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Center of Excellence forPlant Biotechnologyin Germany

The future needs new ideas

Table of Contents Chairman’sAddress MapoftheBiotechCampusGaterslebenResearch LeibnizInstituteforPlantGeneticsandCropResearch(IPK) F 1

Companies BayerCropScience U 1 GartenlandProduktionGmbH-QualitySeedTestingLabor U 2 IT-BreedingGmbH U 3 OrgentisChemicalsGmbH U 4 Saaten-UnionBiotecGmbH U 5 TraitGeneticsGmbH U 6

Infrastructureandserviceorientedenvironment Biotech-CenterGaterslebenGmbH I 1 BGIBiotechparkGaterslebenGmbH I 2 SchoolLaboratoryGreenLaboratoryGatersleben I 3 InnoPlantae.V. I 4 BMDGmbH I 5 BusinessDevelopmentCorporationAschersleben-StaßfurtmbH I 6 Gatersleben I 7 Salzlandkreis I 8Contact,Credits,Imprint I 9

Chairman’s Address

DearReader,Withthisbrochurewearepleasedtopresentaninnovativeanddynamiclocationforplantbio-

technologyandplantgenomeresearch:

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Thissiteincorporatesallthefactorsagoodlocationshouldoffer:researchwithinternationalvibrancy,innovationthroughastrongentrepreneurialspirit,aserviceorientedenvironment,strongsupportfrompoliticsandlocalauthoritiesandlotsofroomfornewideas.ThisiswhatliesbehindGGG–alocationcombiningtraditionandinnovativespirit.

Weoffereverythingnewcompaniesandstart-upsneed.Andthere‘smore:ourtechnologicalcompetenceisalsoaserviceplatformforourpartners.ThedifferentplayersfromGreenGateGatersleben®offercontractresearchplusawiderangeofotherservicestobiotechnolo-gyenterprisesandcompaniesfromtheagribusiness,pharmaceuticalandchemicalindust-ries.Takealookatourbrochureandseeforyourself!

Dr.MartinGanal

ChairmanGreenGateGatersleben®-ThePlantBiotechCenter

Location at a glance

Who are we?

GreenGateGatersleben®(GGG)isajointinitiativeofallplant

biotechnologyandassociatedenterprisesandinstituteslocatedin

Gaterslebenandsurroundingareastogetherwithpublicorganiza-

tions.OurgoalistojointlymarketandshowcaseGaterslebenas

thelargestplantbiotechlocationinGermany.

GGG’spartnersareallequalsandjointlydetermineactivities

tobeperformedundertheumbrellabrandname“GreenGate

Gatersleben®-ThePlantBiotechCenter”.

Where are we located?

WearelocatedinthemiddleofGermanyintheStateofSaxony-

Anhalt,southoftheMagdeburgBörde,inoneofthemostfertile

areasofGermanyandinaplantbreedingcenter,bothhistorically

andpresently.TheairportsatLeipzig,HannoverandBerlinare

easilyaccessiblewithin1-2hoursbycaroralternativelybytrain.

Aprivateregionalairportislocated20minutesnearby.TheB6N

highwayandtheA14connectGaterslebenwithmajorcitiesclose

by.

Customer services provided to you:

• Marker-assistedbreeding

• Croptransformation

• Enablingtechnologies

• Geneticandphenotypicanalysisofplants

• Plantcultivationinupscalegreenhouses

• Chemicalsynthesisandnaturalcompoundcharacterization

• Extractionofplantingredients

• Productionofdoublehaploidplants

• Databasesforprecisionbreeding

GGGistherightplacetosuccessfullystartorfurthergrowyour

business.Benefitfromourservices!Youcanrelyonanetwork

ofestablishedbiotechcompaniesandorganizations,contactsto

investorsandmoderninfrastructure.

What kind of infrastructure can we offer to you?

TheBiotechCenterGaterslebenandtheBiotechParkGatersleben

offer:

• Morethan300,000sqm²(3.2millionsquarefeet)

ofdevelopedpremises

• Greenhousearea:4.500squaremeters

• Laboratoryfacilities:10.000squaremeters

• Fields:175acres

What makes us different?

• Researchinvestment:approx.EUR35millionin150projects

• Workforce:atotalofapprox.600ofwhomroughly500workat

theLeibnizInstituteforPlantGeneticsandCropResearch(IPK)

• Services:Businessdevelopment,networking,start-upsupport,

locationmarketing,openandcommunicativenetwork,close

contactwiththegeneralpublic,decisionmakersandpublic

authorities

Come in and find out! Join us in shaping our future!

• Successfulapplicationofthelocationinthefederalinitiative

“365locationsintheCountryofIdeas”

• Advertising&PublicRelations

• Representationofourpartnersatinternationaltradeshows

• Supportingactivitiesintechnologytransfer

• Cooperationinresearchprojects

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Haupteingang Biopark

Haupteingang

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Biotech Campus Gatersleben

1 The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics

and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

2 Gartenland Produktion GmbH

3 Orgentis Chemicals GmbH (300m away)

4 Saaten-Union Biotec GmbH

5 TraitGenetics GmbH

6 Bayer CropScience AG

7 Biotech-Center Gatersleben

8 Biotechpark Gatersleben

9 Green Laboratory Gatersleben

10 BMD GmbH

11 InnoPlanta e.V.

12 IT-Breeding GmbH

13 Genome center

14 Seeds cold storage house

15 Perennial garden

Germany’s most important site of modern plant breeding

Salzlandkreis

Gatersleben

IPKG AT E R S L E B E N

Plant Research for the Future

TheLeibnizInstituteofPlantGeneticsandCropPlantResearch(IPK)atGaterslebenisaresearchcenterthataddressestheissuesofmodernbiologybyfocusingmainlyoncropplants.Pionee-ringresearchtouncoverthefundamentalprinciplesofplantperformanceandthedevelopmentofenablingtechnologiesareconsideredtobeofparamountimportanceinunderstandingthegeneticarchitectureandtheevolutionofcropplantsattheorganismic,thechromosomalandtheDNAlevel.Knowledge-basedstrategiesaredevelopedtofacilitatethetargetedutilizationofbiologicaldiversityforthesustainableproductionoffood,feedandrenewableresources.Theseeffortsarecomplementedbythedevelopmentoftransgenicapproachestoimprove

plantperformance.

Molecularmarkers,BAClibraries,mutagenesis,

populationdevelopment,cerealtransformation,DNA

andRNAsequencing,proteomics,metabolomics,

electronmicroscopyandconfocalmicroscopy

Disciplines, Technologies,Resources

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IPKG AT E R S L E B E N

The Institute comprises four scientific departments

• Genebank

• CytogeneticsandGenomeAnalysis

• MolecularGenetics,and

• PhysiologyandCellBiology

Theresearchprogramfocusesonthreemajorthemes:the

conservation,developmentandexploitationofgeneticdiversity,

dynamicsofplantgenomes,andintegrativebiologyofplant

performance.Whilefundamentalquestionsaremainlystudied

usingtheplantArabidopsis thaliana,questionsofappliedscience

areinvestigatedinavarietyofcropspecies.Inthisregardbarley

(Hordeum vulgare)isofcentralimportanceduetoitsagricultural

valueandbecauseitsgenomeservesasamodelforcerealspecies

oftheTriticeaetribethatalsoincludesotherimportantcrops

suchaswheatandrye.TofurtherpromoteresearchintotheTriti-

ceae,theinstituteheadsaninternationalconsortiumtophysically

mapandsequencethebarleygenome.Inaddition,biological

resourcesandenablingtechnologiesaredevelopedsuchasmole-

cularmarkersandtransformationtechniques.Acomprehensive

programonbioinformaticsandcomputationalgenomicsisclosely

interrelatedwiththeexperimentalresearchprogramstosupport

researchintostructuralandfunctionalgenomics,biochemistry

andcellbiology,andtoaddresssystems-orientedissues.

