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Eggplant License Agreement Signed
The license agreement for ABSP II’s Fruit and Shoot Borer-Resistant (FSBR) Eggplant was signed January 30, 2006 at the Conference Room of the Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines, Los Banos (UPLB). The Agreement was among the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (MAHYCO), technology donor, represented by Director Kannan Ragunathan; Sathguru Management Consultants Private Limited, as technology facilitator, represented by Dr. Brent Zehr, Joint Director for Research; and UPLB, represented by Chancellor Rey Luis I. Velasco. Dr. Ronnie Coffman, co-director of ABSP II and director of the International Programs of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, signed as ABSP II witness. Dr. Desiree Hautea, director of the Institute of Plant Breeding, UPLB (IPB-UPLB) and ABSP II-Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator, signed as witness for the university. Also present at the ceremony were Dr. Cecilio Arboleda, Executive Director of UPLB – Foundation Incorporated; Dr. Enrico Supangco, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Extension; Dr. Rita Laude, Vice-chancellor for Instruction; Dr. Florinia Merca, Director of the Office for Institutional Linkages; and Professor Stella Tirol, Director of Public Relations. The sub-licensing agreement signed by UPLB and the Indian counterparts, MAHYCO and Sathguru will expedite the transfer of the seeds of the crosses produced between the Mahyco Bt parental line and selected Philippine varieties. Likewise, the agreement will facilitate the commercialization in the country of the Bt eggplant varieties that will be developed using the Bt technology from Mahyco-Monsanto. |
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