Monsanto acquires select ag biotech assets from Agradis

Monsanto says it has purchased certain assets from privately held Agradis (San Diego), an agricultural biotechnology company firm formed in 2011 by Synthetic Genomics Inc (SGI) and Mexico-based investment firm Plenus. Monsanto says the acquisition includes the Agradis name and its collection of microbes aimed at improving crop productivity. Monsanto also has acquired an Agradis R&D site at La Jolla, CA, and a multiyear agricultural research agreement between Monsanto and SGI. This research collaboration will focus on screening and analysis of microbe-plant...

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