Day 3

Tuesday April 21, 2009


08:30

Registration

Arrival of participants and registration
 

09:00

Plenary lecture

 

dr. David A. Berry, U.S.A.
Partner, Flagship Ventures

 

09:45

Coffee break

 

10:15

Parallel sessions


Session 3a: DNA Diagnostics
hosted by: Roche Diagnostics

Speakers:
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Manager Laboratories, Naktuinbouw
Chairman Forensic Molecular Biology, Erasmus University Medical Centre
  • Marios Kambouris, Greece
DNAforYou.com

 

Session 3b: Traits for the future
hosted by: De Ruiter Seeds
 

Speakers:
Head of Research, Bayer CropScience SA
  • Dr Surinder Tikoo, Australia
Global Vegetable Research Lead, Advanta
  • Xavier Berthet Ph.D., Spain
Managing Director, Ninsar Agrosciences SL
  • dr. Ulrich Sander, Germany
CTO/CMO, Selecta Klemm, Ornamental Bioscience

 

12:15

Lunch, networking  and exhibition

 

13:30

Parallel sessions


Session 4a: Enabling Technologies that drive the Industry
hosted by: Roche NimbleGen, Inc.

Speakers:
CEO, Crop Design N.V.
  • dr. Anthony Brouwers, the Netherlands
CEO, Grow Technologies B.V.
Portfolio Manager, Dow AgroSciences LLC
  • Jeffrey A. Jeddeloh PhD. U.S.A.
Director Business Development, Roche NimbleGen Inc. [business presentation]
ETH Zurich [research presentation]
  • Victor Schut, the Netherlands
CEO, ProteoNic BV [business presentation]


Session 4b: Health products
hosted by: Ball Horticultural Company

Speakers:
  • Alan D. Blowers PhD, U.S.A.
Biotechnology Project Manager, Ball Helix
Director R&D, AVEBE / Solanic
CEO, Winclove Bio Industries, the Netherlands and President of the Board of the Foundation Food and Nutrition Delta
  • Karel Lund, the Netherlands
Business Development Director, Prisna B.V. (Product Isolation from Nature) [business presentation]

 

15:30

Coffee Break

 

16:00

Plenary closing lecture

 

dr. Barbara J. Mazur, U.S.A.
Vice President Research Strategy, DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition
 

16:30

Closing ceremonie

 

16:45

Closing conference reception

 

18:00

End of conference