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Meet our team: Eurofins Agroscience Services

Eurofins Agroscience Services are a leading provider of independent applied field research, regulatory consulting and analytical services to the crop protection industry and seed businesses.

Our studies include evaluation of the safety and efficacy of agrochemicals, public and environmental health products and evaluation of new crop varieties. Innisfail Northern Bowen Territory From field services to regulatory consultation we offer outstanding Emerald Western technical knowledge and expertise Australia Public Health Facility to meet all of our customer’s product Quarantine Glasshouse Facility development needs. New South York Wales Laboratory Orange Glasshouse facility Horsham Eurofins site and trial capability Satellite site Launceston Queensland

EUROFINS REGIONS RECENT PRIMARY PRIMARY OFFICE SERVICED CROP STUDIES CONDUCTED TARGETS

Insects, mites, pathogens, Tropics and Tropical tree crops, winter and summer weeds, crop safety, crop Bundaberg, sub-tropics crops including sugarcane, cotton. variety evaluation, public Qld. including Emerald Fruit and vegetables including, banana, and environmental health and Bowen tomatoes, cucurbits, peanuts species, GLP residues

Summer and winter row crops including Tropics and sub-tropics cotton, soybean, sunflower, wheat, Insects, mites, pathogens, including Darling Toowoomba, barley, pulses. Fruit and vegetables weeds, crop safety, crop Downs, NSW northern Qld. including tomatoes, cucurbits, brassicas, variety evaluation, GLP rivers, Granite Belt, peanuts, banana, pineapples, berries, residues Gwydir Valley tropical tree crops

Stewart Addison - Sara Pengelly - Research and Senior Research Training Manager Scientist

Location Location Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba plus a home office in , Queensland Degrees, certificates or relevant training Degrees, certificates or relevant training • B.Sc.(Hons) 1977, majors in applied entomology and zoology • B.Agr.Sc.(Hons) in 2001, The , • D.I.C. 1981 in agricultural consultancy, majors in crops and pastures • M.Sc. 1982 crop protection • ARM training • F.R.E.S. 1983 Years of industry experience Years of industry experience 19 years with Agrisearch/Eurofins (, Toowoomba, Bundaberg) in field R & D 43 years - 16 years in SE Asia, the Pacific and Africa in tree crop research and project management, 2 years as a consultant Discipline strengths agronomist, 2 years as Regional Entomologist northern Western Crop protection, particularly from weeds and insect pests Australia (cotton, GM), 12 years as an Associate Fellow with Monsanto (development of Ingard and Bollgard in cotton) Crop strengths establishment of the Monsanto Biotechnology Research Centre Summer cropping and tropical fruits of the sub-tropics and tropics (water efficient crops), 1 year with Cotton CRC, 10 years with Agrisearch/Eurofins A proud professional achievement Being heavily involved in the development of Roundup Ready Discipline strengths Flex in Australia Crop protection particularly entomological, GM crop research and Personal interest or fun fact development Sara is an active outdoorsy sort of person – particularly in the Crop strengths natural environment Summer cropping and tropical fruits of the sub-tropics and tropics Contact [email protected] | 0427 645 355 A proud professional achievement Development and commercialisation of Bollgard II in Australia (beating the US!) Personal interest or fun fact Stewart is an adventure traveller, such as recently horse riding in Mongolia Contact [email protected] | 0418 324 964 Alex Earl - Callan Jaensch - Research Research Scientist Scientist

Location Location Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba plus a home office in Brisbane, Queensland Degrees, certificates or relevant training Degrees, certificates or relevant training • B.Agr.Sc.(Hons) 2017, The University of Queensland • B.Agr.Sc. in 2015, The , major in plant production Years of industry experience 4 years - including 2 years with a seed testing laboratory and 2 Years of industry experience years with Eurofins in Toowoomba 5 years – including almost 2 years with ASC (export inspection services in Brisbane) and 3 years with Eurofins at Toowoomba Discipline strengths Crop protection in field crops and plant breeding Discipline strengths Crop protection – entomology and plant pathology Crop strengths Summer and winter field crops – cereals, pulses, sunflowers, Crop strengths cotton Sub-tropical/tropical vegetable/horticulture production, tree crops

