The Future Needs Center of Excellence New Ideas for Plant Biotechnology in Germany Table of Contents Chairman‘S Address
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The future needs Center of Excellence new ideas for Plant Biotechnology in Germany Table of contents Chairman‘s Address Chairman‘s Address 3 The Biotech Campus Gatersleben – An Overview 4 Dear readers, Campus Map 5 With this brochure, we are pleased to present an innovative and dynamic location for plant bio- Research technology and plant genome research: Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research 6 „Green Gate Gatersleben® - The Plant Biotech Center“ Business European Wheat Breeding Center of Bayer AG 10 The Gatersleben location is characterised by IT-Breeding GmbH 12 • research with international appeal, Orgentis Chemicals GmbH 14 • innovation through entrepreneurial spirit, Saaten-Union Biotec GmbH 16 • service-oriented environment, TraitGenetics GmbH 18 • strong support from politics and administration, • education and training in academic and non-academic professions and Infrastructure and service-oriented environment • space for new ideas. Biotech-Zentrum Gatersleben GmbH 20 BGI Biotechpark Gatersleben GmbH 22 We offer what entrepreneurs need for a start-up business. But not only that. Our technologi- Pupil’s laboratory “Green Laboratory Gatersleben” 24 cal expertise is both service and support for our partners. The various players of Green Gate InnoPlanta e.V. 26 Gatersleben® offer contract research and other services for biotechnological companies and BMD GmbH 28 companies from the agricultural, pharmaceutical and chemical industry. Gatersleben 30 Convince yourself of our offer on the following pages - to you! Wirtschaftsförderung Salzlandkreis 32 Contact, Imprint and Picture Credits 35 Bernd Eise Chairman Green Gate Gatersleben® - The Plant Biotech Center 2 3 10 7 17 15 18 6 What infrastructure can we offer to you? Come to us - where the future is being shaped! The Biotech-Zentrum Gatersleben and the Biotechpark • Successful participation of the site in the federal 1 The Biotech Gatersleben have at their disposal: initiative „365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas“. 5 • Laboratories (S1 Labs) • Joint Marketing and Public Relations 11 2 • Office spaces • Representation of our partners at international trade fairs 12 Campus • Greenhouse areas • Supporting technology transfer activities 3 • Open spaces • Collaboration in joint research projects • Conference and meeting rooms 13 14 Gatersleben Customer-oriented services for you: What distinguishes us? • Marker-assisted breeding • Research investment: approx. EUR 35 million in 150 projects • Crop plant transformation • Workforce: a total of approx. 600, of which approx. 500 are • Enabling Technologies employed at the Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and • Genetic and phenotypic analyses of plants 8 Crop Plant Research (IPK) • Plant cultivation in modern greenhouses Who are we? • Services: Business development, networking, • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization of Natural compounds Main entrance 9 Green Gate Gatersleben® (GGG) is an initiative of all companies business start-up, location marketing • Extraction of plant ingredients and institutions in plant bio-technology and the regional public • an open and communicative network • Production of double haploid plants sector located at the Gatersleben campus with the aim of jointly • Training and further education also in non-academic pro- • Databases for precision breeding 16 marketing and presenting the Gatersleben site and the competen- fessions, courses for pre-vocational training, dual training and ces and services of the partners to the outside world. master classes in plant technology GGG is the right place for a successful start or further growth of 4 The partners of GGG define activities to be carried out jointly under • close contact with the general public, decision-makers your company. Benefit from our services! You can rely on a net- the brand „Green Gate Gatersleben® - The Plant Biotech Center“. and the public administration work of established biotech companies and organizations, contacts to investors and a modern infrastructure. 