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Valent BioSciences, MGK, and Valent North America Become Sumitomo Biorational Company, a Global Center of Excellence for Biorational Innovation
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., October 20, 2025--Valent BioSciences LLC, MGK, and Valent North America LLC announced today they will come together under a new unified organization named Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC (SBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd (SCC) in April 2026. Based in Libertyville, Illinois, the integrated organization will serve as SCC’s Global Center of Excellence for Biorational Innovation, designed to accelerate the company’s industry-leading capabilities in providing i
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[{"type":"text","content":"LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., October 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valent BioSciences LLC, MGK, and Valent North America LLC announced today they will come together under a new unified organization named Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC (SBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd (SCC) in April 2026. Based in Libertyville, Illinois, the integrated organization will serve as SCC’s Global Center of Excellence for Biorational Innovation, designed to accelerate the company’s industry-leading capabilities in providing integrated, sustainable biorational solutions derived from natural sources such as microbials and botanicals to customers around the globe.","length":655,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Valent U.S.A. LLC will continue to operate separately, maintaining its focus on regional sales and marketing across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.","length":144,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The new company will be led by Dr. Shinsuke (Shin) Shojima, who has been appointed President and CEO. With over 35 years of experience in a variety of senior executive roles across the Sumitomo Chemical Group, Mr. Shojima will manage the global agricultural and environmental health practices for biorational technologies. The Center of Excellence will focus on best practices and talent development, while collaboratively developing a range of products that contribute to regenerative agriculture and sustainable environmental health.","length":535,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Valent BioSciences has a long and successful history of pioneering biorational technologies," said Salman Mir, President and CEO of Valent BioSciences. "With SBC, we build on that foundation by creating a Global Center of Excellence that accelerates the next wave of sustainable innovation for customers worldwide."","length":336,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""MGK has successfully developed and commercialized botanical technologies for more than 120 years," said Steve Gullickson, President and CEO of MGK. "SBC strengthens our ability to bring innovative botanical solutions to market more quickly, meeting the critical needs of our customers and communities."","length":323,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Valent North America is committed to providing consistent, effective services that enable o...