Asoneoftheworld’sleadingplantresearchcenterstheIPK

cooperateswithmanynationalandinternationalpartners.In

additiontotheirresearchworkthescientistsatIPKalsodedicate

timetoteachingatuniversities,amongstthemtheMartinLuther

UniversityHalle-WittenbergandtheAnhaltUniversityofApplied

Sciences.

Conservation and Exploitation of Crop Plant Diversity

TheFederalex situgenebankinGaterslebenanditsbranchesat

theBalticSeamainlypreservecropplantsofthetemperatecli-

matezoneincludingcultivars,landracesandtheirwildrelatives.

Currentlythecollectioncomprises151,000accessionsfromabout

3,200botanicalspeciesand776genera.Whilethemajorityof

accessionsarestoredasseedatlowtemperatures,clonallypro-

pagatedplantsarepreservedinfields,in vitro,orascryo-cultures

at-196°Cinliquidnitrogen.Everyyearabout30,000samplesare

distributedworldwide(http://gbis.ipk-gatersleben.de).Thetaxonomic

referencecollectionservesasaninternationalinformationcenter

holdingabout450,000voucherspecimens.TheFederalex situ

genebankcanlookbackovermorethan70yearsofexperience

intheconservationofplantgeneticresourcesandstandsfor

quality,reliability,transparencyandaccountability.Toensurethe

continuousfulfilmentofthesegoals,aqualitymanagementsys-

temhasbeenestablished,complyingwithDINENISO9001:2008

standards.

Researchintocropplantdiversityrangesfromtheimprovement

ofthecollectionmanagementtocropplanttaxonomyincluding

speciation,adaptationandradiationofcropplantsandtheirwild

relatives.Moleculargeneticapproachesareusedtoscrutinizethe

impactofdomesticationandadaptationonthediversityofcrop

plantgenomes.Strongemphasisisplacedonthedevelopment

ofgenomics-basedstrategiesforimprovedutilizationofgenetic

resources.Thisincludesidentificationandisolationofgenes

underlyingagronomictraits,theresponsetobioticandabiotic

stresses,plantarchitecture,andphenologyaswellasyieldcom-

ponents.Asafurthersteptodevelopingstate-of-the-artutilization

conceptsforthegeneticresourcesinthegenebank,themost

modernhighthroughputtechnologiesforsystematicgenotyping

andalsophenotypicalanalysisofexperimentalpopulationsand

selectedgenebankaccessionsaredeployed.Specificemphasis

isputonthemoleculardissectionofcomplextraitsandthe

developmentofgenomicsdrivenbreedingmethodologyincluding

genomicselection,traitmodellingandhybridbreeding.Isolation

ofgenesunderlyingagronomicallyimportanttraitswillfacilitate

theidentificationofnovelallelesfromgenebankcollections.

Dynamics of Plant Genomes

Thetraditionalviewofeukaryoticgenomesasstaticentities

isincreasinglycomplementedbyinsightsintothedynamic

structuralandfunctionalalterationsthatgenomesdisplay

duringevolution,domesticationandplantdevelopment.Inthis

contexttheIPKisaleadingcenterforresearchonplantgeno-

mesbridgingthelevelsofmoleculargeneticsandcytogenetics.

Majorresearchtopicsinthisfieldfocusonstructure,function,

plasticity,andevolutionofnucleargenomesattheDNAandthe

chromosomallevelwithemphasisonessentialchromosomal

domainssuchascentromeres,telomeres,nucleolusorganizers,

euchromatin,andheterochromatin.Genetic(polyploidization,

interspecifichybridization,apomixis,mutagenesis,repair,

recombination)andepigenetic(DNAmethylation,post-trans-

lationalhistonemodifications,RNAi)mechanisms,whichare

responsibleforstabilityorvariabilityofgenomes,arestudiedas

totheirimpactongeneexpression.Transcriptomeanalyses,mo-

lecular/chromosomalmarkertechniques,forwardandreverse

geneticaswellasbioinformaticapproachesareappliedtoiden-

tify,map,isolate,andtransfergenesofcropandmodelplants

thatareofeconomicinterestandencodediseaseresistances

ornutritionefficiency,ordeterminethemodeofreproduction.

Markersystemsaredevelopedandusedfortheidentification

andcharacterizationofthegeneticresourcesheldatthegene

bank.Specialgermplasmstocks(barley,fieldbean,andother

crops)withgeneandchromosomemutationsaredeveloped

astoolstostudyvariousaspectsofgenomedynamics,andare

maintainedwithintheframeworkoftheindividualresearch

programs.

Integrative Biology of Plant Performance

ThethirdfocusoftheInstitute`sresearchworkistounderstand

andimprovetheperformanceofcropplants.Wehavechosen

anintegrativeapproach,whichstrivestogenerateaholistic

understandingofspecificaspectsofplantperformancesuchas

storageactivitiesduringseeddevelopment,biomassproduction

andplantstrategiestocopewithstress.Multidisciplinaryin-

vestigationsincorporatingastrongcomponentofbioinformatics

providetheprerequisiteforprocessmodellingaspartofasys-

temsbiologyapproach.Sinceseedsarethemajorsourcetofeed

mankind,severalresearchgroupsareinvestigatingfertilization-

relatedprocessesincereals,grainlegumes,Arabidopsisand

otherspecies,includingapomixisandthemoleculargenetics

andphysiologyofseeddevelopment,withafocusonstorage

productsynthesis.Regulatorynetworksincludingtranscription

factors,hormones,andothersmallmoleculessuchassugars

andnitricoxideareinvestigated,andtransgenicapproaches

usedtoincreasewheatgrainproteincontentorimproveplant

tolerancetoabioticandbioticstresses.Researchonfertilization

andseedformationiscomplementedbytheinvestigationof

vegetativebiomassproductionusingArabidopsisasamodel

speciesandmaizeasacropplant.Exploitingnaturaldiversity

subjectedtogenetic,physiological,biochemical,anddevelop-

mentalanalyses,relationsbetweengeneticfactors,metabolic

status,andgrowthrateareresearched.Molecularprocessesand

geneticmechanismssuchasheterosis,whichareresponsible

forstrongplantperformance,arestudied,andgenes,genetic

markers,andbiomarkersthatmayserveasfuturetoolstoincre-

asecropproductivityaresought.

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics

and Crop Plant Research (IPK)

Prof.Dr.AndreasGraner,ManagingDirector

Corrensstraße3

06466StadtSeeland,OTGatersleben

Phone: +49394825220

Fax: +49394825500

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.ipk-gatersleben.de

History

Inthe1930sleadingresearchersoftheformerKaiserWilhelm

Societydevisedaconceptcombiningbasicresearchintoplant

biologywithnewapproachesforthegeneticimprovementofcrop

plants.Thisideawasimplementedin1943bythefoundationof

theKaiserWilhelmInstituteofCropPlantResearchnearVienna,

headedbyHansStubbe.AttheendoftheSecondWorldWarthe

InstitutewasrelocatedtoGatersleben.Afteritsincorporationinto

theAcademyofSciencesoftheGDRin1948constructionbegan

followingageneralbuildingplan,whichwascompletedin1964.

AtthistimetheInstitutewasanindependentbodyandlater

becameanaffiliatedinstituteoftheMartinLutherUniversityin

Halle.Atthesametime,inlinewiththeideasofHansStubbe,

theresearchactivitiesasacentralinstituteforgeneticsandcrop

plantresearchwerenotlimitedscientificallytoplantresearchbut

alsofocusedongainingnewinsightsintomicroorganismsand

mammals.AfterthereunificationofEastandWestGermanyin

1989,theInstitutere-focuseditsresearchprogramoncropplant

researchandwasnewlyincorporatedin1992astheInstituteof

PlantGeneticsandCropPlantResearch(IPK).In2000IPKjoined

theLeibnizAssociation.

