As part of the life sciences research and development that Dow AgroSciences is conducting, the company will occupy 15,000 square feet of research and office space in the Herman and Heddy Kurz Purdue Technology Center and be the exclusive tenant of an 11,000-square-foot greenhouse complex.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. & INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Purdue, Dow AgroSciences LLC, the state of Indiana and greater Lafayette officials dedicated a new life sciences research space and greenhouse in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette.
“One of the goals for the College of Agriculture's strategic plan is to expand in multidisciplinary research and engagement to address critical issues at the state, national and international levels”
As part of the life sciences research and development that Dow AgroSciences is conducting, the company will occupy 15,000 square feet of research and office space in the Herman and Heddy Kurz Purdue Technology Center and be the exclusive tenant of an 11,000-square-foot greenhouse complex.
"Dow AgroSciences is committed to discovering technology to help address the challenges of feeding a growing population, and the work we are doing in these state-of-the-art facilities at Purdue will help us advance our global agricultural research efforts," said Antonio Galindez, president and CEO of Dow AgroSciences. "The partnership and support of Purdue and the state of Indiana are very important enablers to continuing the momentum of the life sciences in Indiana."
Researchers from Dow AgroSciences will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty in the Purdue colleges of agriculture and science.
"We celebrate a powerful partnership among the state of Indiana, Purdue Research Park and Dow AgroSciences that will bring new jobs to our community, new opportunities to our students and new discoveries to our world," said Purdue President France A. Córdova.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation supported the Purdue Research Foundation in the construction of the greenhouse with a $2.2 million grant to assist in development costs.
"We know that other sites outside Indiana were recruiting the Dow AgroSciences research and development enterprise, and, as part of our state's strategy to promote job growth in Indiana, we worked hard to make sure this opportunity stayed in Indiana," said Mitch Roob, Indiana Secretary of Commerce and chief executive officer of the IEDC.
Dow AgroSciences joins about 160 companies in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette.
"This is the first greenhouse we have constructed in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, and it is important because it represents a strong move into the agricultural sector of life sciences," said Joseph B. Hornett, senior vice president, treasurer and COO of the Purdue Research Foundation, which manages the Purdue Research Park.
Jay Akridge, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, and other agricultural researchers and leaders have worked with the scientists at Dow AgroSciences.
"One of the goals for the College of Agriculture's strategic plan is to expand in multidisciplinary research and engagement to address critical issues at the state, national and international levels," he said. "We already have a strong collaboration with Dow AgroSciences, but having a research site in this area will provide our faculty and students with even stronger opportunities for research and engagement."
