WIDE IMPACT: In decades of agricultural research, UCR has developed valuable technology that it licenses to companies around the

world. It is broadening
its research emphasis beyond agriculture to fields as diverse as solar energy and genomics. Here is a sampling of companies that license UCR technology.

Minnesota

Michigan Wisconsin

Wis. 1 2

5
Pennsylvania Indiana

12

7 4
Kentucky California Oklahoma

11

North Carolina

10
Texas

University of California, Riverside

Florida

Orbital Technologies Corp.

Madison, Wis. Licensed UCR technology in 2002. and development of aerospace products. www.orbitec.com

of crop seeds and hybrid seeds. Affilate of Dow AgroSciences, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co. www.dowagro.com/mycogen

Zeolite Solution Materials

Austin, Texas Provides environmentally friendly, corrosion-resisant coating.

Assay Designs Inc.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Develops and manufactures protein, antibodies and immunoassay kits for research. www.assaydesigns.com

10

Piedmontese Nursery & Vineyard

Duncan, Okla. Grows and sells grape vines and root cuttings for vineyards. www.piedmontesenursery.com

Kentucky Bioprocessing
Owensboro, Ky. Licensed UCR technology in 2006. Expressing, extracting and purifying proteins from plants for the biotechnology industry. kbpllc.com

South Florida Grassing Inc.

Hobe Sound, Fla. Provides grasses and grassing services for Floridas soil and climate. www.southfloridagrassing.com

11

Syngenta Crop Protection Inc.

Greensboro, N.C. Produces and sells seeds and crop protection. www.syngentacropprotection.com

TSI Inc.
Saint Paul, Minn. Licensed UCR technology in 1961. Designs and manufactures measurement instruments for aerosol science, air flow, indoor air quality, fluid dynamics and biohazard detection www.tsi.com

FuturaGene Inc.
West Lafayette, Ind. Licensed UCR technology in 2001. Plant genetic research and development. www.futuragene.com

12

Rohm and Haas Co.

Philadelphia , Pa. Licensed UCR technology in 2009. Wide variety of chemical manufacturing. Created and patented Plexiglas. Purchased by Dow Chemical Co. last year. www.rohmhaas.com or dow.com

Mycogen Corp.
Indianapolis, Ind. Licensed UCR technology in 1998. Agricultural biotechnical research and development

Semiconductor Research Corp.

Durham, N.C. Licensed UCR technology in 1982. Research and development in semiconductor technology. www.src.org

SOURCE: UCR

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