Aragen Life Sciences (formerly, GVK BIO), a leading Contract Research and Development Organization (CRDO), has announced a strategic partnership with FMC Corporation, a global leader in innovative agricultural science, focused on accelerating FMC Corporation’s agro-chemical pipeline. 

Through this collaboration, Aragen will support FMC’s global discovery and development needs, including discovery chemistry, discovery biology, and chemical process development.

“It has been our privilege to have been able to assist FMC, one of the global leaders in crop science, to accelerate its R&D, through this long term partnership. The expansion of this collaboration through all facets of discovery and development is a testimony to the trust and confidence that FMC has in Aragen - we look forward to driving several more success stories for our partner,” said Manni Kantipudi, CEO, Aragen. 

Kathleen Shelton, Chief Technology Officer Research and Development at FMC Corporation said, “Aragen has been a valued collaborator of FMC for several years,” said Dr. Kathleen Shelton, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at FMC. 

“This partnership extends across multiple disciplines in research and development and we appreciate our strong working relationship.”