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BioVision Seed Labs is first private
lab to offer varietal identification services |
Edmonton, Canada
December 1, 2004
BioVision Seed Labs is
the first private laboratory to offer varietal
identification services to the Canadian seed and grain
industry. Previously the exclusive domain of the Canadian
Grain Commission (CGC), BioVision Seed Labs began exploring
this new opportunity two years ago when clients began
enquiring about the service.
“We are very excited about this new
service that we can offer our clients,” says company
president Trevor Nysetvold. “We have been training
extensively to ensure our lab is meeting current industry
standards and protocols.”
For the past
year, BioVision has worked extensively with the Canadian
Grain Commission to implement the necessary technical
methods and then coordinate the necessary training.
“We
conducted testing on thousands of samples to ensure our
competence and accuracy,” says Nysetvold. “We now have the
analytical techniques and laboratory expertise to ensure our
clients receive the best possible service and the highest
degree of confidentiality.”
With this
new service, BioVision can test registered varieties of
wheat, barley, malt barley, oats, pulse crops, and other
crops for varietal purity.
This is the first of several steps that
BioVision is taking to become a leader in varietal testing
using new analytical technologies. The seed lab is also
working with industry leaders to establish the first
digitized library of varietal fingerprints.
BioVision was established in 1996 and
has grown to become
one of Canada’s largest seed testing laboratories.
BioVision currently operates seed laboratories in
Edmonton and Grande Prairie, Alberta. BioVision offers a
wide range of services to the seed industry including
purity, germination, vigor, seed disease testing, canola
hybridity testing, and varietal identification.
BioVision also emphasizes research and development in
order to evaluate and offer clients the latest
technology.
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