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CROP PROTECTION

based on a brand-new xylanase component, fiber by up to 60% and increases protein re-
delivers even higher starch yield and energy lease by up to 30% compared to mechanical
savings than its predecessor and it’s espe- separation, allowing plants to their final yield.
cially effective in releasing protein from corn It also helps to reduce fiber moisture by 20%
fiber, which is the most valuable co-product which enables customers to save on natural
of the wet milling process”. gas and the impact is significant in terms of
Produce more with less CO2 and energy savings, with a reduction
of up to 12 Kg CO2/MT corn”, says Hans
Corn wet millers all over the world face Ole Klingenberg, Vice President, Marketing
the challenge of producing more with less Industrial Biosolutions at Novozymes.
due to increasing raw material and energy
costs and at the same time being under ADVERTISE IN
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better corn separation, enhancing all the pressure from customers, communities and
THE ARAB WORLD
benefits of the first-generation enzyme. regulators to improve their environmental THE ARAB WORLD
After several years of testing and substantial footprint. Novozymes is confident that this AGRIBUSINESS
AGRIBUSINESS
investments in R&D, we are proud to launch patented solution will help the corn starch
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considerable additional gains for our cus- sustainable. PROMOTE YOUR
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tomers”, says Hans Ole Klingenberg, Vice “Frontia® Prime takes corn separation to
PRODUCTS
President, Marketing Industrial Biosolutions the next level. It reduces the starch left in PRODUCTS
at Novozymes, and continues: “The product,
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NEW COOPERATION BETWEEN BAYER AND

OERTH BIO AIMS TO ADVANCE INNOVATIONS

IN CROP PROTECTION

Oerth Bio’s unique PROTAC ® protein ly friendly - one of Bayer’s sustainability promising and we look forward to the next
degradation technology supports the goals. This should be made possible on the phase of our collaboration.”
development of more sustainable crop one hand by a lower dosage and on the The molecules developed by Oerth Bio
protection products / Oerth Bio’s ex- other hand by a better safety profile. for targeted protein degradation open
pertise in the development of PROTAC Oerth Bio was founded in 2019 by Leaps up opportunities for the development of
® molecules for agriculture will continue by Bayer, Bayer’s impact investment unit, high-precision products that enable lower
to be integrated with the global testing, and Arvinas. Arvinas is a clinical research dosage and counteract biological resist-
development and commercialization in- biotechnology company pioneering the ance. The molecules are designed to attack
frastructure for leading crop protection development of targeted protein degra- only a single target protein. Non-target and
technologies Bayer combines / partner- dation molecules for new therapies. PRO- beneficial organisms are not affected in this
ship builds on the success of the Leaps TAC ® (PROteolysis TARgeting Chimera), way. The PROTAC ® molecules activate a
by Bayer and Arvinas joint venture es- Oerth Bio’s patented protein degradation special, naturally occurring process in the
tablished in 2019 after first milestones technology, was originally developed to target organisms. Due to the extremely
were reached fight cancer and other difficult-to-treat precise effect of the molecules, only very
diseases. It opens up innovative possibil- specific processes in weeds, diseases or
ities for completely new solutions in crop insects are interrupted. These combined
protection and for more climate-resilient properties open up an attractive avenue
agriculture. Oerth Bio is the first and only for the development of novel crop protec-
company researching agricultural solutions tion products that are both environmentally
based on PROTAC ® technology. friendly and highly effective.
“Farmers around the world need reliable “The cooperation strengthens our ambi-
and sustainable crop protection solutions. tion to develop the world’s first solutions
The PROTAC technology for protein degra- for the agricultural application of protein
dation is a new, promising avenue for the degradation technology,” adds John Dom-
development of tailor-made technologies,” brosky, CEO of Oerth Bio. “We owe this
Bayer and the agricultural biotechnology says Dr. Robert Reiter, Head of Research & pioneering role to Bayer’s vision. Bayer
company Oerth Bio are starting a new re- Development at Bayer’s Crop Science Divi- invests significant sums in breakthrough
search collaboration. The goal is to develop sion. “The protein degradation technology is innovations that can change agriculture
the next generation of more sustainable already being used in medicine. We assume and the world for the better.”
crop protection products. The unique that it will be an important cornerstone for
protein degradation technology used by the development of new crop protection Oerth Bio has set itself the goal of fully
Oerth Bio has the potential to make crop products that have far less impact on the exploiting the potential of PROTAC ® tech-
protection products more environmental- environment. Oerth Bio’s work has proven nology so that farmers and the entire food
production can benefit from it.
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