The Chicago, Illinois, U.S.-based company will partner with Qingdao Vland Biotech Group Co., Ltd. in China to develop and commercialize feed enzymes for animal health and nutrition. ADM and Vland signed a joint development agreement under which the companies will share enzyme-producing strains as a basis for developing feed enzymes. Both companies will commercialize products developed under the agreement.
Todd Werpy, chief technology officer for ADM |
“In addition to an accomplished staff of scientists and researchers and a great partner in Vland, our new lab will benefit from its location near the University of California, Davis, which provides access to world-leading expertise and resources in the areas of food science and nutrition ad well as animal health and agriculture,” said Todd Werpy, chief technology officer for ADM.