RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – DuPont, which operates a polymer production facility in Kinston, is the 2007 recipient of the Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Award from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.
The award was presented at the BIO World Congrerss on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing in Orlando, Fla.
The Biotech Center set as selection criteria for the award as outstanding corporate achievement in technical endeavors, business leadership, the translation of new technologies into commercial markets, support for education, and community service. This is the second year for the award.
Representatives from the Biotechnology Center, the N.C. Department of Commerce, and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services picked the winner.
"DuPont has made a significant leap forward from a traditional chemical- based company to a green company with an expanding and innovative bio-based platform," said Maria Rapoza, vice president of science and technology development at the Biotechnology Center. "The application of biotechnology tools in a traditional industry has resulted in a better bottom line for the environment, the consumer, and the company. DuPont is truly outstanding in its implementation of this vision, and we are pleased to see them receive this recognition for their effort."
