Syngenta to partner with QUT on biofuel study

Switzerland-based Syngenta announced in October that it has agreed on a research partnership in Australia that will focus on the development of cost-effective conversion of sugarcane bagasse to biofuels, including the delivery of plant-expressed enzymes. Research partners include Queensland University of Technology (QUT), its technology transfer and commercialization company Qutbluebox and the Australian agbiotech company Farmacule BioIndustries. A new Syngenta Centre for Sugarcane Biofuel Development will be established at QUT’s campus in Brisbane, Australia. The Syngenta Centre for Sugarcane Biofuel Development will commence operations immediately. No financial details were disclosed. (October 22, 2007)