A proud professional achievement A proud professional achievement Conducting alone her first field research study; from planning, Becoming a crop protection specialist in to planting, treatment, assessing, harvest and data analysis Personal interest or fun fact Personal interest or fun fact Callan is a keen snowboarder Alex likes working on the family farm and going camping on weekends Contact [email protected] | 0475 554 481 Contact [email protected] | 0475 400 210

Robert Shepherd - Research Technician

Location Toowoomba, Queensland Years of industry experience • 6 years • 3 years with AGT (Australian Grain Techinologies) Narrabri 3 years at NIAB National Institute of Agricultural Botany) (TAG UK)

Discipline strengths Crop production, variety trials, machinery operation/maintenance

Crop strengths Broadacre crops, pest and disease identification and management Personal interest or fun fact Enjoy being outdoors/mountaineering bushwalking etc Contact [email protected] | 0428 393 397 Ciel Press - Glasshouse Xiang (Terry) Song - Supervisor and Senior Research Quarantine Officer Scientist

Location Location Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba, Queensland Degrees, certificates or relevant training Degrees, certificates or relevant training • Cert. 1, 2005, University of Queensland (Gatton) in rural • B.Vet.Med. 2009 South China Agricultural University operations • M.Phil.Ag.Sc. 2015 University of Queensland • Cert. 3, 2006, QLD Gov. Training and Employment Recognition • Certificate in Crop Nematology 2019, CSIRO in whole nursery horticulture Years of industry experience • Cert. 4, 2010, HB Training in business frontline management • 2 years with Pacific Seeds breeding unit, 2 years with UQ Years of industry experience as a research technician • 18 years as head grower of Pohlmans Nursery • 5 years with Eurofins including over 2 years at Innisfail and • 3 years at Eurofins managing the quarantine glasshouse almost 3 years at Toowoomba Discipline strengths Discipline strengths Crop protection (entomology and plant pathology) Glasshouse propagation and GLP, nematology Crop strengths Crop strengths Summer crops and horticulture tree crops and ornamentals Tropical and sub-tropical horticulture and vegetables, sugar cane A proud professional achievement A proud professional achievement The propagation of over 10,000 orchid species Doing the post graduate certificate in nematology Personal interest or fun fact Personal interest or fun fact Ciel is a mountain biker Terry plays drums and bass guitar in a band Contact Contact [email protected] | 0458 597 288 [email protected] | 0427 726 049

Aaron - Research Technician

Location Bundaberg, Queensland Degrees, certificates or relevant training • Southern Sydney Institute of TAFE 1999 – Advanced Certificate in Urban Horticulture Years of industry experience 20 years – production and urban agriculture - mushroom farms, nurseries, fertiliser companies, landscape gardening and whole plant supply, 2 years R & D with Eurofins Discipline strengths Pest and diseases of horticultural and vegetable crops Crop strengths Ornamentals, vegetable and tree crops – temperate and subtropical crops A proud professional achievement Pioneer in the composting of poultry waste sold as bulk fertilizer (granulated into small balls with molasses) Personal interest or fun fact Aaron’s main hobby is growing and propagating house plants Contact [email protected] | 0407 131 444 Peter Warner - Simon Christen - Research Lead Regulatory Agronomist Affairs Officer

Location Location Toowoomba, Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Years of industry experience Degrees, certificates or relevant training • 5 years with AWB and Reardon Farms as a machinery and • B.Sc. 1989, Australian National University major in chemistry irrigation technician and biochemistry • 11 years in crop research and plant breeding with Eurofins/ Years of industry experience Agrisearch as a research technician 31 years – including 16 years with government analytical Discipline strengths laboratories, 7 years with the APVMA in and 8 years Crop production and agronomy, variety evaluation in regulatory consulting Crop strengths Discipline strengths Summer and winter field crops Regulatory affairs, preparation of full regulatory submissions to the APVMA, analytical chemistry and pesticide residues A proud professional achievement Proud that clients specifically ask Peter to conduct their variety Crop strengths evaluation studies Vegetable crops and some tropical and sub-tropical tree crops Personal interest or fun fact A proud professional achievement Peter loves fishing whenever possible and road and off-road Seeing APVMA approvals being given to register new products, motorcycling because of the dossiers that had been prepared and submitted Contact Personal interest or fun fact [email protected] | 0429 776 239 Simon is an avid runner Contact [email protected] | 0474 800 001 Richard Fenwick - Senior Research Scientist

Location Bundaberg, Queensland Degrees, certificates or relevant training • B.Sc.(Hons) 2005 The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, major in biological science • M.Sc. 2007, The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, major in ecology Years of industry experience 13 years - 4 years in citrus production and variety research trials throughout , insect breeding in Australia for Bugs for Bugs at , 5 years with Eurofins at and Bundaberg Discipline strengths Public and environmental health insect pests, sub-tropical and tropical horticulture Crop strengths Tropical tree crops (avocado, macadamia, mango, citrus) fruiting vegetables and cucurbits A proud professional achievement Involvement in the production of a book on citrus growth and production. Development of a novel way of producing beneficial insects and mites in the laboratory Personal interest or fun fact Richard likes breeding insects as a hobby Contact [email protected] | 0408 867 965

EUROFINS REGIONS RECENT PRIMARY PRIMARY OFFICE SERVICED CROP STUDIES CONDUCTED TARGETS

Summer and winter row crops Southern NSW and including cotton, rice, wheat, barley, Insects, mites, pathogens, Wagga Wagga, including pulses and canola. Pome and stone weeds, crop safety, crop variety NSW west to Griffith and fruit, vegetables including tomatoes, evaluation, GLP residues East to Batlow cucurbits, brassicas, wine grapes

Pome and stone fruit, vegetables Hunter Valley, including tomatoes, cucurbits, Sydney Basin, brassicas, alliums, potatoes, berries, Insects, mites, pathogens, Lane Cove, Hawkesbury River, beans, lettuce, olives, nuts, wine and weeds, crop safety, NSW Bilpin, NSW Central table grapes. Pasture and animal feed GLP residues Coast crops, turf, mushrooms, eggplant, sweet corn, capsicum, chillies

Ellie Faulder - Research Scientist

Location Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Degrees, certificates or relevant training • B.Ag. 2015. University (Wagga Wagga) Years of industry experience 5 years with Eurofins including 4 years at Orange

Discipline strengths Crop protection (fungicide/herbicide efficacy and GLP studies) in winter cropping, chemical store manager

Crop strengths Tree crops (pome and stone), winter cropping (cereals, canola and pulse crops), cotton

A proud professional achievement The growth and development of the Eurofins Chemical Store and the re-establishment of the Wagga Wagga Eurofins facility Personal interest or fun fact Ellie plays in the local first grade women’s soccer competition Contact [email protected] | 0407 623 968

Bhavtaran Singh - Martin Collett - Graduate Research Lead Research Scientist Scientist

Location Location Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Home office in Orange NSW Years of industry experience Degrees, certificates or relevant training • Dip.Agr. 2011, Punjab Agricultural University • B.Sc.Agr. 1976, The University of Sydney, major in entomology, • B.Ag.Sc. (Hons). 2016, Punjab Agricultural University • M.Sc. in Crop Protection, 1991, The University of Bath (UK), in horticulture major in plant pathology. Extensive training courses in GLP • M.Ag.Sc. 2018, The University of , crop production/ Years of industry experience breeding in lentils 43 years - 23 years as a Research Scientist and Study Director at Years of industry experience Agrisearch Services followed by 17 years as Managing Director 1 year with Eurofins which saw the company grow from 15 staff to around 60 at 12 locations in Australia and . Managed and co- Discipline strengths ordinated the sale of Agrisearch and associated companies to Crop protection with insecticides and fungicides Eurofins in 2013. Past 3 years as a Study Director for EAS. Crop strengths Discipline strengths Tree crops, grapes and vegetables Crop protection particularly in entomology and plant pathology

