RiceBran Technologies and DSM Complete Joint Research Program

21 Mar 2013 --- RiceBran Technologies, a global leader in theproduction and marketing of value added products derived from ricebran, and Royal DSM have announced that the companies completed the Joint Research and Development Agreement initiated in November 2011.

Under the terms of the agreement, DSM and RiceBran Technologies havedeveloped new technology which can be used to produce first generation protein products from rice bran.

Pursuant to the completion of the JRDA, each party holds the right to further develop and commercialize the resulting first generationtechnology for its own benefit.

RiceBran Technologies is a human food ingredient and animal nutrition company focused on the procurement, bio-refining and marketing of numerous products derived from rice bran. RiceBran Technologies has proprietary and patented intellectual property that allows them to convert rice bran, one of the world's most underutilized foodsources, into a number of highly nutritious human food ingredient and animal nutrition products. The target markets are human food ingredients and animal nutrition manufacturers and retailers, as wellas natural food, functional food and nutraceutical supplement manufacturers and retailers, both domestically and internationally.