February 20, 2008

DuPont to market Syngenta's MIR162 corn insecticide compound

DuPont recently announced that it has acquired license from Syngenta to market the novel insect control for corn, the MIR162.

MIR162 is now in the regulatory review process of the US and other major corn export markets. It is expected to receive US approval by the end of 2008.

The product will protect corn above the ground through a broad spectrum of lepidopteran insects including fall army worm, corn ear worm, black cut worm and sugar cane borer.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company operating in more than 70 countries.

Syngenta is a large global agribusiness which markets seeds and crop protection products. The company is involved in biotechnology and genomic research.