Biotech Updates

Iowa State and Monsanto Resolve Soybean Patent Dispute

September 7, 2007

The Iowa State University Research Foundation (ISURF) and Monsanto Company have  agreed  to resolve a patent dispute related to low linolenic soybeans and establish a collaborative relationship on future technology development.

Monsanto will receive a commercial license from ISURF for current and future low linolenic acid product lines developed by Iowa State University. In turn, the University will receive a research license for the use of Roundup RReady2Yield (TM) soybeans. Farmers will thus benefit from these new soybean technologies delivered together in the seed.

See the article in http://www.iastate.edu/ or http://monsanto.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=523