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.

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.

VIB is an entrepreneurial research institute in life sciences located in Flanders, Belgium. Supported by a solid funding program from the Flemish government, VIB is functions as a partnership across 5 Flemish universities (Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Hasselt University). Under this partnership, 2000 scientists across 10 research centers and 14 core facilities are trying to develop breakthrough innovations in both human health and planetary health.  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 280 patent families and conducts over 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 42 start-up companies, which have gone on to raise over €2B in VC investment and have 8 realized exits.

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.

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. In line with its mission, “Health for all, Hunger for none,” the company’s products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. We are helping farmers to produce more while restoring nature, working towards treating the untreatable and curing disease, as well as empowering billions to live healthier lives with trusted self-care solutions.

Hollandbio: the Dutch Biotech Industry Association Hollandbio is the Dutch biotech industry association connecting, supporting, and representing over 282 medical, agro-food, and industrial biotech companies. Our members are active in all phases of research and development and include all company sizes: start-ups, SMEs, listed companies and multinationals. Together, we strive for a society taking full advantage of the power of biotechnology in health, food and sustainability. URL: www.hollandbio.nl E-mail: info@hollandbio.nl Twitter: @hollandbio

StartLife is Europe’s top agrifoodtech startup accelerator, co-founded by Wageningen University & Research. Its mission is to empower founders to build and grow startups with breakthrough technologies that shape a sustainable food system. To this end, it provides a wide range of services, including business development support, top industry business mentors, non-equity funding and access to a global community of startups, investors, corporates and experts.