TodaytheLeibnizInstituteofPlantGeneticsandCropPlantRe-

search(IPK)employsover500staffandishometotheFederalex situ genebankforagriculturalandhorticulturalcropplants.

“The IPK is one of the leading international research centers

in plant research. In this competitive infrastructure dedicated

scientists and postgraduates from more than 30 countries can

test their hypotheses, develop new ideas and create concepts

in a stimulating environment. Interaction with the biotech and

breeding companies on site provides a unique atmosphere to

transform fundamental research into innovative application”.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Graner, Managing Director

Institute founder Prof. Hans Stubbe

Wheat breeding for Europe

BayerCropScienceisoneoftheworld’sleadingcropsciencecompaniesintheareaofcropprotec-tionforcereals,andispursuinglongterminvestmentinsustainablecerealproductionfromseedthroughtoconsumer.Thankstoitspresenceinallrelevantmarketsandasaresultofthecons-tantintroductionofnewproductsforagriculturethecompanyoccupiesaprominentpositioninthecropprotectionmarketforwheat.Inaddition,BayerCropScienceinvestsheavilyinwheatbreeding.Itsgoalistoestablishaleadingglobalwheatseedbusinessthatcandrawonalarge

poolofbreedingmaterialandlocalvarietiesandfocusonoutstandingagronomicproperties.

Approximately25percentofglobalagriculturalland

isutilizedforwheatcultivation,makingwheatthe

largestfoodcropworldwideintermsofarea.The

productivityofwheatincreasesbylessthanone

percentannually,whereasworldwidedemandistwice

that.ImportantregionsforwheatgrowingaretheEU,

China,NorthAmerican,RussiaandAustralia.

Growing Demand

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Higher yields, enhanced characteristics

TheinaugurationoftheEuropeanWheatBreedingCenterinJune

2012onthebiotechnologycampusinGaterslebenisaclearsignal

ofBayerCropScience’scommitmenttopursuingtheresearchand

breedinggoalsfornewwheatvarietiessuitablefortheEuropean

marketlistedbelow:

• Increasedyield

• Nutrientuseefficiency(particularlynitrogenand

phosphorus)

• Abioticstresstolerance(drought,heat)

• Fungalresistance

• Grindingandbakingquality(goodqualitywith

increasedyield)

Furthermore,thewheatbreedingcenterisresponsiblefor

• CoordinatingallwheatbreedingactivitiesinEuropeand

• Establishinganetworkwiththecompany’swheatbreeding

stationsinothercropgrowingregionsaroundtheworld.

Faster Breeding Results

Bycooperatingwithrenownedprivateenterprisesandpublic

organisationsBayerCropScienceisabletobundleknow-how

andspeedupbreedingresults.BayerCropScienceisthusable

topositionitselfasthe“PartnerofChoice”forcentralEuropean

wheatproducers.Thecompanydeploysthelatestbiotechnological

processestodeliveritsbreedinggoals.Theanticipated40mem-

bersofstaffinGaterslebenhaveaccessto1.358squaremetersof

laboratory,greenhouseandofficespace,aswellasextensivefield

testareasclosebythecampus.

About Bayer CropScience

Bayerisaglobalenterprisewithcorecompetenciesinthefields

ofhealthcare,agricultureandhigh-techmaterialsthatcan

lookbackinthisyearatmorethan150yearscommitmentto

thecompany’smissionof“Bayer:Scienceforabetterlife”.Asa

subsidiaryofBayerAG,BayerCropScienceisresponsibleforits

agriculturalbusinessandwithsalesof8.383billionEuroin2012

isoneoftheworld‘sleadinginnovativecropsciencecompaniesin

theareasofcropprotection,non-agriculturalpestcontrol,seeds

andplantbiotechnology.Thecompanyoffersitscustomersan

outstandingproductrangewithhighqualityseed,innovativebio-

logicalandchemicalcropprotectionsolutionsandacomprehen-

sivecustomerserviceformodernsustainableagriculture.Bayer

CropSciencealsooffersabroadportfolioofproductsandservices

fornon-agriculturalapplicationstocontrolpestsathomeandin

thegardenandforforestrymanagement.Thecompanyemploys

20.800peopleandispresentinmorethan120countries.

Forfurtherinformationpleasevisit:

www.presse.bayercropscience.com.

Bayer CropScience AG

European Wheat Breeding Center

Dr.GünterWelz

AmSchwabeplan6


Phone: +4939482799959

Fax: +4939482799977


Web: www.bayercropscience.com

“The world’s population is forecast to reach 9 billion in 2050. It is

an enormous challenge for scientists all over the world to safegu-

ard and improve the global food supply. As a scientific company,

we at Bayer want to make our contribution towards achieving this

goal, in line with our mission ‚Science for a better life‘”.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Plischke, member

of the Bayer AG Board of Manage-

ment responsible for Innovation,

Technology and Sustainability

TheQualitySeedTestingLaboratoryisanindependenttestinglaboratorybelongingtoGartenlandProductionGmbH.Thecompanyproducesseedsfromvegetables,flowersandherbsetc.for

amateurgardeners.Thequalityoftheseedistestedusingspecificinternationallyrecognizedproceduresintheirowntestinglaboratory.The“InternationalSeedTestingAssociation“

(ISTA),ofwhichourlaboratoryisamember(DEML2000),isresponsibleforsettingtherulestocovertheproceduresforseedgerminationofdifferentspecies.

Oursamplerangecoversdifferentvarietiesofseedfromvegetables,herbsandflowers.OurservicesincludeISTAseedtestingforgermination,purity,otherseeddetermi-

nantsandmoisture;seedstorage;lifevasetestsforcutflowersunderdefinedcondi-

tions;plantbreedingandcultivation;in-vitropropagationandmuchmore.

GartenlandGmbHisamedium-sized,

young,dynamicgroupofcompanies

involvedworld-wideintheproduc-

tionandsaleofseedandseedlings,

perennials,cutflowersandbulbs.

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Quality Seed Testing Laboratory

Quality Seed Testing Laboratory

Gartenland Produktion GmbH

Dr.rer.nat.SusanneKrehl,

LaboratoryManagerandQualityManager

AmSchwabeplan1b


GartenlandProduktionGmbH

Dieselstr.1

06449Aschersleben

Phone: +4934738406289

+4939482799951

Fax: +493473840611


Web: www.gartenland.com

Germinationtestingisperformedunderdefinedconditions.

TheISTA“InternationalRulesforTesting”handbookspecifiesthe

seedtestingmethodsaccordingtovariety:

Highgermination,i.e.abovetheminimumgerminationcapacity,

isoneofthecriteriaforhighqualityseed.Anothercriterionis

purity;thismeansthatthepercentageofinertmatterisverylow.

Allthesetestsareperformedtoensureexcellentqualityandto

complywithEUseedstandards.Thegerminationcapabilityof

eachGartenlandvariety/speciesorseedbatchisanalyzedatleast

onceayearbytheQualitySeedTestingLaboratoryinlinewith

proprietaryandstatutoryparameters.

Ashortdaywithchangingtemperatures,8hlightand30°C,

aswellas16hdarknessand20°C,issimulated.Permanent

temperaturesof25°C,20°C,15°Candeven10°Care

recommendedforspecificvarieties.Thefollowingsubstrates

areusedtotestforgermination:

•Smallseedse.g.petunia:filterpaper(TP)

•Medium-sizedseedse.g.radish:pleatedpaper,

germinationrolls(BP,PP)

•Largeseeds,e.g.beans,pumpkin:insand

(rarelyinorganicsubstratee.g.soil)

Ontheonehandwetestcommercialseedtoguaranteehigh

germinationcapabilityfortheenduser,andontheotherhandwe

testbasicseedfromourownproductionwhichisusedtopropaga-

tethecorrespondingvarietyagain.

