Get to know Dr. Alisa-Noemi Sieber and gain insights into the Wheat Initiative in this episode of the Computomics podcast. What is the idea behind the Wheat Initiative, who is part of it and what are first results? Additionally, learn what a pre-breeders work is and what role the Swabian specialty "Spätzle" played in the work life of Alisa. Last but not least understand what role plant breeding plays to support the UN Sustainability Goals (SDG).

In this episode Sebastian Schultheiss, Managing Director of Computomics, is talking about the new investment of BVC and Amathaon, the impact it has, the technology and why entrepreneurial independence is of highest importance to Computomics.

In this episode Prof. Dr. Chris Schön shares insights about her research especially within the MAZE project which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The goal of the MAZE project is to analyze the diversity of landraces and make them available to widen the diversity of germplasm we use today.

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In this first episode of season 3 we are speaking with Andy LaVigne, the President and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). He tells us how he ended up in agriculture, gives insights on the focus and main challenges of ASTA, explains how the pandemic changed and impacted the seed industry, shares ASTA’s plans for the setup of the CSS & Seed Expo 2021 and much more.

Miguel Rapela talks to us about his career in bridging the divide between intellectual IP and agricultural development in Argentina as well as about the collaboration between UBATEC and Computomics.

In this episode we chat with our Director of Global Business Strategy, Ruth Mayes, on the ways we can support our clients on their journey to success.

Kevin Falk is a recent PhD graduate of Iowa State University where he focused on soybean breeding, plant phenomics and image analytics. In 2019 he started with Corteva Agriscience as an Integrated Field Sciences Research Scientist where he sits on the IFS Global Innovation team. Kevin is also on the National Association of Plant Breeders education committee, has a passion for science communication and enjoys bringing his camera with them wherever he goes. This week we talk about the field of agriculture and innovation and the role that "Big-Ag" plays in driving that innovation.

In this episode we discuss the need to integrate environmental data into phenotype predictions. Our Computomics xSeedScore Scientist Björn leads us through what type of data is needed to untangle complex traits and how a focus on the client's needs is integral in providing data that is actionable and useful.

VITO is an international research organization with the mission of accelerating our path to a more sustainable world through research in the applied technology domain and by utilizing human creativity. We discuss their products for translating remote sensing data to actionable insights for the agricultural sector.

In this episode we discuss the current status and the promise of the epigenetic landscape within plant sciences. Claude Becker serves as Professor of Genetics at the LMU in Munich and studies the role of epigenetic marks in plant-environment interactions; to understand how and when epigenetic variation arises, if and how it is inherited, and whether it influences plant physiology and phenotype. He is also co-developer of our product MethylScore.

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