Iden Biotechnology Key Patents Granted in China, USA and Europe

Iden Biotechnology S.L., an agribiotech company focused on crop yield increase, announced that the State Intellectual Property Office of China, the United States Patent Office and the European Patent Office have granted the company key patents in the field of Crop Improvement.

More precisely, SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of China) has granted a patent on the use of a glycogen phosphorylase enzyme for increasing starch content and yield, which is one of Iden Biotechnology’s proprietary technologies. The company has demonstrated the utility of the technology in field trials in crops like potato and maize.

USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) and EPO (European Patent Office) have granted a patent on a technology that allows the production of plants with resistance to low-temperature stress. Iden Biotechnology is the owner of the license to this technology which was originally developed by the Universities of Barcelona and Valencia.

These patents add to the Company’s patent portfolio, which includes granted and pending patents in USA, Europe, India, China, Japan and additional territories.

About IDEN Biotechnology:

IDEN Biotechnology is an agribiotech company with a substantial portfolio of technologies and products to increase crop yield with two business lines: crop improvement and agrobiologicals. The crop improvement area focuses on the identification and development of vegetal genes with agronomic value for the improvement of crop yield and quality, while the agrobiological area focuses on the development of biological compounds that provide higher yield and resistance. The products/technologies are protected by a strong patent portfolio.

The Company has been very active internationally and has reached several licensing and co-development agreements with companies in USA, South America and India, among others. It is also working to strengthen capital structure and in achieving greater penetration in key markets.

More info at www.idenbiotechnology.com