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@Maureen van Eijnatten, team leader in systems biology, data science & software development, will present KeyGene’s AI-including Systems Biology platform for plant breeding at PAG33 workshop on Scientific Machine Learning for Systems Biology in San Diego, January 10
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January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
@keygene.com 's @awngs.bsky.social will be a speaker during the Industry Workshop of Oxford Nanopore Technologies ( @nanoporetech.com ), presenting some recent results in technology development for single-nuclei transcriptomics at PAG33 in San Diego on January 12.
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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Join Alexander Wittenberg at #PAG to uncover how he is utilising Oxford Nanopore technology to develop high-quality reference genomes and uncover genetic and phenotypic variants, which will help develop methods to improve crops. https://bit.ly/48tzBDa
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @johninnescentre.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Ben jij een ervaren en zelfstandig analist met een passie voor microbiologie en moleculaire biologie? Het onderzoeksteam van Microbiële Ecologie bij het NIOO zoekt een moleculair biologisch analist.

Interesse? Reageer uiterlijk 4 januari op de vacature: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/vacatures...
Moleculair Biologisch Analist
Ben jij een ervaren en zelfstandig analist met een passie voor microbiologie en moleculaire biologie? Voor ons innovatieve onderzoeks­team binnen de afdeling Microbiële Ecologie bij het Nederlands Ins...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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‼️Please RT: The CEPLAS Graduate School call for 2026 is now open! Detailed info on our website: bit.ly/4q19JWk
@hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Researchers @wurplant.bsky.social and @keygene.com have published a method for plant cells to regenerate into complete plants without the need for added hormones. It can help plant breeding to accelerate the development of innovative varieties across various crops.
www.keygene.com/researchers-...
Researchers publish hormone-free method for plant regeneration
Researchers at Wageningen University & Research and KeyGene, developed a method for plant cells to regenerate, without added hormones
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November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We're proud to share that we have incorporated a state-f-the-art 'spatial transcriptomics' platform in our research facilities: the Merscope by @vizgen.bsky.social. To be used in e.g. innovative research on the interaction between plants & fungi for crop improvement. www.keygene.com/keygene-to-d...
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Ding-Dean Group, working on cutting-edge science in Arabidopsis molecular genetics.

www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

Closing date - 8 October 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full time, 36 months

@yiliangding.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher (Ding-Dean Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Ding-Dean Group at the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
September 16-19, Tanya Radoeva, expert in plant reproduction at @keygene.com, will participate in the 5th International Conference on Apomixis in France.
The conference is devoted to the elucidation and the use of apomixis in plant breeding and agriculture.
www.alphavisa.com/apomixis/2025/
September 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
KeyGene's phenotyping innovation experts Marco van Schriek and Henry Payne will be participating in the European Plant Phenomics Symposium (EPPS) in Germany, September 16-19,
bringing together scientists from academia & industry, advancing plant phenotyping research & technology.
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September 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
September 8-10, KeyGene's Wladimir Tameling will participate in the Plant Peptide Receptor Meeting 2025 in Edinburgh, UK.
PPRM 2025 brings together researchers from around the world to explore the latest discoveries in plant immune and developmental signalling
pprm2025.events.kdmeventsportal.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
KeyGene's Natalia Carreno Quintero will attend the Brassica2025 congress in Giessen, Germany, September 1-4. The conference brings together scientists and breeders with a common interest in genetics and improvement of cruciferous vegetable and oilseed crops.
More information: www.brassica2025.de
August 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
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August 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
@keygene.com 's Wenlong Liang, researcher and nanotech expert, will attend the 50th World Chemistry Congress & IUPAC general assembly in Malaysia, July 14-19. Read more about the event: iupac2025.org Contact Wenlong via Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/wenlong-l...
July 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In 2026, CROP Innovation & Business (CropIB) will be held in Wageningen, the Netherlands, March 29 - 31.
Subscribe to the CropIB newsletter (see link below) to stay informed about the program and other details!
www.cropib.com/newsletter
Partners: @ceplas.bsky.social @wurplant.bsky.social & VIB
July 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
@keygene.com is hiring, for its research team in the USA, an experienced and passionate PhD-level scientist who will support plant innovation research at the interface of plant breeding & molecular biology.
Working autonomously and in changing project teams.
www.keygene.com/career/phd-s...
July 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
On July 2, KeyGene's Matthias Berens will participate in the GeneBEcon EU project End-of-project Symposium 'Capturing the potential of gene editing for a sustainable bioeconomy' in Bruxelles.
The project innovates climate-friendly solutions for agriculture & aquaculture genebecon.eu/2024/09/23/c...
June 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Joint research by @keygene.com & Ultima Genomics shows that single-pollen-nuclei sequencing can help plant breeders to improve their breeding by better understanding the recombination of the mother and father DNA during meiosis without raising and analysing an F2.
www.keygene.com/newsitem/sin...
Single pollen nuclei sequencing: profiling of meiotic recombination
KeyGene’s advanced protocols & smart bioinformatics + Ultima Genomics sequencing platform: better understanding DNA recombination in meiosis.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
@keygene.com 's Bjorn Kloosterman will speak at the 20th Joint Meeting of EAPR 'Breeding and Varietal Assessment' and EUCARPIA 'Potatoes', June 15-18, in the UK. The title of Bjorn's talk: 2S1® - Stem cell technologies for potato variety development.
Website: www.eventsforce.net/standrews/fr...
June 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
June 16-20, @keygene.com 's Rik Op den Camp will participate in the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR2025) in Ghent, Belgium, bringing together some 1000 scientists whose primary research organism is the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. web.cvent.com/event/448810...
June 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
@keygene.com, Twist Bioscience, and Beckman Coulter Life Sciences developed an ultra-high throughput workflow for plant exome analysis: characterizing more than 9,000 samples per day, reducing costs of detecting functional SNP variation in breeding and research.
www.keygene.com/newsitem/aut...
Automated high throughput workflow for plant exome analysis
KeyGene, Twist Bioscience and Beckman Coulter Life Sciences developed an ultra-high throughput workflow for plant exome analysis
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June 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The University of Milan published the genome of the downy mildew-resistant grapevine ‘Mgaloblishvili’. The research was boosted by the winning of a high-quality high-molecular-weight DNA extraction in KeyGene's DNA-Day contest of 2021. Check this post:
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May 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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We're hiring 📢

The Research Cross-Journal Editorial Team @natureportfolio.nature.com has not one, but TWO openings for Associate or Senior Editors in Life Sciences.

If you fancy a career in editorial, we'd love to hear from you 😀
May 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
'Fresh' PhD graduates who lived outside the Netherlands for at least 24 months during 36 months before September 10: there's less than a month to apply as candidate for a joint Marie Curie grant application for a 'PostDoc in industry' at KeyGene! Deadline is May 19 !
www.keygene.com/newsitem/cal...
Call for postdoctoral candidates for a Marie Curie fellowship - KeyGene
Marie Curie Fellowship opportunity for fresh PhD's to accelerate career & be part of groundbreaking research for the future of agriculture
www.keygene.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM