NEW YORK, Nov 28 –Rosetta Inpharmatics said Tuesday that it has entered a three-year deal to provide Monsanto with crop gene expression data. The collaboration, which follows a pilot agreement between the two companies, is exclusive for the family of crops that includes corn, rice, and wheat. Under terms of the agreement, Monsanto will pay Rosetta $15 million over a three-year period for the delivery of the data. Rosetta will also receive future payments, including royalties, as Monsanto develops and commercializes products, such as improved crops, as a result of the collaboration. Among other activities, Rosetta will create a large database of gene expression profiles and will apply existing as well as newly developed computational tools to data analysis. " By combining our sequence portfolio with Rosetta's expertise, we are creating a unique capability to further understand gene expression in crops," said Chris Burnley, vice president for genomics strategy and alliances at Monsanto in a statement.
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