ThelaboratoryhasgreenhouseareasequippedwithDosatronfer-

tilizerinjectors,matanddripirrigationsystemstoprovideplant

breedingandproductionasaprofessionalservice.Longyearsof

experiencegainedintestingourseedprimarilyforpurity,variety

propertiesandgerminationintheopeninourownreferencegar-

denatGartenlandhasdemonstratedthatwearefullyacquainted

withthepropagationandcultivationofplantsthroughtoseed

harvestingofallplants.

Thelaboratoryisalsoinvolvedinin-vitropropagation.Thisoffers

anumberofbenefitscomparedwithgenerativepropagation:

·Recoveryofvirus-infectedplantse.g.beans

·Fastpropagation

·Higherpropagationcoefficient

Your service provider for molecular plant breeding

IT-BreedingGmbHwasfoundedin2009attheBiotechStart-upCenterGaterslebenasaspin-offfromtheLeibniz-InstituteforPlantGeneticsandCropPlantResearch.IT-Breedingprovidescom-petentsupportforbreedingprogramsandhelpstoimplementthePrecisionBreeding*technolo-giesinanoptimalandeffectiveway.Tomeetthedemandsofanevergrowingpopulationandclimatechange,plantbreedinghastofacethechallengeofbreedinghighyieldingvarietiesadaptedtotheupcomingenvironmentalchangesinincreasinglyshortertimeframes.IT-Breedingprovidesarangeofservicestosave

timeandcostinplantbreeding.

*Precisionbreeding,alsoknownasSMARTbreeding(SMART=SelectionwithMarkersandAdvancedReproductiveTechnologies),isatargetedcombinationofsuperiorallelesincropimprovementprograms

Our goal:

Toincreasetheefficiencyofbreedingbyimproving

knowledgetransferbetweenpublicresearchandcom-

mercialplantbreeding.

Our solution = our services:

·Plantspeciesspecificnewsletter

·Customizedsearchesandstudies

·Customizeddatabases

·Consulting

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Baseduponourexpertiseinsearching,evaluatingandanalyzing

moleculardataonplantgrowthanddevelopment–thedatathat

revealsthegeneticmechanismsbehindimportanttraits–we

offerourcustomersthefollowing:

Scientific Alerts, breeding newsletters for various plant spe-

cies, six issues annually

Wescreenfor,read,andevaluateeveryrelevantscientificpub-

licationonyourplantspeciesofinterestandpresenttheseina

breedingnewsletter.

Customized contract studies

Weperformcustomizedresearchandanalysesforcustomerswith

aprecisescientificresearchquestion.

Data analysis including implementation support

Variousdataisoftenproducedintheprocessofmolecularbree-

ding.Correctprocessingandevaluationofthisdataisaprere-

quisiteforsubsequentbreedingsuccess.Weofferourcustomers

statisticalprocessingofmolecularmarkersdatawithregardto

geneticdiversityanalysisandvarietyidentification,association

studiesdesignanddataanalysis,incl.populationstructure,

haplotypeanalysis,andinterpretationoftheresults.

Databases

Databasesrevealthegeneticbackgroundofplanttraits,establish

thecorrelationbetweentraitsandmolecularmarkers,andenable

plantbreederstoestablishMAS-basedbreedingandtooptimize

on-goingprograms.ThedatabasescanberunonanystandardPC

andareprovidedwithauser-friendlyinterface.

IT-Breeding GmbH

Dr.LyudmylaMalysheva-Otto,CEO

AmSchwabeplan1b


Phone: +4939482796192

Fax: +4939482796194


Web: www.it-breeding.de

Marker trait associations in apples

Aspartofareferenceprojectinapples,IT-BreedingGmbH

evaluatedtheassociationbetweenSNPs(singlenucleotide

polymorphisms)andthecontentoffourmolecules(esters)

importantforappleflavorandhenceapplequality,using

TASSELandSTRUCTUREsoftware.Wewereabletoprove

thatthegeneMdAAT1codingforalcohol-acyl-transferaseis

responsibleforhighvariabilityinestercontentindifferent

applevarieties.Theresultswerepublishedin“Molecular

Breeding”in2011.

Custom-made Chemicals

Since1991,OrgentisChemicalshasbeendevelopingsynthesisprocessesfromlaboratoryscaletosemi-bulkquantitiesforpre-definedtargetmoleculesandsynthesizesawiderangeofcustomer-specificorganiccompounds.Oneofourcoreactivitiesisthepurificationandseparationof

naturalproductsandsyntheticorganiccompounds.

OrgentisChemicalsproducesanddeliversspecialchemicalsforbiochemistryandhightech-nologyapplications,includingpureenantiomersofchiralcompounds,derivativesofaminoacidsandcarbohydrates.

Biochemicals,Customsynthesis,ExtractionofplantIngredients,NaturalProducts,PolymerphasesforHPCLseparations

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Wesynthesizemoleculesandisolatenaturalcompoundsinline

withyourrequirements.Weofferhighlyefficientpolymerphases

fortheisolationandpurificationofbiomolecules.

Inourwell-equippedmultipurposelaboratoriesandpilotplant

buildingscovering1000squaremeterswedeploystate-of-the-art

technologiesfor

•Researchandproductdevelopment

•Developmentofsynthesisprocesses

•Optimisationofexistingprocesses

•Isolationandmodificationofnaturalproducts

•Up-scalingfromlaboratorytopilotscale

•Productionatlab-scaleandsemi-bulk

•Customsynthesis

•Singleandmultistepsyntheticprocesses

Methods

•HPLC(UV,RI,fluorescence,lightscattering),HPLC-MS,

GC-MS,IRspectroscopy

•NOVAnitrogenabsorptionforporesizeanalysis

•CILASlaserparticlesizer

•Opticalrotation,waterdeterminationaccordingtoKarlFischer

•Preparativechromatography(Novaprep200gradientsystem,

BüchiMPLCsystem)

•Reactorsupto450l,enamelandstainlesssteel

(stirring,heating,cooling,reflux,distillationandvacuum)

Our Expertise:

•Separation,isolation,purificationofnaturalcompoundse.g.

Xanthohumol,Isoxanthohumol,8-Prenylnaringenin

•Synthesisandmodificationofnaturalcompoundse.g.

derivativesofcarbohydratesandaminoacids

•Synthesisofdiagnosticandpharmaceuticalintermediates,

chiralbuildingblocksandproductsformaterialscience

applications

•DevelopmentandproductionofpolymerphasesforHPLC

separationse.g.separationofpeptidehormonessuchasinsulin

Our Partners

OrgentisChemicalscooperateswithinternationalandnational

businessandresearchenterprises.Weworktogetherwith

academicinstitutessuchas:

•LeibnizInstituteofPlantBiochemistryHalle

•MartinLutherUniversityHalle-Wittenberg

•LeibnizInstituteofPlantGeneticsand

CropPlantResearch(IPK),Gatersleben

•Wearememberofthe4Chiraland

GreenGateGatersleben®networks

Orgentis Chemicals GmbH

Dr.Hans-MatthiasVorbrodt,ManagingDirector

Bahnhofstraße3-5


Phone: +4939482355

Fax: +493948279071


Web: www.orgentis.com

Doubled Haploid Production, Tissue Culture Service & Contract Research

Saaten-UnionBiotecGmbHisamedium-sizedcompany(SME)with75employeesandanturnoverof3,2Mio.Euro.Thecompanywasfoundedin1984bysevenGermanplantbreeders.DeutscheSaatveredelungAGandSolanaResearchGmbHjoinedthegroupin1999and2011respectively.InDecember2006anadditionalfacilityfortissuecultureresearchandproductionofdou-bledhaploid(DH)plantswasestablishedonthecampusofthe“BiotechGatersleben”intheimmediatevicinityoftheIPKGatersleben(LeibnizInstituteofPlantGeneticsandCropPlant

Research).

Weprovideservices,contractresearchandthedeve-

lopmentofinnovativetechnologiestothebreedersof

ourshareholdingcompaniesinthefieldofbiotech-

nologicalsupportedplantbreedingtoacceleratethe

productionofimprovedvarieties.Partsofourser-

vicesarealsoavailableforindustrialandacademic

thirdparties(pricelistonrequest).

