KeyGene News Archives

Mar 27, 2023

Rice gene identified that boosts number of flowers when inactivated

An international research team, led by the University of Milan, has identified a gene in rice that, when blocked,...

Mar 21, 2023

Automated Telomere-To-Telomere crop genome assembly using only Oxford Nanopore sequencing presented at international conferences

Using Oxford Nanopore stereo duplex sequencing, KeyGene together with the Telomere-to-Telomere consortium, enabled the construction of unprecedented quality reference...

Mar 7, 2023

Marcel van Verk appointed Vice President Crop Data Science of KeyGene

KeyGene, the research company developing and applying technology innovation for crop improvement, has appointed Marcel van Verk as Vice...

Jan 31, 2023

Plant geneticist Peter van Dijk to receive Mendel Memorial Medal 2023

Peter van Dijk, plant geneticist at KeyGene, has been awarded the Mendel Memorial Medal 2023 by the Moravian Museum...

Jan 16, 2023

KeyGene to host Mendel Day 2023 on March 8 in Wageningen

KeyGene is honored to host Mendel Day 2023 on Wednesday, March 8, in Wageningen, The Netherlands. During this event,...

Dec 19, 2022

Roeland van Ham new CEO KeyGene

The shareholders of KeyGene have appointed Roeland van Ham as the new CEO of KeyGene. Roeland van Ham is...

Dec 19, 2022

KeyGene at PAG30: business workshop, booth and in scientific presentations by partners

Besides KeyGene’s “Driving Technology Innovation for Crop Improvement” industry workshop, KeyGene contributed to a number of other research programs...

Dec 15, 2022

CROP Innovation & Business (CropIB) partners with VIB to organize its events in Europe

CropIB’s position as a must-go high-ranking event reconfirmed. VIB, the renowned organization for strategic research in life sciences and...

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