Most Innovative Chemistry
Winner
DuPont Crop Protection –
Rynaxypyr
Shortlisted
Dow AgroSciences –
Spinetoram
T
his award was open to all organisations undertaking
original research in novel pesticide chemistry. The Judges
considered both individual compounds and chemical classes
and were looking for unique structures, unique modes of
The Winner’s Response
action, unique synthesis pathways and chemistry of unique
origin. DuPont is honored to receive the 2007 Inaugural Agrow
Award for ‘Most Innovative Chemistry’ in recognition of its new
DuPont Crop Protection’s high-efficacy, low-toxicity insecticide, Rynaxypyr
TM
. We are even more excited about the
insecticide, Rynaxypyr was the clear winner in this great utility this product promises to bring to growers worldwide.
category, being a product from an innovative new class of
chemistry with exceptional insecticidal activity. This product This novel anthranilic diamide is extremely effective at providing
demonstrates outstanding lab and field activity on all major long-lasting control of a broad array of chewing pests and
species of Lepidoptera, and combines a new mode of action several other important insect species at low application rates
with extremely low toxicity. in a variety of crops. Rynaxypyr
TM
also exhibits one of the best
environmental profiles we have ever seen in an insecticide, with
The discovery of control agents that work by new biochemical minimal impact to non-target organisms, including beneficial
mechanisms is of critical importance in crop protection. insects.
Calcium channel regulation and, in particular, the ryanodine
receptor (RyR) represents a new biochemical target for insect The combination of excellent efficacy and reduced impact
control and thus offers excellent promise in integrated pest is achieved through a unique mode of action: activation of
management strategies. ryanodine receptors. While insect ryanodine receptors are
highly sensitive to Rynaxypyr
TM
, mammalian ryanodine receptors
Rynaxypyr, which will be launched in 2008, represents a are not, giving the product its favorable environmental profile.
major advance in insect control and is expected to create This mode of action, which is new for synthetic insecticides,
significant economic benefits for DuPont. It is expected to will provide growers with a powerful new tool to protect crops
set new standards in terms of its extremely low mammalian against damaging pests.
toxicity and safety towards non-target organisms.
The discovery of Rynaxypyr
TM
resulted from the innovative work
of a dedicated team of scientists at DuPont’s Stine-Haskell
Photo: L-R: Dr Maxwell Davies - Agrow Intelligence; Dr John
Research Center in Newark, Delaware. The effort was led on
Bedbrook - DuPont Crop Protection; Gyles Brandreth
the chemistry front by Drs. George Lahm, Thomas Stevenson,
Thomas Selby, John Freudenberger, and Mr. Brian Myers, and
on the biology front by Dr. Lindsey Flexner. As with any new
product of this significance, the coordinated efforts of hundreds
of additional individuals around the world were required to
shepherd the molecule from its synthesis in mid-2001 to its
expected launch later this year.
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