NEW YORK, Sept. 27 - A wholly owned subsidiary of Deltagen will create a new research and development center in Strasbourg, France, in a move designed to strengthen the company’s research presence on the continent, Deltagen said on Thursday. 

The unit, Deltagen Europe, said it chose the new location because of its proximity to the Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, with which Deltagen has a “close research partnership.”