Research Triangle Park, NC (openPR) 8 October 2010

For the second consecutive year, Syngenta has ranked among the employers and the area of pharmaceutical biotechnology in a survey by Science magazine, this time through the ranks from number 20 to number seven in a field of 575 companies. The ranking was published on the survey results today in a special feature on this weekend? The issue of the journal Science.

journal “Science” and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), has a web-based survey of companies with the best reputation identified as responsible employers. There were 2444 respondents asked to name the companies they were the best employers, average and worst writing in the industry.

â? We are honored that our employees and the biotechnology industry has us once again as a recognized employer of choice, and we are especially proud of you have much in the rankings, if A moves? said Michiel van Lookeren campaign, head of Syngenta Biotechnology R & D. â? We need continuous innovation in agriculture to meet the needs of our growing world population needs to be. If you are talented, have challenging work and a collaborative environment, you can do great things. People do what Syngenta all day.I ????

Syngenta and other companies have been on 23 different criteria, including branding, financial strength, leadership and management, work, culture and environment, evaluates base location and the academic and intellectual challenge.

Syngenta is a leader in research and development and investing some dollars a year in research and development and employs over 5,000 R & D scientists from around the world to develop new solutions farmers.

Syngenta has two important biotech a plant? the North American headquarters of biotechnology, Syngenta Biotechnology Inc. (SBI) in Research Triangle Park, NC, and Syngenta Biotech China (SBC) in Beijing, China. Last year, the SBI has celebrated its 25th Birthday. In May, the company expanded its facilities to include office space, 100,000 square feet in the Keystone Office Park. The move into this extra space has to plan the first phase of expansion, growing on long-term SBI continues to be closed. SBC opened in October 2008 and is the first institution with foreign investment in agricultural biotechnology in China.

Syngenta is a world leader with over 25,000 employees in over 90 countries with a common goal: the potential of plants. Thanks to world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help the productivity of cultures, environmental protection and improve the health and quality of life. For more information about us, visit www.syngenta.com.

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Casey Novak
Gibbs and Soell PR
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Steven Goldsmith
Syngenta

Steven (dot) Silver (at) Syngenta (dot) com (919) 226-7351

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