| 词条 | Ceres, Inc. |
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| name = Ceres, Inc. | logo = | caption = | former type = | type = Public (Acquisition by Land O'Lakes pending) | traded_as = {{NASDAQ|CERE}} | industry = Biotechnology | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = 1996 | founder = | defunct = | location_city = Thousand Oaks, California | location_country = United States | area_served = | key_people = Richard Hamilton (President and CEO) | products = Seeds of energy crops | production = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = Ceres Sementes do Brasil | homepage = {{URL|ceres.net}} | footnotes = | intl = | bodystyle = }}Ceres, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Thousand Oaks, California, United States. The company develops and produces seeds of genetically modified crops used for biofuel production.[1][2] In addition its operations in the United States, Ceres has a subsidiary in Brazil called Ceres Sementes do Brasil.[3] HistoryThe company was founded in 1996. Since 2012 it is listed at the NASDAQ.[1][4] As of February 2012, the largest shareholders were Artal Luxembourg, Warburg Pincus, Ambergate Trust and Oxford Bioscience, while biotechnology company Monsanto had 4.8% stake.[1] The company's president and CEO is Richard Hamilton.[5] On June 21, 2016, Ceres was acquired by Land O'Lakes for $17.2 million.[6] Products and researchCeres sells sweet sorghum, switchgrass and high biomass sorghum seeds,[1] with its first sales coming for the 2009 growing season.[7] It has tested biofuel production from switchgrass and miscanthus.[4] In 2010, Ceres started to cooperate with Novozymes to improve the enzyme cocktails for biorefinery switchgrass and sweet sorghum.[8] USAID has funded Ceres' research on biotech traits and trait stacks in rice for Asia.[9] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | url = http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-22/ceres-rises-on-first-trading-day-for-biofuels-crop-company.html | title = Ceres Rises on First Trading Day for Biofuels Crop Company | agency = Bloomberg | first = Andrew | last = Herndon | date = 2012-02-22 | accessdate = 2013-04-26}} {{US-company-stub}}2. ^{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/25/us-ceresinc-idUSTRE80O0XU20120125 | title = Ceres Inc sees IPO priced at $21-$23/share | agency = Reuters | first = Aman | last = Shah | date = 2012-01-25 | accessdate = 2013-04-26}} 3. ^{{cite news | url = http://ethanolproducer.com/articles/6987/ceres-to-seed-sorghum-in-brazil/ | title = Ceres to seed sorghum in Brazil | work = Ethanol Producer Magazine | date = 2010-09-23 | accessdate = 2013-04-26}} 4. ^1 {{cite news | url = http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/25/news/la-california-biofuel-firm-ceres-plans-public-offering-20120125 | title = California biofuel firm Ceres plans public offering | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | first = Marla | last = Dickerson | date = 2012-01-25 | accessdate = 2013-04-26}} 5. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/15918 | title = Ceres Unveils Switchgrass Seed Brand for Cellulosic Feedstock | work = Sustainable Business | date = 2008-01-05 | accessdate = 2013-04-26}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://hayandforage.com/article-780-land-o'lakes-acquires-ag-biotech-developer-ceres-inc.html|title=Land O'Lakes Acquires Ag Biotech Developer Ceres Inc.|website=hayandforage.com|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-22}} 7. ^Ann Hinch for Farmworld Online May 7 2008 Genome firm will sell biomass seeds for ’09 growing season 8. ^{{cite news | url = http://domesticfuel.com/2010/05/20/novozymes-and-ceres-partner-on-biofuel-crops/ | title = Novozymes and Ceres Partner on Biofuel Crops | work = Domestic Fuel | first = Cindy | last = Zimmerman | date = 2010-05-20 | accessdate = 2013-04-26}} 9. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/11/ceres-20121109.html | title = Energy crop company Ceres receives additional $3.5M from USAID for trait stacks for rice | work = Green Car Congress | date = 2012-11-09 | accessdate = 2013-04-26}} 5 : Biotechnology companies of the United States|Biofuel producers|Companies listed on NASDAQ|Biotechnology companies established in 1996|1996 establishments in California |
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