SAN DIEGO, California, US — Cibus Global, a pioneering plant trait development firm, celebrates its 10-year anniversary in November.
据 Cibus 称，自 2011 年由一群有远见的科学家和农业生物技术专家创立以来，该公司已大幅扩张，在圣地亚哥建立了总部和研究机构，并于 2007 年在明尼苏达州和 2009 年在荷兰开设了办事处。核心发射团队现在担任行政领导职务，Cibus 拥有 80 多名员工。
该公司表示，除了快速扩张外，Cibus 还与领先的农业公司建立了八个合作伙伴关系，并利用其快速性状开发系统 (RTDS) 技术开发了 12 种独特且差异化的增值植物性状。
“Since its founding, Cibus has aimed to develop advantageous crop traits with far-reaching benefits for agriculture, alternative energy and product development,” remarked Dr. Keith Walker, president of Cibus Global and one of its founders in a statement. “We have made extraordinary progress in a short time in commercializing our breakthrough science and forming first class partnerships around the world. We anticipate even greater things in the years ahead as products containing our highly innovative technology come to market, improving quality and yields for farmers and offering greater choice and lower prices to consumers.”
这些伙伴关系包括：
• Makhteshim-Agan to develop traits in five major crops with a European focus
• BASF to develop and commercialize non-GM herbicide tolerance in oilseed rape and canola
• The Flax Council of Canada to develop non-transgenic traits
• NEU Seed to develop potato crop protection and performance enhancement traits for North America
• BrettYoung to bring new canola traits to the North American market
• Rotam to provide crop protection herbicides for RTDS developed canola in North America
此外，经过多年的研究，Cibus 将于 2012 年向市场发布他们的第一个商业化特性。
该公司表示，Cibus 管道中的一些激动人心的项目包括开发抗黑点瘀伤的马铃薯，这使美国马铃薯产业每年损失 $1.7 亿美元，并改善作物保护特性，这将有利于农民和环境。