Valent BioSciences announces significant R&D investments

Valent BioSciences announces significant R&D investments

To promote its industry leadership in biorational and biostimulant product innovation, Valent BioSciences LLC has announced significant investments at several of its key research and development facilities. These enhancements are in addition to the recently announced expansion of the company's manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa.

A major expansion is planned for the Biorational Research Center in Libertyville, Illinois. Driven by business growth in synthetic biology, biostimulants, fermentation, and downstream processing, the facility, opened only four years ago, will be expanded significantly. The improvements will include new laboratory and pilot plant areas, office and meeting space, and an additional greenhouse.

Valent BioSciences subsidiary Mycorrhizal Applications LLC has announced an expansion of its research facilities at the Bio Research & Development Growth Park at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The enhancements will provide increased laboratory capacity for in vitro research related to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, as well as additional office and meeting space. Mycorrhizal Applications is also expanding the lab space at its headquarters in Grants Pass, Oregon, in order to increase overall research capacity. This expansion will allow the company to conduct in-depth research on new uses for mycorrhizae.

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