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ASA Attends Grand Opening of Valent BioSciences new Biorational Research Center

Jul 26, 2018

American Soybean Association (ASA) industry partner Valent BioSciences celebrated the grand opening of its new global research facility this week at Innovation Park in Libertyville, Illinois.

ASA staff members Bill Schuermann and Michelle Hummel participated in the event celebrating the opening of the Biorational Research Center, along with more than 250 guests representing Valent’s strategic partners, customers, allied industry representatives, media representatives and leading members of the scientific community.

The opening of the BRC completes a two-year build-out and transition from Valent BioScience’s legacy research facility in nearby Long Grove, Ill. The facility boasts approximately 65,000 square-feet of open-concept lab and office space combined with a state-of-the-art, 20,000 square-foot greenhouse. Read more here.