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Although ViaLactia has strong in-house science and commercialisation
capabilities, we recognise that partnering accelerates the discovery
and commercialisation of new products. ViaLactia works with the
best in the world in order to achieve our mission.
We have established strategic collaborations with global companies
and have secured access to leading academic talent. We seek relationships
built on trust, complementarity, synergies and durability.
BoviQuest
BoviQuest
is a joint venture between ViaLactia Biosciences and Livestock
Improvement Corporation (LIC).
BoviQuest's
mission is to create sustainable solutions for dairy farmers worldwide
through bovine genomics, using leading edge research, data from
alliances and publicly available sources, innovative technology
and rapid gene dissemination. Consequently, BoviQuest's
research focus is on improving the genetic gain of dairy cows.
Pastoral Genomics
The New Zealand dairy, meat and deer industries have combined to
use modern biotechnology techniques for improved pasture performance
and extended growing season.
Pastoral Genomics -- a joint venture of Fonterra subsidiary ViaLactia Biosciences (NZ) Ltd, Meat And Wool New Zealand, DEEResearch and the Crown Research Institute AgResearch -- is discovering how ryegrass and white clover genes influence pasture performance, with a view to lifting the productivity of the farming sector.
The joint venture has received funding from Government worth NZ$12 (US$7) million over five years. The partners, along with Dairy InSight, are together contributing at least as much.
The programme is based on a novel gene and marker discovery technology
called GeneThresher™, developed by US biotechnology company
Orion Genomics.
More information on Pastoral Genomcs can be found at www.pastoralgenomics.com.
Other Partnerships
Please refer to our press
release archive. Links to some of our partners' websites are
also listed above.
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