The following is an illustration of the company's major mergers, acquisitions and historical predecessors:
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Miles Laboratories
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Miles Canada
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Cutter Laboratories
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Hollister-Stier
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Corn King Company
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Plastron Specialties
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Pacific Plastics Company
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Olympic Plastics Company
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Ashe-Lockhart Inc
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Haver-Glover Laboratories
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Cutter Laboratories
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Sterling Winthrop
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| Bayer Schering Pharma AG
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Sagmel Inc
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Bayer-Monsanto Acquisition history
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The following is an illustration of the company's major mergers, acquisitions and historical predecessors:
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Miles Laboratories
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Miles Canada
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Cutter Laboratories
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Hollister-Stier
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Corn King Company
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Plastron Specialties
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Pacific Plastics Company
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Olympic Plastics Company
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Ashe-Lockhart Inc
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Haver-Glover Laboratories
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Cutter Laboratories
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Sterling Winthrop
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Sagmel Inc
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Monsanto Company Inc.
(Acq 2016)
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Holden's Foundations Seeds
(Acq 1997)
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Monsanto
(Spun off from Pharmacia 2000)
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Emergent Genetics
(Acq 2005)
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Icoria, Inc
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Monsanto's Asia subsidiaries[1]
(Sold to Devgen, 2007)
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Monsanto Choice Genetics[2]
(Sold to Newsham Genetics, 2007)
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De Ruiter Seeds
(Acq 2008)
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Agroeste Sementes[3]
(Acq 2008)
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Aly Participacoes Ltda[5]
(Acq 2008)
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Monsanto's Global Sunflower Assets[6]
(Sold to Syngenta, 2009)
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Divergence, Inc[7]
(Acq 2011)
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Precision Planting Inc
(Acq 2012)
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Agradis, Inc[10]
(Select assets, Acq 2013)
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Rosetta Green Ltd[11]
(Acq 2013)
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Diener Seeds[12]
(Seed marketing and sales businesses , Acq 2006)
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Sieben Hybrids[12]
(Acq 2006)
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Kruger Seed Company[12]
(Acq 2006)
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Trisler Seed Farms[12]
(Acq 2006)
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Campbell Seed
(Seed marketing and sales business, Acq 2006)
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Gold Country Seed, Inc[13]
(Acq 2006)
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Heritage Seeds[13]
(Acq 2006)
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NC+ Hybrids, Inc[14]
(Acq 2005)
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Specialty Hybrids[15]
(Acq 2005)
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Fontanelle Hybrids[15]
(Acq 2005)
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Stewart Seeds[15]
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Trelay Seeds[15]
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Stone Seeds[15]
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Channel Bio Corp[16]
(Acq 2004)
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| International Seed Group, Inc
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Poloni Semences[17]
(Acq 2007)
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Charentais melon breeding company[17]
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- ^ "Devgen to Acquire Rice, Sunflower, Sorghum and Pearl Millet Businesses in India and Other Asian Countries From Monsanto". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Newsham Genetics Acquiring Monsanto Choice Genetics". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Company Acquires Agroeste Sementes, a Brazilian Corn Seed Company". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Eli Lilly and Company to Acquire Monsanto's POSILAC Brand Dairy Product and Related Business". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Company to Invest in Technologies for Sugarcane With Acquisitions of CanaVialis and Alellyx". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Syngenta to Acquire Monsanto's Global Sunflower Assets". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Acquires Agricultural Technology Leader Divergence, Inc". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Acquires Targeted-Pest Control Technology Start-Up". monsanto.com.
- ^ "The Climate Corporation Acquires 640 Labs, Team to Bolster Industry-Leading Data Science Capabilities". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Acquires Select Assets of Agradis, Inc. to Support Work in Agricultural Biologicals". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Acquires Plant Trait Developer Rosetta Green". monsanto.com.
- ^ a b c d "Monsanto's American Seeds, Inc. Announces Five Acquisitions to Support Locally-Oriented Business Model". monsanto.com.
- ^ a b "Monsanto's American Seeds, Inc. Announces Two Strategic Acquisitions to Support Locally-Oriented Business Model". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Adds NC+ Hybrids to American Seeds, Inc., Bolstering Regional Seed Company Approach to Serve Farmers". monsanto.com.
- ^ a b c d e "New Additions to American Seeds, Inc. Accelerate Growth in Monsanto's Regional Seed Company Approach". monsanto.com.
- ^ "Monsanto Forms American Seeds, Inc., an Investment Vehicle for Regional Seed Companies". monsanto.com.
- ^ a b "Monsanto Forms Holding Company to Invest in International Fruit and Vegetable Seed Companies". monsanto.com.