19 20 LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH: BIOTECHPARK: BIOTECH CENTRE: 1 Communication Centre (Lecture Hall) 6 Genetics Building 12 Technics Centre 17 Saaten-Union Biotec GmbH 20 Gartenland Produktion GmbH – 2 Casino 7 Genome Centre 13 Botanical Garden 18 Bayer AG, European Centre for Quality Seed Testing Lab, 3 Administration 8 Friedrich Miescher Building 14 Plant Culture Hall Wheat Breeding TraitGenetics GmbH, IT-Breeding GmbH, 4 Library 9 Konrad Zuse Building 15 Phenotyping Facility „Green Laboratory Gatersleben“, 5 Vavilov Building (Gene Bank) 10 Guesthouse IPK 16 Bioinformatics Centre 19 Orgentis Chemicals GmbH InnoPlanta e.V. 4 11 Club Room 5 Conserving – Exploring – Exploiting IPK research themes The Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Scientific knowledge and innovation are being generated through Research aiming at a more (IPK) is one of the world‘s leading international institutions in the a framework of five interdisciplinary research themes (see below). field of plant genetics and crop science. Its research programme These bring together the skills of IPK’s scientific departments to efficient and sustainable use and services contribute materially to conserving, exploring and cover the entire scientific value chain bridging the gap from fun- ex-ploiting crop diversity. Its research is driven by the need to damental science to highly applied research topics. ensure an efficient and sustainable supply of food, energy and raw of crop diversity materials, thereby addressing a major global ecological challenge. The five interdisciplinary research priorities are: • Strategies for the Valorization of Plant Genetic Resources Struktur und Mission • Genome Diversity and Evolution The institute comprises four scientific departments: • Mechanisms of Plant Reproduction Our nutrition is based on the products of crop plants, which also provide renewable raw mate- • Department of Gene Bank • Growth and Metabolism rials and energy. Research into the genetic and molecular basis of the traits important for crop • Department of Breeding Research • Mechanisms of Resistance and Stress Tolerance productivity and the conservation of crop diversity are both vital to our attempts to adapt crop • Department of Molecular Genetics plants to the needs of a growing global population and a changing environment. This is where • Department of Physiology and Cell Biology the work of IPK starts: Together with several independent research groups, the work of IPK’s four scientific departments focuses on revealing the under- lying principles of evolution, development, and adaptation of our major crop plants. On this basis, it seeks innovative and know- ledge-based solutions for the conservation and exploitation plant genetic resources, to improve resource use efficiency and to en- hance the sustainability of plant production. Selected technologies and resources Molecular markers, BAC libraries, mutagenesis, population development, cereal transformation, genome sequencing, plant phenotyping, proteomics, metabolomics, electron and confocal microscopy, IPK bioinformatics GATERSLEBEN 6 7 Strengths The IPK - yesterday and today Careers at IPK The Federal ex situ Gene Bank for Agricultural The Federal ex situ Gene Bank can look back at more than 75 years Contact: The unique selling point of the Institute builds on its interdiscip- The Institute can refer to a long tradition: founded in 1943 as the IPK staff comprises some 550 people. Its research infrastructure and Horticultural Crop Species of experience in conservation of plant genetic resources and stands Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics linary research agenda spurred by international research teams, Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Research on Cultivated Plants, it was is state-of-the-art, and its scientists are integrated into an interna- The Federal ex situ Gene Bank, housed at the IPK, is responsible for quality, reliability, transparency and accountability. To en- and Crop Plant Research (IPK) which provide of an ultramodern research infrastructure that co- later integrated into the GDR‘s Academy of Science, then reestab- tional network. Both enhancing its staff members‘ career develop- for the conservation, characterization, and documentation of crop sure the continuous fulfillment of these goals, a quality manage- mes along with the conservation of genetic diversity in one of the lished in 1992 as the IPK. Over more than 75 years, the Institute ment and offering equal employment opportunities are of major genetic resources. Since its foundation, over one million of seed, tu- ment system has been established, complying with DIN EN ISO Prof. Dr. Andreas Graner, Managing Director world‘s largest ex situ gene banks. Under the umbrella of “Bio- has evolved into one of the world’s leading centres for plant re- importance. To name a few, structured educational and support ber and seedling samples have been shipped, along with related in- 9001:2008 standards. diversity and Performance” scientific excellence, innovation, and search, employing some 250 scientists from more than 30 coun- programmes are provided for PhD students, a number of indepen- formation regarding scientific, breeding-related and ethnobotanic Corrensstraße 3 social relevance converge to address food security and sustainable tries. As a member of the Leibniz Association (Leibniz-Gemein- dent working groups have been established to develop their own issues. The collection, which comprises more than 150,000 sam- D – 06466