Hexima

Hexima – To Seize Early Position In Nascent Multi Billion Dollar Biotech Seed Industry

Bioshares 24 July 2009 Edition 321

Through the glasshouse: Hexima’s stylish resistance

Agbiotech often sails under the radar, but Melbourne company Hexima has been making waves with its fungal and insect-resistance technology, and with its deal with Pioneer Hi-Bred International, the agricultural business unit of multinational DuPont. Reports Kate McDonald, New Scientist, March/April 2009.

Great wall of fungus comes tumbling down

A young biochemist at La Trobe University has demonstrated that a protein from ornamental tobacco is able to break through cell walls and kill a fungal cell that causes major disease and crop losses in plants worldwide. La Trobe University, 15 July 2008.

Botany company's study of the secret life of plants reveals natural defences

Hexima hopes its genetic research will slash insecticide use, writes Garry Barker, The Age, 2 June 2008.

Industry

GM Benefits are proven

A global perspective on the adoption of GM crops by Ken Moonie, The Weekly Times, 27 February 2008

The Next Green Revolution

Genetic Modification is transforming agriculture - The Economist, 21 February 2008

Support Grows for GM

Asa Wahlquist in The Australian, 25 March 2008