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Services and Research

Doublehaploidproductioninrapeseed,wheat,barley,tritica-

le,maize,fodderandamenitygrassesisourkeytechnology.

Microsporeculture,anthercultureandwidecrossesareroutine.

200,000barleyplantlets,100,000rapeseedplantlets,200,000

wheatplantletsand25,000triticaleplantletsareproducedper

year.WheatDHproductionbyantherculture,whichwillalso

furtheracceleratehybridwheatbreeding,hasrecentlybeenin-

cludedinourrangeofservices.Morethan200,000plantletswere

producedalreadyinthefirstyearofintroducingthistechnology.

Therangeofservicesalsoincludesploidydeterminationbyme-

ansofflowcytometryinrapeandvariouscereals.

Productionofgeneticallymodifiedplantisperformedwithinthe

frameworkofresearchanddevelopmentprojectsandincloseco-

operationwiththeshareholderswhoarealsoactiveontheNorth

aswellasSouthAmericanandAustralianseedmarkets.

About Us

ThemanagingdirectorsareDr.JensWeyenandReinhardLehrke.

Dr.HeikeGnadistheresponsibleheadofthesubsidiaryin

Gatersleben.

BirgitSchwieristheheadofthedepartment“TissueCulture”at

theHovedissenlaboratory.Dr.ClaudiaHönemannheadsupthe

department„TissueCultureResearchandFlowCytometry“,and

Dr.JoséMariaOrsiniisheadoftheplanttransformationdepart-

ment.Dr.JörgSchondelmaierisheadofthe„MolecularMarker“

department.HeisassistedbyDipl.Biol.JuttaFörster,aqualified

biologist,whoisresponsibleformanagingmolecularmarker

R&Dprojectsforcereals,andDr.StephanSchie,whoisincharge

ofgenomicdatacollectionsandmarkerassaydevelopment.At

bothsites,ourexperiencedtechnicalassistantsaresupportedby

agriculturescientistsandagriculturalbiologists.

Forfurtherinformationpleasevisit:

www.saaten-union-biotec.com

Saaten-Union Biotec GmbH

Leopoldshöhe laboratory:

Dr.JensWeyen,ManagingDirector

HovedisserStr.92

33818Leopoldshöhe

Phone: +49520897111

Fax: +49520897196


Web: www.saaten-union-biotec.de

Gatersleben laboratory:

Dr.HeikeGnad,headofsubsidiary

AmSchwabeplan6


Phone: +4952089597151

Fax: +4952089597198


Web: www.saaten-union-biotec.de

Core Technologies and Competencies:

• Efficientandreliabledoublehaploidproductioninbarley,

wheat,durumwheat,triticaleandrapeseed

• Semi-automatedflowcytometricanalysisforselectionofhigh

qualityDHplantletsandresearchapplications

• Extensiveportfolioofmolecularmarkerswithsuperior

benefitforplantbreeders

• Routinelogisticsforhighthroughputmarkerapplications

• Realisticvaluationinrespecttocostsandinvestmentsin

plantbiotechnologyandplantbreeding

• Excellentknow-howingeneticsandmarkerapplications

• Well-knownandwithadistinguishedreputationamongplant

breedersandacademicinstitutionsworldwide

High throughput molecular marker development and analysis for major crops

TraitGeneticswasfoundedin2001andcurrentlyemploys20people.Thecompanyismainlyinvolvedindevelopingmolecularmarkersandinanalyzingcropsusingthesemarkers.Mo-lecularmarkersarediagnostictoolsthatareusedinplantbreedingtotracktheinheritanceofqualitative(monogenic)andquantitative(polygenic)traitsduringcrossingandselection.Molecularmarkersareusedtoidentifyandselectplantswiththedesiredtraitsatanearlystageintheirgrowthandhencesavetimeandexpenseduringthebreedingprocess(SMART

breeding).

TraitGeneticsspecializesindevelopingandanalyzing

differenttypesofmolecularmarkersforplantbree-

dingandbiodiversityresearch.Thisincludestheuse

ofmolecularmarkersfortheconstructionofgenetic

maps,marker-assistedselectioninlargepopulations,

theconstructionofmolecularmarkerdatabasesfor

plantvarietyidentificationandgermplasmcharacte-

rizationaswellasmap-basedcloning.

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Currentlyourmarkerdevelopmentincropsfocusesonso-called

‚singlenucleotidepolymorphism’(SNP)markers.Wehaveidenti-

fiedSNPmarkersinmaize,wheatandbarley,Brassica,sunflow-

ers,peppers,tomatoesandotherplants.Weusethesemarkers

togetherwitharraytechnologiesforhigh-throughputgenotyping

includingtheparallelanalysisofthousandsofSNPmarkersin

theshortesttimepossible.Furthermore,wehaveestablisheda

numberoftechnologiesthatpermittheanalysisoflargenumbers

ofindividualSNPmarkers.

TraitGeneticshasboththetechnicalexperienceandbioinforma-

ticscapacitiestomaplargenumberofmarkersincropplants.

Atpresent,TraitGeneticsfocusesmainlyonthedevelopmentof

standardizedandoptimizedSNPmultiplexesbasedonitslarge

proprietarySNPdatabasesformanydifferentcropspecies.

Ourfurtherexperienceincludestherapidanalysisofspecific

candidategenesfortheassociationofmarkerswithspecifictraits

crucialtoagriculturallyimportanttraits(associationgenetics).

TraitGeneticsmostlyservestheinternationalplantbreedingcom-

munityandhas itscustomersamongmajorplantbreedingcom-

paniesaswellassmaller,regionalenterprises,academicinstitu-

tionsandothercompaniesintheareaofplantresearchtowhich

welicenseourmarkers,performcontractresearchandmolecular

markerservices.

TraitGenetics GmbH

MartinGanal,ManagingDirector

AmSchwabeplan1b


Phone: +493948279970

Fax: +4939482799718


Web: www.traitgenetics.comCharacterization of European wheat varieties using

molecular markers to improve traits essential for agricul-

ture

Ourresearchactivitiescurrentlyfocusonhexaploidbread

wheat(Triticum aestivum).Astheresultofmanyyears’

cooperationwithseveraldifferentbreedingcompanieswe

havebuiltupadatabaseofinformationrelatingtofieldtrials,

resistancetestsandmolecularmarkeranalysis.Theseare

usedtodescribeindetailthevariationintheentireEuro-

peanwheatvarietysetthatcanbeusefultobreeders,and

toidentifyregionsinthewheatgenomethatcanbeusedto

improveagriculturallycriticaltraits.

Where ideas germinate…

... young enterprises and start-ups can find excellent start-up conditionsNewbusinessesandstart-upsencounterexcellentstart-upconditionsattheBiotechcenterinGatersleben,builtin2000.Thetwo-storeybuildingcomplexprovides2.500squaremetersof

spaceforlaboratories,officesandgreenhouses.

TheBiotechCenterGaterslebenGmbHwasfoundedin1999.Ourkeyactivityistoprovide

supportforstart-upsandyoungbusinessesinthelifesciencesector.

TheBiotechStart-upCenterGaterslebenGmbHisa

memberofthecompetencenetwork“Innoplanta–

PlantBiotechnologyNorthHarz/Börde”andofthe

GreenGateGatersleben®initiative.

