DuPont Names New Biotechnology Advisory Panel Member

Food & Beverage Close-Up, March 22, 2007

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DuPont has announced the addition of Dr. Jiayang Li to its external Biotechnology Advisory Panel.

Li is a principal investigator with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. DuPont said that he joins the ranks of six other distinguished panel members who bring diverse viewpoints to the broad area of biotechnology and its application in agriculture, food and bio-based materials.

"Professor Li's unique perspective as a leading scientist utilizing the tools of biotechnology in agriculture and bio-based materials applications will provide valuable insight as we bring new products to market," said DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr. "His expertise and global perspectives, as well as those of our other panel members, are assets to our decision-making process."

Li has been involved in many of China's national scientific projects. In addition to his role at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he holds several other leadership positions, including serving as a member of the Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network and president of the Genetics Society of China. Formerly, he was secretary-treasurer of the International Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology and director of the International Society of Plant Molecular Biology.

As a leading scientist in plant molecular genetics, Li has been selected as academian of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences. He also received the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Award for Life Sciences.

The DuPont external Biotechnology Advisory Panel is an independent panel charged with providing counsel to guide DuPont actions, help create positions on important issues, as well as challenge the organization in the development, testing and commercialization of new products based on biotechnology.

The work of the advisory panel is facilitated by the Keystone Center, a non-profit organization based in Keystone, Colo., which includes a regular audit of DuPont progress in the biotechnology arena.

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