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Brisbane, Australia, October 8th, 2019 – Nexgen Plants Pty Limited (Nexgen) and UniQuest have announced they signed a new research and licensing agreement to develop a plant healthcare solution. Food production strongly depends on sustaining crop production and protecting crops against pests and diseases. Losses could reach up to 40% without good plant healthcare practices. […]

Brisbane, Australia – 6 August 2019 ¬– Nexgen Plants Pty Limited has received notification from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that its virus resistant tomato variety is non-genetically modified (non-GM) and does not fall under regulation requirements in the U.S. The virus resistant product developed by Nexgen Plants has been declared a non-regulated […]

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the American Seed Trade Association(ASTA) jointly announce the launch of Innovature, a new platform to spark a thoughtful dialogue around innovation in food and agriculture, with an initial focus on gene editing. Growing understanding of gene editing is spurring new developments in food and agriculture to address some of our most pressing societal challenges.