Biotech Updates

DuPont Completes Regulatory Filings for Optimum™ GAT™ Trait in Corn

July 6, 2007

The DuPont company recently announced the completion of regulatory submissions for its Optimum™ GAT™ trait in corn to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The company also announced that it is on track to complete its submission to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency later this year. The Optimum GAT trait is a proprietary trait with herbicide tolerance that DuPont plans to commercialize first in soybeans by 2009, pending regulatory approval. DuPont also plans to commercialize the trait in other crops.

“After completing U.S. regulatory submissions for the trait in soybeans in 2006, we are now meeting our regulatory milestones for the trait in corn. This keeps us on track for commercial introduction of the Optimum GAT trait in soybeans in 2009 and in corn in 2010”, Erik Fyrwald, group vice president - DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition.

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