{"id":726,"date":"2019-07-30T18:21:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi-new\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:27:24","slug":"partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Partner with the N.C. PSI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, we believe progress happens when bright minds come together to share ideas and expertise. That\u2019s why we work side by side with leaders in the private, public and nonprofit sectors to propel cutting-edge research and scholarship \u2014 work that creates jobs, improves outcomes for producers, brings valuable discoveries to market and changes lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entrepreneurship<\/h2>

We help launch NC State startups<\/p>

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Commercialization<\/h2>

We bring great ideas to market<\/p>

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Research<\/h2>

We discover solutions to industry roadblocks <\/p>

Explore research agreements<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Innovation Hub<\/h2>

In our hub, industry reps are within close proximity to our scientific expertise and talent with full access to events that can spark ideas and deepen relationships.<\/p>\n

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Partnerships in action<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Helping AgTech Startups Deliver Solutions<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

A new partnership between Cultiv8 Group and the N.C. PSI aims to drive collaboration between Australia and the United States to help emerging technology companies solve agricultural challenges.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Lenovo, CALS IT Spark New Collaborations on AI and Machine Learning\u00a0<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

CALS IT and the N.C. PSI\u2019s Makerspace are collaborating with Lenovo to advance improvements in sensor data collection and artificial intelligence innovations.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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New NC\u00a0State Web Tool Delivers Precise Soybean Planting Recommendations<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

A $1M grant from the NSF is kickstarting an effort to create an agricultural technology corridor from central to eastern North Carolina.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Driving Innovation and Action<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

At a June 2024 N.C. PSI workshop, leaders in North Carolina\u2019s commodity sectors identified seven priority areas for research. Here, we highlight impactful work already underway in these areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Workforce Development<\/h2>

We train the next generation of plant scientists.<\/p>\n

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More Ways to Partner<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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College Partnerships<\/h3>\n \n\n \n

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University Partnerships<\/h3>\n \n\n \n

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Fast-Tracking Agricultural Tech With North Carolina Growers<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

With help from the N.C. PSI, Seed2Grow startup company Verdia Diagnostics is testing its novel disease-detecting sensors with local growers. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Visits Highlight N.C. PSI\u2019s Place as Global Ag Innovation Hub<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

World-class scientists from both New Zealand and Serbia visited the Plant Sciences Building in March, strengthening collaborations to advance agriculture and protect natural resources through interdisciplinary research. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n\n

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Accelerating Agricultural Innovation Through Global Networking<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Professor Ross Sozzani is the Plant Improvement Platform director for the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative and co-deputy director of the STEPS Center (Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability). Sozzani\u2019s research… \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For more information<\/p>

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Kathleen Denya, Ph.D.<\/p>

Director of Innovation Partnerships
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