Ceres, Inc.

Ceres, Inc.
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: CERE
Industry	Biotechnology
Founded	1996; 28 years ago
Headquarters	Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Key people	Richard Hamilton (president and CEO)
Products	Seeds of energy crops
Parent	Land O'Lakes
Subsidiaries	Ceres Sementes do Brasil
Website	ceres.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]

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Ceres to seed sorghum in Brazil". Ethanol Producer Magazine. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2013-04-26.

[bloomberg220212-1] 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.

[reuters250112-2] 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.

[ethanol230910-3] "Ceres to seed sorghum in Brazil". Ethanol Producer Magazine. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2013-04-26.

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