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Seminar: Adrian Percy: Agricultural Research: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities from an Industry Perspective

November 3, 2021 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Time: 5:00pm
Speaker: Adrian Percy, Director of the NCSU Plant Science Initiative
Title: Agricultural Research: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities from an Industry Perspective
Host: Mark Hoffmann

Zoom link:  https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99534672123?pwd=UmhXUEZSUmE2UXpKNzBiWmxwL1Y5QT09
Meeting ID: 995 3467 2123
Passcode: 903842

Description: With more than 30 years of experience in the agricultural sector, Adrian Percy is an advocate of the need for and benefits of modern agriculture. He is also a strong proponent of the development and adoption of new agricultural and food technologies that support global food security while conserving the environment and supporting rural community development. As of November 1, 2021, Dr. Percy is the inaugural Executive Director of the Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI) at North Carolina State University. The PSI aims to exploit inter-disciplinary science and technology through public private partnerships to advance the plant sciences to the benefit of growers, consumers, and other food chain stakeholders. He also is a Venture Partner at Finistere Ventures LLC, serves on the board of directors of BioLumic, HiFidelity Genetics, and Evogene. He is a member of the science and technology boards of Oerth Bio, Terramera, Biotalys and Rothamsted Research and hosts the AgTech360 podcast. Prior to joining NC State, Adrian served as the Chief Technology Officer of UPL Ltd a major crop protection company that is a leader in global food systems. He was the Head of Research and Development for the Crop Science division of Bayer. In that role, he had responsibility for internal and open innovation activities in the areas of crop protection chemistry and biologicals, as well as seeds and traits. Dr. Percy has earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacology at the University of Liverpool, as well as a master’s degree in toxicology and a doctorate in biochemistry at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He now resides in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, with his wife and two children.

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Date:
November 3, 2021
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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