What specific support does Syngenta provide to the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board?
Since the inception of the Humanitarian Board, Syngenta has provided significant support in their areas of expertise, which includeregulatory affairs, biotechnology research, product development, intellectual property management, stewardship and training. Dr Adrian Dubock (at present the Golden Rice project manager and formerly Syngentas Head of Public-Private Partnerships, is the person who initially negotiated the agreement with the inventors, at a time when Zeneca (one of the legacy companies which formed Syngenta in 2001) had a commercial interest in nutritional enhancement of rice), is the contact person for Syngenta on the Humanitarian Board.
