The forum is aimed at the agri-food companies that use public bioinformatics resources in their business. The event is jointly organised by the ELIXIR-NL and the ELIXIR Hub and is particularly relevant for large and small companies active in the plant sciences, food and livestock domains. It will:
- Introduce delegates to some of the free tools, data resources and services that are available through ELIXIR
- Stimulate interaction between participants and support the long term innovation of the participating companies
- Allow for networking with other companies and ELIXIR partners during the reception and poster sessions
Speakers include:
- Mark Forster, Syngenta
- Jan Geurts, Friesland Campina
- Jakob de Vlieg, Bayer Crop Science
- Jurgen Nijkamp, Bejo
- Addie Vereijken, Hendrix Genetics
- Timo Doeswijk, Keygene
- Ruben Kok, DTL and ELIXIR Netherlands
- Paul Kersey, EMBL-EBI
- Luiz Olavo Bonino, DTL and ELIXIR Netherlands
- Hadi Quesneville, INRA, France
- Rick van de Zedde, European Plant Phenotyping Network
- Frederik Coppens, VIB, Belgium