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The NU Tech Roundtable 2024

Sustainable AgBioTech

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

8:30AM - 12:00PM EST

followed by Networking Luncheon

 

North Carolina Biotechnology Center, RTP, NC

15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Goals 

Technology Roundtable Series aims (1) to highlight some of the many innovative cutting-edge research technologies with promising commercial potential from NU and participating universities, and (2) to strengthen ties and networks among university and industry researchers, startups, and business development professionals from major and local companies.

Background 

The NU Tech Technology Roundtable Series is a joint technology marketing effort by Nagoya University (NU) and its US technology transfer office, Technology Partnership of Nagoya University, Inc. (NU Tech), in cooperation with prestigious universities in RTP. The first Roundtable commenced in 2010. The Roundtable 2024 focuses on Sustainable AgBioTech.

Agenda

8:00  

Registration open

 

8:30 - 8:50 

Opening Remark

Dr. Akihiro Sasoh, Vice President, Nagoya University

8:50 - 9:20

Keynote

Dr. Mark Brooks, FMC Ventures

9:20 - 9:45

Presentation (1)

Dr. Satoshi Okada, Nagoya University  

9:45 - 10:10

Presentation (2)

Dr. Anna Locke, USDA

10:10 - 10:35

Coffee Break

10:35 - 11:00

Presentation (3)

Dr. Yusuke Aihara, Nagoya University

11:00 - 11:25  

Presentation (4)

Dr. Joe Gage, NC State University

11:25 - 11:50  

Presentation (5)

Dr. Masaaki Terano, Nagoya University

11:50 - 12:00

Closing Remark

TBD

12:00 -

Networking Luncheon     

Keynote

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Seeding Innovation – AgTech Venture Capital

Mr. Mark Brooks

Managing Director

FMC Ventures

Presenters

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The mechanism of heterosis in high-biomass sorghum and its application to breeding

Dr. Satoshi Okada

Assistant Professor

Bioscience and Biotechnology Center

Nagoya University, Japan

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Field- and AI-based approaches to improve soybean temperature stress tolerance

Dr. Anna Locke

Soybean & Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit 

Agricultural Research Service

US Department of Agriculture 

Raleigh, NC

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Conferring drought tolerance on plants by isothiocyanate-based inhibitors on stomatal opening 

Dr. Yusuke Aihara

Designated Lecturer

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecule

Nagoya University, Japan

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Interactions and natural variation driving gene expression patterns

Dr. Joe Gage

Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Crop Science

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

NC State University

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Industry-academia collaboration activities in food and agriculture

Dr. Masaaki Terano

Designated Professor, General Creative Manager

Promotion Office for Open Innovation Manager

Institute of Innovation for Future Society

Nagoya University, Japan

Executive Officer

Tokai Innovation Institute Inc., Japan

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