Divergence and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have benefited from proximity and close interactions since 2001. Divergence's laboratories at the The Bio-Research and Development Growth (BRDG) Park are located adjacent to the Danforth Center. Divergence collaborates with multiple Danforth investigators and utilizes core laboratories in analytical chemistry and microscopy. Divergence's greenhouse operations are also located at the Danforth Center. In 2004, Divergence and the Danforth Center were awarded an Environmental Protection Agency Grant for development of parasitic nematode control technologies. Divergence is a proud recipient of the Danforth Center Distinquished Service Award.

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a not-for-profit research institute with a global vision to improve the human condition. Research at the Danforth Center will enhance the nutritional content of plants to improve human health, increase agricultural production to create a sustainable food supply, and build scientific capacity to generate economic growth in the St. Louis region and throughout Missouri. Founded in 1998, the Danforth Center is the product of a unique and innovative alliance joining the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the University of Missouri-Columbia, Monsanto Company, Purdue University, and Washington University in St. Louis.

Contact Divergence CEO, Derek Rapp, at info@divergence.com, to learn more about the potential for additional relationships.