Florida Genetic Sciences

Creating Improved Crops
through Biotechnology

Florida Genetics LLC was established by talented scientists and innovative business leaders who are dedicated to applying its patented biotechnology and proprietary knowledge to crop improvement and biomass/biofuel development. In addition to ongoing projects, FLG will collaborate with other companies to further deploy our technology through sub-licensing agreements and joint ventures.

.: News & Releases

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- FLG announces license of patented Bidirectional Dual Promoter Complex for enhanced gene expression in plants, animals and fungi.

- Grape biotechnology research updates available at mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/grapes/genetics.

- Genetically-modified grapevines planted into field test sites in U.S. Virgin Islands (1/07) and Florida (4/07) are being evaluated for resistance to Pierce's disease and a range of fungal diseases.

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- FLG incorporated in 2006.

- USDA APHIS approves field test sites for genetically-modified grape in the US Virgin Islands and Florida 11/06.

- FLG executes agreement with the University of Florida 12/06 licensing US and International biotechnology-related patents protecting grape genetic improvement and widely-applicable molecular biology techniques for plant/microbe engineering and biofuel development.