Arkion Life Sciences

Arkion Life Sciences LLC of New Castle, Delaware, was formed in July 2001 to purchase the Life Sciences Group of DCV, Inc. and advance their development work in biotechnology and life sciences. With the acquisition, Arkion acquired all of DCV's intellectual property, including over 400 patents and patent applications and retained all key employees. The number of patents and patent applications has since grown to over 550. DCV, Inc. was formed in 1987 as a group of joint ventures between DuPont and ConAgra, when both companies shared the vision of bringing their technological capabilities together and diversity into the Life Sciences area. In August of 1997, the DCV management group and Windward Capital bought the joint ventures from DuPont and ConAgra. Arkion is focused on establishing several business initiatives based on its technology platforms. These include Biotechnology, Hyper Immune Egg and Bird Repellents. Bio-Technical Resources (BTR), a division of Arkion Life Sciences LLC, is a research and development organization based in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. BTR has offered biotechnology services serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, and feed industries. Arkion is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of bird repellent products for protecting agricultural seeds including corn and rice as well as developing products for seedling and foliar application. It markets Flight Control Plus, a goose repellent, for protection of turf for commercial and park areas as well as for use by homeowners. Airepel is a service that treats building and other structural surfaces to keep birds away.