BASF Plant Science LP recently received the 5th annual North Carolina Leadership Award in Industrial Biotechnology. The award honors outstanding corporate achievement in technical endeavors, business leadership, translation of new technologies into commercial markets, support for education and community service.
“We are proud to be recognized for our commitment to innovation in agriculture and to the local community,” said Jonathan Bryant, vice president of BASF Plant Science. “Receiving this leadership award pushes our passion and commitment even higher to continue to advance agricultural biotechnology for the benefit of farmers, the environment and the community.”
From left to right: Amber Shirley, biotechnology crops development director for the N.C. Biotechnology Center; Jonathan Bryant, vice president of BASF Plant Science LP; and Maria Rapoza, vice president, science and technology development program for the N.C. Biotechnology Center.
“BASF Plant Science is an organization operating not only at the forefront of agricultural productivity and animal feed research and development, but also as a leader in business citizenship,” said Gwyn Riddick, M.B.A., the Biotechnology Center’s vice president of agricultural biotechnology. “It’s an honor to recognize this kind of excellence.”
BASF Plant Science was selected from 13 world-class industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing companies by a multi-organizational selection committee. The leadership award was presented at a special dinner hosted by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.
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