix are impressive and we are confident that this cooperation will further strengthen the role of corn as the major US crop. The corn industry has a proven track record of impressive productivity gains from utilizing new technologies, and this research has the potential to contribute further to that record." About Athenix Corp. Athenix is a leading biotechnology company that discovers and develops novel products, technologies and processes for the agricultural and chemical businesses. Athenix is focused on enhanced plants, microbes, enzymes, and processes for a variety of industry sectors with emphasis on two major market opportunities: 1) the discovery of genes and proteins for novel input traits such as insect resistance, nematode nematode or roundworm Any of more than 15,000 named and many more unnamed species of worms in the class Nematoda (phylum Aschelminthes). Nematodes include plant and animal parasites and free-living forms found in soil, freshwater, saltwater, and even vinegar resistance and herbicide herbicide (hr`bəsīd'), chemical compound that kills plants or inhibits their normal growth. A herbicide in a particular formulation and application can be described as selective or nonselective. tolerance, 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 use in the Chemical and Animal Feed Industries. For more information about Athenix, visit www.athenixcorp.com About Iowa Corn Promotion Board The Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB ICPB Iowa Corn Promotion Board ICPB Inert Component Parts Building ) is composed of 17 corn growers, elected by their peers, who direct funds collected through the Iowa Corn Checkoff A system whereby an employer regularly deducts a portion of an employee's wages to pay union dues or initiation fees. The checkoff system is very attractive to a union since the collection of dues can be costly and time-consuming. Program - a program designed to promote Iowa's corn industry. The Iowa Corn Checkoff Program, established in 1977, has been a model for corn Checkoff Programs in 18 other states. The Checkoff Program collects one-half cent for each bushel bushel: see English units of measurement. of Iowa corn sold into commercial channels. The ICPB, and the growers it represents, are actively working to create an economic climate in which the Iowa corn industry will flourish through research, market development and education. For more information about ICPB, visit www.iowacorn.org |
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