Tuesday, November 5, 2019

-Syngenta expands its R&D capabilities in Goa with a new State-of-Art Research Facility

Prakash Kamat
Panaji, November 5-Reinforcing Goa’s status as an innovation-friendly State, Dr Camilla Corsi, Global Head of Crop Protection Research, Syngenta,a global agriculture business company on Tuesday inaugurated a new “RATNA” Research and Technology Centre as an expansion of the current R&D facility of Syngenta Biosciences in the State.
Dr Corsi said, “This multi-purpose modern building will strengthen the site as a centre of excellence in chemical and analytical science adhering to the highest standards of health,safety and environment, and shall cater to the growing demands of the crop protection industry.
“In 2004, Syngenta was the first Agrochemical company to invest in an R&D centre in India recognizing the innovation potential in the country and the need for new solutions to meet the domestic market demand. This long term strategic commitment has been maintained since then and the opening of the new building marks an innovative milestone in the history of the site”, said Dr. Corsi.
“Syngenta’s commitment to accelerate innovation in a changing world aims at developing innovative crop protection solutions to meet challenges faced by growers all over the world. Crop Protection R&D is at the centre of this new innovation paradigm. Syngenta invests $1.3 billion in R&D annually and more than 5,000 Scientists contribute to Syngenta’s research globally. This investment in Goa SBPL recognizes the strong track record of delivery of a talented team that is fully integrated into the global Syngenta R&D network” added Dr Corsi further at the inauguration.
Dr JérômeCassayre, Head of Crop Protection Research Chemistry, said, “Delivering innovative and sustainable products to our customers can only be achieved by creating a stimulating environment for our scientists, also able to attract the future talents in our industry. Building on 13 years’ experience on the Syngenta SBPL site, “RATNA”
"The Centre- which currently employs more than 100 Scientists - will substantially grow in the near future through recruitment and development of new Syngenta workforce to meet the need of research and development using most advanced technologies”,said Dr Bhanu Manjunath, Director of the Research & Technology Centre, Syngenta Biosciences Pvt Ltd., Goa.
Located in a lush green area of 20 acres, the Centre at its Santa Monica Works, Corlim, around 12 km from Panaji will house various laboratories for discovery research, process and scale-up chemistry, analytical development, GLP labs and Central Warehouses.(eom)

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