NC Ag Biotech Professional Forum

Join friends and colleagues from our region and share what’s happening in North Carolina’s ag biotech industry! The Ag Biotech Professional Forum will be a series held throughout the year providing the opportunity to learn about NC’s diverse ag biotech resources, while also offering a setting for networking and engagement outside of our normal work spaces.  

Agenda

Will include a short program of speakers highlighting a collection of local and national intiatives that are helping to shape how we understand and talk about the impacts and benefits of biotechnology.  There will also be industry announcements and an open forum for communication within our industry followed by a networking reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres. 

Ag Biotech Initiatives being highlighted

• Jacob Traverse, NC Biotechnology Center:  NC AgBiotech Initiative
• Fran Castle, BASF Plant Science:  GMOanswers.com
• Mitch Peele, NC Farm Bureau Federation:  Feed the Dialogue NC
• Dr. Fred Gould and Dr. Jennifer Kuzma, NC State University:  Center for Genetic Engineering and Society

This is a project of the AgBiotech Initiative supported by the NC AgBiotech Advisory Council.

North Carolina is a leading center of agricultural biotechnology research and industry activity, and the Triangle region is home to one of the most impressive clusters of commercial and academic activity driving global innovation across food and agricultural applications. We believe the world-class professionals working in our local companies and universities are a unique strength that truly distinguishes us as the global hub for the ag biotechnology industry.