A proud professional achievement Crop strengths Gaining research experience particularly in the conduct of Temperate and sub-tropical winter and summer cropping, replicated field trials horticulture production, vegetables and tree crops

Personal interest or fun fact A proud professional achievement Likes playing and Involvement in the establishment of the OECD Principles GLP in Contact field research in Australia. Being a significant contributor in the research and development of many of the currently used pesticides [email protected] | 0474 800 002 in Australia, particularly the synthetic pyrethroid insecticides and the sulfonylurea herbicides

Personal interest or fun fact Martin is a keen road cyclist and is a soccer referee on the weekends Contact [email protected] | 0427 247 431 Victoria

EUROFINS REGIONS RECENT PRIMARY PRIMARY OFFICE SERVICED CROP STUDIES CONDUCTED TARGETS

Summer and winter row crops including cotton, rice, wheat, barley, , pulses and canola. Pome and stone Insects, mites, pathogens, Shepparton, eastern and fruit, vegetables including tomatoes, weeds, crop safety, crop variety Vic. southern Victoria cucurbits, brassicas, alliums, potatoes, evaluation, GLP residues including Melbourne berries, beans, lettuce, olives, nuts, wine and table grapes. Pasture and animal feed crops.

Crop variety evaluation, Winter row crops including wheat, Horsham, insects, mites, pathogens, Western Victoria barley, pulses and canola. Almonds, Vic. weeds, crop safety. olives, nuts, wine and table grapes GLP residues Hamid Esmaeilzadeh - Travis Matthews - Research Agronomist Research Location Technician Shepparton, Victoria Location Degrees, certificates or relevant training Horsham, Victoria • B.Ag.Eng. 2000, University of Tabriz (Iran) major in agronomy and plant breeding Years of industry experience • M.Env.Eng. 2003, The University of Tehran (Iran) in rural • 7 Years with Eurofins in crop production and field research dryland management Discipline strengths • Training in precision agriculture techniques, remote sensing Crop production and maintenance of plant breeding trials and GIS in Australia and Iran Crop strengths Years of industry experience Winter crops (cereals, canola, pulses) 18 years - agricultural consulting, irrigation design, field R & D including plant breeding field trials, pasture trials and A proud professional achievement crop protection Developing a high level of skill in the conduct of breeding trials Discipline strengths Contact Plant breeding and crop production, crop protection (entomology) [email protected] | 0427 293 795 Crop strengths Winter crops such as cereals and canola, potato, tomato, maize, lucerne, olives, tree crops

A proud professional achievement Bringing remote sensing, GIS and drone technology into general Roozbeh Farhoudi - agriculture Research Scientist Personal interest or fun fact Hamid is an amateur participant in martial arts such as kung-fu Location and kick boxing Shepparton, Victoria Contact Degrees, certificates or relevant training [email protected] | 0428 552 002 • B.Ag.Sc. 1998, University of Ahvaz (Iran) in agronomy and plant breeding • M.Ag.Sc. 2002, The University of Tehran (Iran) in agronomy • Ph.D. 2008, The University of Tehran (Iran) in crop physiology Years of industry experience 18 years in teaching and research in plant metabolism of pesticides and plant metabolism under environmental stress , including collaborations with global cropprotection companies Discipline strengths Crop protection, crop physiology under stress and plant metabolism of pesticides Crop strengths Winter crops (cereals, oilseeds, pulse crops), pome and stone fruit A proud professional achievement Successful submission of multiple research papers in peer reviewed international journals and symposiums Personal interest or fun fact Roozbeh is interested in learning about new crops, and plays basketball Contact [email protected] | 0428 259 866 South Australia and Tasmania

EUROFINS REGIONS RECENT PRIMARY PRIMARY OFFICE SERVICED CROP STUDIES CONDUCTED TARGETS

Winter row crops including wheat, barley, pulses and canola. Pome and Barossa, Adelaide stone fruit, vegetables including Insects, mites, pathogens, Hills, McLaren Vale, Adelaide, SA tomatoes, cucurbits, brassicas, weeds, crop safety, crop variety the , Clare alliums, berries, beans, lettuce, olives, evaluation, GLP residues Valley nuts, wine and table grapes. Pasture and animal feed crops.

