GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO), Asia's leading Contract Research Organization is appointed by DuPont Crop Protection as a strategic alliance partner for discovery chemistry services in India. Both the companies have been working together for more than five years and a dedicated Discovery Chemistry team is in place to work on DuPont's various R&D initiatives.

"Based on our valued relationship of the past years, we are ready to advance to a new level of technical collaboration with GVK Biosciences," said Julia Wheeler, R&D director, DuPont Crop Protection.

"DuPont is one of our large and long-standing customers and is now taking our relationship to the next level based on consistent delivery with speed and quality. Over the years GVK BIO has tackled projects that vary in degree of complexity in Crop Protection and has built a niche expertise to serve the Agro Science community," said Manni Kantipudi, president, GVK BIO.

GVK Biosciences delivers integrated research services to big pharma and biotech companies globally. The company helps to accelerate the drug discovery and development process of its customers through science and innovation. Its diverse customer portfolio includes agri & life-sciences companies, leading biotechs and academic institutions. Headquartered in Hyderabad, India, GVK BIO has more than 1,500 employees spread across research facilities in Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Gurgaon in India.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, it operates in more than 70 countries.