Phytomedics, Dayton, NJ, has forged a strategic collaboration with Vilmorin Clause & Cie, Paris, France, a producer of vegetable, flower and tree seeds. According to the company, the synergy between Vilmorin’s proprietary germ­plasm collections and Phytomedics’ discovery and manufacturing platforms will foster development and commercialization of a new generation of health-promoting crops and plant-derived therapeutic agents that are safe and efficacious.