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The services provided by the Start-up Center GmbH include:

• Providinginformationandsupporttoenterprises

• Settingupcooperationsandtechnologytransfer

• LocationmarketingandPRactivities

Rentals / Infrastructure

• Highqualitytechnicalfacilitieswithflexiblydesignedand

fullyequippedlaboratories(S1standard)

• Creativeenvironment,closevicinitytointernationally

renownedresearchinstitutesandsuccessfulenterprises

• Knowledgeandtechnologytransfer

• Favourablerentalconditions

• Fasttransportlinks:B6n,A14,Halle/Leipzigand

Magdeburg/Cochstedtairports

• Plentyofspaceforfamilies

• Livinginthecountryside

• RichculturallandscapedirectlynexttotheHarzmountains

Biotech-Zentrum Gatersleben GmbH

AntjeKreßer,ManagingDirector

AmSchwabeplan1b


Phone: +493948279185

Fax: +493948279186


Web: www.startupbiotech.de

Your new locationGrow with us at the center for modern plant biotechnologyThePlantBiotechnologyParkGatersleben-oneofthemostmoderninfrastructurefacilitiesdedica-

tedtotheplant.Start-upsrequireaboveallonething–roomfortheirinnovativeideas.

SurroundingsThePlantBiotechnologyParkGaterslebencoversanareaof10haandisthefocalpointofthebiotechnologyoffensiveinSachsen-Anhalt.ItislocatedontheGaterslebenBiotechcampus,anextensivescientific,economicandindustrialnetwork.Italsooffersaresearchgreenhouse,

laboratoriesandaconferencecenterwithofficespace.

Bigchangesstartwithsmallsteps.The

PlantBiotechnologyParkoffersthe

idealinfrastructurefornewtechnolo-

giesandideasrelatingtoplants.

Growing up.

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Our services to you

• RPremisesinatechnologyandstart-upcenterandplant

biotechnologyindustrialpark

• Advisoryservicesforstart-upsandenterprisesonlicensing

proceduresandapprovalfromauthoritiesinvolved

• Enterprisefinancefacilitationandventurecapitalprovision

What is available?

• Greenhouseareas

• Preparationrooms

• Storageareas

• S1laboratories

• Tissueculturerooms

• Technicalrooms

• Phytochambers

• Offices

• Conferenceandmeetingrooms

• Multimediaequipment

• Cafeteria

• Openlandincludingirrigationfacilities

Special features of the region

• 10kmfromQuedlinburg–thecradleofGermanseedbreeding

• FavourableclimaticconditionsintherainshadowoftheHarz

mountains

• Fertilesoilwithveryhighsoilvalues

• Perfectconditionsforagricultureandmodernplantbreeding

• Extensiveexperienceinbuildinggreenhousesandincrop

cultivation

• Localcraftsmenandcommercialenterprisesadapttospecial

localconditionsandtailortheirservicestotherequirements

ofbiotechnologyenterprises

• Nationalandinternationalconferences,colloquia,seminars

andsummercourses

BGI Biotechpark Gatersleben Infrastrukturgesellschaft mbH

BerndEise,ManagingDirector

AmSchwabeplan6


Phone: +4939482795100

Fax: +4939482795109


Web: www.biopark-gatersleben.de

Education: it’s never too early...

“Thesimplestexperimentthatonehasdevisedoneselfisbetterthanthemostelaborateexperi-mentonemerelywatches”.(MichaelFaraday)

The“GreenLaboratoryGatersleben”isaschoollaboratoryforbiologybasedatthevenerablesciencelocationofGatersleben.Herechildrenandyoungpeople–ourfuturescientists–can

experimentforthemselvesandlearnmoreaboutplantsandtheirhabitats.

The“GreenLaboratory”makesscienceahands-on

experienceandprovidesvitalimpulsesrangingfrom

ageneralunderstandingthroughtokeyformative

experiencesformakingavocationalchoice.

Firing Enthusiasm

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Experiencingscience–underthissloganthe“GreenLabora-

tory”,theschoollaboratoryforbiology,wasopenedin2006on

theGaterslebenBiotechcampus.Itsaimistostimulateschool

children’sinterestinnaturalandplantsciencewhilststillat

school.Boysandgirlswhoshowparticularinterestshouldbe

encouragedasmuchaspossibleinordertoofferthemtheoppor-

tunitytodeveloptheirskillsandpotential.Anothermajorfocus

atthe“GreenLaboratory”istosupportschoolchildrenasfaras

possibleintheirchoiceofcareer.

Thecoursesofferedbythe“GreenLaboratory”coverabroad

spectrumofplantsciencetopicsrangingfrombotanyviaplant

biotechnologyandmoleculargeneticsthroughtoecologyand

environmentaleducation.The“GreenLaboratory”therebycovers

aspectrumofeducationalcontentthatisalmostuniqueinGer-

many.

The“GreenLaboratory”isanactivepartnerof“NaLos!”,the

schoollaboratorynetworkinSachsen-Anhalt,andamemberof

theFederalAssociationofSchoolLaboratories.Lastbutnotleast

thelaboratoryisalsoopentointerestedmembersofthepublic

andoffersbywayofeventsandcoursesfactualinformationand

educationoncutting-edgebiosciences,particularlytheresults

andmethodsofmodernplantbreedingandplantbiotechnology.

Target Groups

• Schoolchildrenfromgrades5to12

• Preschoolandelementaryschoolchildren

• Teachers

• Apprentices

• Public

Goals and Activities

• Supportformalandnon-formalnaturalscienceeducation

• Encourageearlyinterestinnaturalsciences

• Stimulateinteractionbetweeneducation,businessand

science

• Encouragegiftedstudents

• Vocationalcounselling

• Vocationaltrainingopportunities

• Teachertraining

• PRworkinplantbiotechnology

Facts and Figures

• 2006:“GreenLaboratory”opened

• Thelaboratoryprovidesbenchspacefor32students

• Approx.4000visitorseachyear

• Experimentsonplantphysiology,molecularbiologyand

ecology

• Environmentaleducationprojects

• Scienceweeksandbilingualcourses

Association for the Promotion of the School Laboratory

“Green Laboratory Gatersleben”

Prof.Dr.AndreasGraner,ChairmanoftheBoard

SteffenAmme,LaboratoryDirector

AmSchwabeplan1b


Phone: +4939482796252

Fax: +4939482796314


Web: www.gruenes-labor.de

InnoPlanta e.V. - Plant Biotechnology Network

InnoPlantae.v.isanassociationtopromotemodernplantbreeding.Foundedin2000,theasso-ciationnumbersmorethan100membersfromthedomainsofagriculture,science,medium-sizedseedbreedingandregionalauthorities.InnoPlantaisinvolvedinanumberofactivitiestopromotethepracticalapplicationofmodernplantbiotechnology.InnoPlantawasthewinneroftheInnoRegiocompetition,launchedbytheFederalMinistryofEducationandResearch(BMBF).Whereasplantbiotechnologyisgaininggroundworldwide,itisviewedwithscepti-cisminGermanyandEurope.Topromotethepositivecontributionthatbiotechplantscanofferforthesustainableintensificationofcropproduction,InnoPlantanowfocusesonpublicrelationswork.

InnoPlantasupportsitsmembersbyofferingconsultan-

cyservices,publicrelationsactivitiesandlegaladvice.

InnoPlantaactivelyrepresentsitsmembersatthe

political,economicandcommunallevel.

Products and Services

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TheannualInnoPlantaforumhasfirmlyestablisheditselfasone

themostimportantconferencesongreenbiotechnologyinGerma-

ny.ForanumberofyearsnowtheInnoPlantaprizehasbeen

awardedtojournalistsandscientistsfortheirobjectivereporting

ongreengenetics.Inaddition,theassociationparticipatesinex-

hibitionssuchastheDLGfielddays,organizesitsownfielddays

andregularlypublishesanewsletteroncurrenttopicscovering

greenbiotechnology.

Cooperation:

InnoPlantacooperateswithBMDGmbH,theassociationofGer-

manPlantBreeders(BDP)andotherassociationsandnetworks,

whoareopentoplantbiotechnology.InnoPlantaisalsoinvolved

withGGGandtheEuropeanFarmersScientistsNetwork(FSN).

