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The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI), the global hub for plant science innovation, brings together the brightest minds in academia, government and industry to drive vital research and innovation that:
- Increases crop yields
- Creates new plant varieties
- Extends growing seasons
- Enhances sustainability
- Develops world-class talent
- Produces new and improved technologies
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We’re second among universities without a medical school in licensing or optioning research.
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Our mission is to improve the world through plant science innovation. Our vision is to be the world’s premier plant sciences enterprise accelerating discovery, talent development and applied solutions that solve agricultural challenges through interdisciplinary, team-based science.
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