Ceres, Inc.

Ceres, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: CERE
IndustryBiotechnology
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Richard Hamilton (president and CEO)
ProductsSeeds of energy crops
ParentLand O'Lakes
SubsidiariesCeres Sementes do Brasil
Websiteceres.net

Ceres, Inc. was a biotechnology company based in Thousand Oaks, California, United States that operated from 1996 to 2016, when it was acquired by Land O'Lakes. The company was a spinoff from UCLA researchers. Its ultimate commercial products were seeds of genetically modified crops used for biofuel production.[1][2] In addition to its operations in the United States, Ceres had a subsidiary in Brazil called Ceres Sementes do Brasil.[3]

  1. ^ Herndon, Andrew (2012-02-22). "Ceres Rises on First Trading Day for Biofuels Crop Company". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  2. ^ Shah, Aman (2012-01-25). "Ceres Inc sees IPO priced at $21-$23/share". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  3. ^ "Ceres to seed sorghum in Brazil". Ethanol Producer Magazine. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2013-04-26.