PIUG Biotech 2023 - Plenary

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PIUG 2023 Biotechnology Conference

 M O R N I N G S P E A K E R S

Sustainably Feeding Eight Billion People: What Technologies Can Help Enable It? Matthew L. Madsen, Bayer 11:00 – 11:45 am

 ABSTRACT The technology and information needed to enable the production of nutritious food for our expanding global population is growing exponentially. Tools from DNA/genome sequencing to Transgenics have improved our ability to produce more food in a smaller area. Based on this presentation you will understand the fundamentals of plant breeding and some of the technologies currently driving an era of incredible innovation in food production. You will further understand the basic strategies for the claiming and searching these technologies.  BIOGRAPHY Matthew was raised on a small dairy farm in Idaho, where he learned a love for nature and sciences. This led him first to complete a Ph.D. in biochemistry and then to a, so far, 24-year career as an intellectual property professional. For the past 17 years he has been with Bayer (via Monsanto) where his work has focused on protecting and licensing intellectual property for agriculture-related inventions.