Winter crops such as cereals and canola, pasture, field peas, potatoes, Insects, mites, pathogens, Launceston, Northern and south brassicas, cucurbits, alliums, pome weeds, crop safety, crop variety Tas. east Tasmania and stone fruit, berries, nuts, olives, evaluation, GLP residues wine grapes

Tim Ranchodbhai - Research Scientist

Location Adelaide, South Australia Degrees, certificates or relevant training • National Certificates in Horticulture in 2008. • B.Sc. 2012, The University of Waikato (NZ) major in earth sciences • 2016 NATA training in GLP Years of industry experience 8 years – including 4 years with Agrisearch/Eurofins Agroscience Services Australia at Toowoomba and 3 years with Eurofins Agroscience Services New Zealand doing field R & D research in plant breeding and crop protection

Discipline strengths Crop protection

Crop strengths Temperate vegetable crops such brassicas and cucurbits, Kiwifruit, avocado

A proud professional achievement Involvement in the development of GM cotton traits in Australia for a number of multi-nationals, being recognised as the sole GLP Study Director in NZ Personal interest or fun fact Tim like to run (half marathons) and is a keen sportsman and player Contact [email protected] | 0429 906 540

Abdul Rehman - Jane Shen - Research Research Scientist Scientist

Location Location Adelaide, South Australia Launceston, Tasmania Degrees, certificates or relevant training Years of industry experience • B.Ag. 2013, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab • B.Sc. 2015, China Agricultural University, major in plant protection Pakistan in plant breeding and genetics • M.Sc. 2017, University of Queensland, major in horticulture • M.Sc. 2016 University of New (Armidale) sunflower genetics Years of industry experience 2 years in crop research with Eurofins Years of industry experience • 1 year in agricultural sales and marketing in Punjab Discipline strengths • 2 years with The University of Queensland as field research Crop protection in field crops and horticulture assistant and technician Crop strengths • 3 years in contract research, initially with Staphyt and now Temperate and sub-tropical fruit and vegetable crops with Eurofins A proud professional achievement Discipline strengths Given the responsibility to manage Crop protection in horticulture, but more recently in winter and summer cropping Personal interest or fun fact Jane loves cooking and is a keen bushwalker Crop strengths Vegetable and tree crops (avocado, almonds, pome and stone fruit) Contact [email protected] | 0455 141 363 A proud professional achievement Being competent and confident in conducting field research trials, particularly through the use of technology

Personal interest or fun fact Abdul plays cricket and badminton and being a spectator of all sports Contact [email protected] | 0417 504 893 In summary...

Eurofins Agroscience Services is a leading provider of agricultural crop protection research and development, regulatory services and technical support. We offer outstanding technical knowledge and project management skills and have created a unique portfolio of expertise providing analytical, regulatory and field support for local and global agricultural R&D companies.

We work across an extensive range of horticultural and broad-acre crops in all of the major production areas, specialising in: • Field efficacy and crop safety studies • GLP compliant residue studies • Plant breeding trials • Regulatory services and technical support to meet Australian and New Zealand requirements • Post Entry PC2 Quarantine Glasshouse production - Australian Government Certified Facility • Public and environmental health research and development including home garden + turf. One-stop service - world-class, worldwide ANZ in numbers…

Operational for more than

40years

The team is comprised of more than

20scientists

Between them, they have over

350years experience!

Eurofins Agroscience Services Group [email protected] www.eurofins.com/agroscienceservices