Vacaville-based Large Scale Biology Corp. will collaborate with Bayer CropScience

Pharmaceutical collaboration

By Jim Wasserman -- Bee Staff Writer

Published 2:15 am PDT Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Vacaville-based Large Scale Biology Corp. will collaborate with Bayer CropScience for research and development on an LSBC pharmaceutical product.
Terms of the agreement are confidential, but LSBC and Bayer said they will jointly investigate the potential of an LSBC pharmaceutical product produced by tobacco plants.

Company officials said they aim to develop and commercialize a new therapeutic product aimed at cardiovascular diseases brought on by high cholesterol and triglycerides. Other potential targets include cancer and rare diseases.

Bayer CropScience is a subsidiary of Germany-based Bayer AG.