Technological Competence:

Organisationandcoordinationofassociationprojectsrelatingto

modernplantbreedinganditsapplication:

• Project“InnoPlanta–PlantBiotechnologyNordharzBörde”

2000–2006

• Trialcultivationofgeneticallymodifiedmaize(Btmaize),2004

• Qualityassurancesystemsforthepurchaseofgrainmaize

• Consultancy,supportandPRworkforgmfieldtrialsand

gmagriculturalproduction:

·BtmaizecultivationinGermany2005-2008

·ShowgardenÜplingen2008–2011

• OrganisationoffielddaysandtheInnoPlantaforum.

“Green biotechnology possesses enormous potential to drive the

sustainable intensification of agricultural production. Education

and PR work based on scientific arguments are required to tap

into this potential in Germany and Europe. InnoPlanta would like

to contribute to this work. With the Innovative Farmers Working

Group (AGIL) we support a growing number of farmers who wish

to benefit from modern technologies and new, high performance

varieties”.

Basedontheexperiencesgainedfromthefieldtrialculti-

vationofBtmaizein2004coordinatedbyInnoPlanta,the

InnovativeFarmers’WorkingGroupwasestablishedin2006

withintheInnoPlantanetworkandisopentoallfarmers

nationwide.InnoPlantaAGILsupportsfarmerswhowish

tobenefitfromtheopportunitiesandpotentialofferedby

plantbiotechnologyanddemandspracticableandcalculable

geneticengineeringlegislation.

InnoPlanta e.V.

Karl-FriedrichKaufmann,CEO

Dr.UweSchrader,ManagingDirector

AmSchwabeplan1b


Phone: +493948279170

Fax: +493948279172


Web: www.innoplanta.com

There is Always Someone Making the First Step

Single-Source ExpertiseOurworkfocuseschieflyononeaspect:Competent,promptandcustomer-orientedsupportofenterprisesandresearchinstitutesinthelifescienceandbiotechnologysectorswiththeobjecti-veofsupportingtheirsustainabledevelopment,andtoaggressivelycommunicatethepositive

developmentoftheregionandtheplayersinvolvedtothepublic.

• Establishandarrangecontactsaswellasindividuallysupport

plantbiotechnologyenterprises

• Initiateandcoordinatethe“GreenGateGatersleben®-The

PlantBiotechCenter”brand

• Coordinatecross-borderprojects

Our Activities in the Plant Biotechnology Sector

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Networking:

Weoperateattheinterfaceofpolitics,scienceandcommerceand

weareexperiencedassuppliersandnetworkersforeverybody

whowishestojointlydriveinnovationinthelifesciencesector.

Forexample,wesupporttheInnoPlantae.V.network(plantbio-

technology)andtheBioPharmaNetworkSaxony-Anhaltinshaping

newprojectsandfindingnewfundingandcooperationpartners.

Support:

Day-to-daybusinessregularly“wastes”decision-makersinenter-

prises.Togetherwithourextensivenetworkintheworldofindus-

tryandcommerce,science,capitalmarketsandpoliticswearein

apositiontosupportyourenterpriseinitsstrategicdevelopment

andinidentifyingnewmarkets.

Cross-sector and cross-border:

Attheheartofourcooperationmanagementisthecollaboration

betweenenterprisesandresearchinstitutes–bothcross-sector

andcross-border.Wefocusonkeysectorssuchasthepharmaceu-

ticalandchemicalindustriesaswellasthefoodindustryand

agriculture.Hence,insolvingyourproblemsandinordertofulfil

yourwishesitisimportantforustoworktogetherwithourlong

standingandfruitfulpartnersinThuringiaandSaxony.Wefoster

cross-regionalbiotechnologydevelopmentbycoordinatingcross-

borderprojectstogetherwiththeBusinessInitiativeforCentral

Germany.

“Plant biotechnology is one of the key technologies for the fu-

ture with a wide range of applications providing huge resources

to tackle global challenges. These include developing new plant

varieties to secure the world’s food supply despite climate

change, and also using plants as renewable resources and as a

source of energy. Plant biotechnology is all too often mistaken-

ly described as “green gene technology” and has therefore to

struggle against a negative image. To counter this misleading

view BMD coordinates and supports the activities of the “Green

Gate Gatersleben” initiative. It functions as a professional me-

diator between the plant biotechnology sector in Saxony-Anhalt

on the one hand and the political arena and the general public

on the other hand.”

Dr. Michael Täger

BMD GmbH

Dr.MichaelTäger,ManagingDirector

Franckestr.3

06110Halle(Saale)

Phone: +493452798352

Fax: +493452798356


Web: www.bmdlifesciences.de

Business Development in the Salzlandkreis Region

Bringing the right people together to make your relocation a successFoundedin1991,theGesellschaftfürWirtschaftsförderungAschersleben-StaßfurtmbH(Busi-nessDevelopmentCorporation)operatesonbehalfoftheSalzlandkreisregion.Today,thecor-porationisactiveinthreekeyareas.Firstly,weprovidepotentialinvestorswithcomprehensiveadvicefromconceptiontoimplementationoftheirrelocationprojectsandprovideongoingsupportandinformationbothtofoundersofnewbusinessesandtomedium-sizedfirms.Secondly,weensurethereisasupplyoftrainedpersonnelavailableandarrangetraining,developmentaltrainingandcareerguidance,sothatyoucanrecruitqualifiedpersonnelforyourcompany.Thirdly,wethinkofthefuture–weplanprojectsandimplementideas–your

ideas,especially.

TheAschersleben-StaßfurtBusinessDevelopment

CorporationmbHprovidessupportforstart-upsand

seedcompaniesfocusingonbiotechnology,especially

plantbiotechnology.Theyaregiventheopportunity

totranslatetheirbusinessideasintocommercial

sense.Wecanhelp!

A Partner for the Business Sector

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TheSalzlandkreishasdevelopedintoasuccessfulbusiness

location.ItslocationintheheartofEurope,therapidtransport

linksoftheB6nandtheA14aswellasthemajoraviationhub

atHalle/Leipzigairporthavemadetheregionanidealbasefor

Europeanandinternationalcompanies.Asaregionfocused

oninnovationsandtechnology,theSalzlandkreishasresearch

facilitiesthataregearedtotheneedsofbusiness,togetherwitha

highlyqualifiedandmotivatedworkforce.Corporatecommitment

ispromotedbyanon-bureaucraticdecision-makingstructure.

Andfinally,thedelightfulcountrysidebetweentheHarzmoun-

tainsandtheBördeandthemulti-facetedartandculturalscene

complementtheregion’sprofile.

TheBusinessDevelopmentCorporationcontributestothe

region’seconomicsuccess.Webringtogetherregionalcompanies

andpotentialcooperationpartners,researchanditsindustrial

application,businessandadministration.

Services we provide

• Informationandsupportinapplyingfordevelopmentgrants

• Consultancyservicesforstart-ups

• Ongoinghelpandsupportateverystageoftheapproval

proceduresthroughallofficialchannelsanddepartments

• Acquisition

• Helpandsupportforexistingbusinesses

• Locationmarketing

• Projectmanagement

Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung

Aschersleben-Staßfurt mbH

EvelineNettlau,ManagingDirector

GroßerMarkt9

39418Staßfurt

Phone: +49(0)3925-930124

Fax: +49(0)3925-930125


Web: www.gfw-net.de

Facts that Speak for Themselves

• CentrallocationinGermanyandEurope

• Ideallinkstoroad,railandairtransport.TheB6nisthe

shortestlinktotheA14(forBerlinandDresden),totheA

395(forBraunschweig/Hannover)viatheHarzandtheA7

(forHamburgandKassel)

• Halle/Leipziginternationalairport

• RMagdeburg/Cochstedtregionalairport

• Modernformsofenergyandcommunicationnetworks

• Highlyqualifiedandmotivatedworkforce

• Theworkingweekisonaveragetwohourslongerthaninthe

formerWestGermanstates

• Idealinvestmentsconditionsthankstodevelopmentgrants

from“GemeinschaftsaufgabeVerbesserungderregionalen

Wirtschaftsstruktur”(JointSchemefortheImprovementof

theRegionalEconomicStructure)

Foto:NovelisDeutschlandGmbH,WerkNachterstedt

Foto:MarionKallas Foto:SerumwerkBernburgAG Foto:AschersleberKulturanstalt Foto:JCBVibromaxGmbH

Seeland, Gatersleben municipality

Our LocationGaterslebenisaprosperingmunicipalityofSeelandlocated10kmfromtheUNESCOworldheri-tagetownofQuedlinburg–thecradleoftheGermanseedbreeding.About2,500inhabitantsliveinGaterslebenonanareaof16squarekilometers.Gaterslebenhasabeautifulparkwithmany

centuries-oldtrees.Thelocationcombinesruralidyllwithanattractiveeconomicbase.

