FMC - FMC Corp Teams Up With AgroSpheres for Bioinsecticides | Benzinga
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) recently entered into a research partnership with AgroSpheres, a biotechnology firm dedicated to sustainable crop protection and health. This collaboration is geared toward expediting the discovery and advancement of groundbreaking bioinsecticides, aligning with FMC's strategic goals.
The agreement is aimed at solidifying FMC's leadership position in insecticide solutions while also expediting AgroSpheres' introduction of its ribonucleic acid portfolio to the market. By leveraging AgroSpheres' expertise in production and formulation alongside FMC's robust testing, evaluation and market deployment capabilities, both parties aim to achieve significant strides in their shared objectives.
FMC's investment in AgroSpheres, which is developing its biodegradable micro-encapsulation technology designed to enhance the efficacy of biological crop protection products using RNA interference (RNAi) technology, paved the way for this collaboration.
FMC underscored the collaboration's importance in driving sustainable agriculture through innovation. It hailed RNAi as a promising tool for crop protection and commended AgroSpheres' platform for its efficient discovery and manufacturing of these technologies.
AgroSpheres' patented ...