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The Biotech Booster program offers mentorship, financial support and networking opportunities, to guide founders from the idea stage to developing an investable and commercial proposition. Our mission? To make biotechnology work.As a participant, you’ll gain the resources, insights, and guidance needed to overcome the challenges of building a biotech startup. You’ll also tap into a powerful network of experienced entrepreneurs, experts, researchers, and industry partners in the Netherlands and abroad.Discover more at biotechbooster.nl

The Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) is a joint initiative of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, University of Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Cologne and Forschungszentrum Jülich. In CEPLAS scientists are developing in an interdisciplinary consortium innovative strategies for sustainable plant production and the promotion of early career researchers.

Corteva Agriscience™ combines industry-leading innovations, high-touch customer engagement and operational execution to deliver seed and crop protection solutions that address the world’s most pressing agriculture challenges. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is committed to maximizing productivity for farmers and partnering throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come.More information can be found at www.corteva.com.Follow Corteva on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

At Illumina, our mission is to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our sequencing by synthesis chemistry is used to generate high-accuracy DNA and RNA sequence data in studies around the globe. Our microarrays also provide accurate, high-throughput genotyping for a range of applications. The innovative products that we provide touch almost every area of biology, including agriculture. Illumina offers a range of sequencing and microarray tools that support food security and conservation efforts. Knowing human health starts with an adequate and nutritious food supply and a safe and sustainable environment inspires us to push the boundaries of what is possible in genomics research and to drive innovation in agriculture.

KeyGene is the go-to AgBiotech company for higher crop yield & quality.With our intellectual capital, solution driven approach and collaborative spirit, we work for the future of global agriculture with partners in the AgriFood sector.

Leading DNA & RNA Amplification Reagent Provider - QuantabioQuantabio is a leading provider of advanced DNA and RNA amplification reagents for the most demanding molecular testing applications in applied, translational, and life science research. Our team leverages decades of experience in developing pioneering amplification technologies to deliver cutting-edge products to researchers focused on critical cloning, PCR, qPCR, and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of customers who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as medicine, agriculture and industrial chemicals, by using our synthetic DNA tools, our customers are developing ways to better lives and improve the sustainability of the planet. The faster our customers succeed, the better for all of us, and Twist Bioscience is uniquely positioned to help accelerate their efforts.Our innovative silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers. Our platform technologies overcome inefficiencies and enable cost-effective, rapid, precise, high-throughput synthesis, sequencing and therapeutics discovery, providing both the quality and quantity of the tools they need to most rapidly realize the opportunity ahead. For more information about our products and services, please visit www.twistbioscience.com.

VIB is an entrepreneurial research institute in life sciences located in Flanders, Belgium. VIB’s basic research leads to new and innovative insights into normal and pathological life processes. It unites the expertise of all its collaborators and research groups in a single institute, firmly based on its close partnership with 5 Flemish universities (Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Hasselt University). We are supported by a solid funding program from the Flemish government. VIB has an excellent track record on translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. VIB’s Innovation & Business team currently has a portfolio of 240 patent families and conducts about 120 partnering agreements with innovative companies each year. VIB is also firmly rooted in a long-standing tradition of setting up start-up companies. Since its foundation in 1996, VIB has created 27 start-up companies, now employing over 1000 people.

At VITO Remote Sensing we have been active for over 25 years in using satellite, aerial and drone imagery in an agricultural context. Our mission has been clear from the beginning: use remote sensing technology to accelerate towards a more sustainable world. We specialize in extracting plant trait and performance information from a wide variety of platforms & sensors, and delivering results with clear APIs towards customers and partners. Check out this interesting news article about integrating digital phenotyping tools in your day to day operations: https://www.cropib.com/news/article/33/integrating-digital-phenotyping-tools-your-day-day-operations

We collaborate with industry, government and other partners to improve how crops are grown, delivered and used. Our plant research facilities and expertise help creating high-quality, resilient crops and smarter cultivation systems that use resources more efficiently. This leads to safe and reliable food, feed and plant-based materials — produced in ways that support thriving ecosystems and long-term business value.