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USA – GM “PHARMA” RICE FACILITY OPENS
Biotech rice facility for Pharma opens in Kansas
6 October 2006. Source: CropBiotech Update
A new bioprocessing facility for plant-made pharmaceuticals will open in Kansas, USA, officials announced recently. The facility, owned by California-based Ventria Bioscience, will process GM rice for the extraction of proteins to be incorporated into oral rehydration solutions to address childhood diarrhea.
This disease claims 1.9 million lives annually according to the World Health Organization.
“I welcome Ventria Bioscience to Kansas and look forward to their contributions to the health of children worldwide”, declared Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius in a statement.
Access the complete release at
http://www.ventria.com/news/Press%20Release%209-29-06.asp
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