Bayer has announced the launch of Testing4Ag, a new program that invites researchers from around the world to submit new plant protection products to Bayer for further investigation to identify possible new ways to control fungal diseases, pest infestations or weeds. Testing4Ag, part of Bayer’s Open4Ag Open Innovation Initiative, seeks to develop the next generation of advanced plant protection products that meet the changing needs of producers safely and sustainably.
“Bayer is the leader in R&D in the agricultural sector and we are committed to leading the future by providing innovative and sustainable solutions to the problems facing producers today and tomorrow,” said Bob Reiter, Head of R&D at Bayer Agricultural Science. “Testing4Ag will combine the transformational ideas of pioneering researchers with Bayer’s knowledge, expertise and infrastructure, with participating researchers retaining intellectual property ownership.”
Testing4Ag is implemented in collaboration with Halo and will help scientists learn more about their own compounds through transparent processes of advanced research and control technology as well as the development of results. The submitted compounds will be evaluated through state-of-the-art biological tests against a wide variety of weed species as well as pathogenic plants, such as insects, nematodes and / or their vectors. The results of the tests will be communicated directly to the participants who will be able to use them freely for further research stages. Under Bayer’s commitment to open innovation, researchers and their institutions will retain all rights to potential intellectual property created through the Testing4Ag program.
“Testing4Ag is an ambitious project aimed at developing plant protection products that help growers produce enough food for the world in adverse conditions due to climate change, while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture, which is an ambitious goal.” said Rachel Rama, Head of Small Molecules at Bayer’s Agricultural Science Division. “Individual researchers, universities and even small start-ups can help to understand and find solutions to the most important problems facing agriculture at the moment. We invite them all to take part in Testing4Ag.”
To learn more about Testing4Ag or to submit exam material, visit www.Testing4Ag.com. Deadline for submission of proposals is March 31, 2022.
Source From: Capital
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