Surroundedbybeautifullandscape,uniquecultural

monuments,athrivingSMEbusinesssectorandan

interestingscientificenvironmentGaterslebenoffers

idealfutureprospects.

Site of Choice by the Initiative „Germany - Country of Ideas“

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Gatersleben

GaterslebenhasatrainstationandislinkedtothenewB6n

highwaysinceDecember2007.Gaterslebeniseasilyreachedby

busandrail.Morethan120companieswithover1.600jobsare

locatedinGatersleben.

Plant Biotechnology

Gaterslebenisoneofthemostimportantlocationsforplant

biotechnologyinSaxony-AnhaltandthroughoutGermany.The

LeibnizInstituteforPlantGeneticsandCropResearch,housing

Germany’slargestcropgenebankisofparticularimportance.It

canlookbackatover60yearsofsuccessfulresearch.

In1999thefirstcompanieslocatedtoGaterslebenasspin-offs

fromtheInstitute.In2000abiotechnologystart-upcenterwas

builtandin2006theGaterslebenBiotechParkfollowed.At

present,thereisabroadnetworkbetweenindustry–research–

business–politics.In2012BayerCropScienceAGinaugurated

itsEuropeanWheatBreedingCenteratGaterslebenfromwhereit

coordinatesthecompany’sentireEuropeanresearchactivitiesfor

wheatbreeding.

Theenterprises,institutesandpublicbodieshavejoinedtogether

toestablishthe“GreenGateGatersleben®-ThePlantBiotech

Center”initiativewithover600jobs.InSeptember2006Green

GateGatersleben®receivedthedistinction“ASiteofChoice

2006”bytheinitiative“Germany-TheCountryofIdeas”.

Industry

Oneofthemostmodernproducersofrolledaluminumproducts

islocatedatGatersleben–Novelis,whichbelongstotheIndian

corporationHindalco.Thefacilityproducesanumberofdiffe-

rentproductsincludingproductsfortheautomotiveindustry.

Furthermore,anewaluminumrecyclingandDCcastingplantis

scheduledtobebuilt.200newjobswillbecreatedasof2014and

theplantisscheduledtoproduce400.000tonnesofaluminum

ingotsannually.Even100yearsagoconstructionmachinerywas

madeinGatersleben.Today,theBritishfirmofJCBVibromax

GmbHislocatedhere.Itproducesmachinerythatisexported

throughouttheworld.

An International Location

Sciencethrivesonintellectualexchange.TheInstituteishometo

scientistsfrommorethan20differentcountries.Thechildrenof

foreignscientistsattendthenursery,thekindergartenandele-

mentaryschooltogetherwithGermanchildren.Thisenhancesin-

terculturalunderstanding.EveryyearinJunetheBiotechcampus

organizesanopendaytowelcomethepublictothe“ivorytower”.

Everytwoyearsthisopendayiscombinedwithaninternational

festival.ThevariousnationsrepresentedattheGaterslebensite

presenttheircountrytogetherwithregionalsocietiesandprovide

avariedandentertainingprogram.

Seeland

HeidrunMeyer,Mayor

Lindenstraße1

06469StadtSeeland,OTNachterstedt

Phone: +493474193215

Fax: +493474193240


Web: www.stadt-seeland.de

6 white powders-the key to success

Alongeconomictraditionisimplicitintheterm,thenewSalzlandkreis.Whereassalthasalwaysplayedanimportantroleintheeconomichistoryoftheregion,theemphasistodayhasshiftedtothesixwhitepowders.Cementandthemanufactureofflour,sugarandpharmaceuticalpro-ductsnowplayakeyrole,apartfromsaltandsoda.Wherelargecompaniesemployingseveralthousandworkersoncedominatedtheeconomicscene,abalancedmixtureofcraftindustriesandmedium-sizedcompaniesisnowdevelopingonanincreasingscale.Thisindustrialdiver-

sityisthekeytotheregion’seconomicsuccess.

TodaytheSalzlandkreis,formedinJuly2007bymergingtheformercountydistrictsofAschersleben-Staßfurt,BernburgandSchönebeck,isoneofthemostdenselypopulated

countiesinSachsen-Anhaltwithapopulationofapprox.207.000.

Education, Research and Centers of Excellence

•LeibnizInstituteofPlantGeneticsand CropPlantResearch(IPK),Gatersleben

•ProfessorHellriegelInstitut,Bernburg

•TheDLGInternationalCropProductionCenter

•TheStateInstituteforAgriculture,Forestryand Horticulture,Bernburg

•AnhaltUniversityofAppliedSciences,Bernburg

•PoliceAcademy,Saxony-Anhalt,Aschersleben

Salzland-kreis

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Thefour-laneB6nhighwayprovidesadirectlinktotheA395towardsBraunschweigandtotheA14linkingMagdeburgandHalle.Thecentralgeographicallocation,industrialtradition,well-developedindustrialandcommercialareas,anenterprise-friendlybusinessenvironment,theskillsofthepeopleandexcellentedu-cationandresearchinstitutesarefurtheroutstandinglocational

benefits.

Business and ScienceAnefficientandprofitableruraleconomyonthemostfavourablesoilsinGermanycharacterizeslargeareasofthecountydistrictandformsthefoundationforaflourishingfoodindustry.Compa-niessuchasSaalemühleAlsleben,theKönnernsugarplantortheCargillKleinchocolatefactoryinSchierstedtarenoteworthyex-amples.Sectorssuchasthechemicalindustry,metal-workingandmechanicalengineeringarecrucialfortheeconomyoftheSalz-landkreis.AflagshipenterpriseisNovelisDeutschlandGmbH,Nachterstedt,amanufacturerofrolledaluminumproductsthathasrisentobecomeoneofthe10largestcompaniesinSaxony-Anhalt.Withthebiotechcenterandthebiotechpark,Gaterslebenoffersasuperbinfrastructureinthehightechnologysectorofplantbiotechnology.ThisisthereasonwhyBayerCropSciencehasopenedaEuropeanWheatBreedingCenterinGaterslebenfromwhereitcoordinatesitsentireEuropeanresearchactivitiesinwheatbreeding.

Education, Training and ResearchTheAnhaltUniversityofAppliedSciencesinBernburgnotonlyturnsoutexpertsindifferentscientificstudycoursessuchas

biotechnology,butalsoactsasaconduitbetweenscienceandbusiness.ThefoundingoftheDLGInternationalCropProductionCenteratBernburg-Strenzfeldin2010furtherdemonstratestheeconomicandscientificattractivenessoftheregion.TheInterna-tionalCropProductionCenterpromotesappliedcropproductionresearchanditspracticalapplicationasakeystoneforcompeti-tive,forward-lookingandsustainableagriculture.TheInstituteworkscloselytogetherwiththeStateInstituteforAgriculture,ForestryandHorticulture,alsolocatedinBernburg,andalsowithothernationalandinternationalpartners.TheBernburgcampusoftheAnhaltUniversityofAppliedSciencesnotonlyprovidesdegreecoursesfornaturalsciencespecialists,includingbiotech-nologists,butalsoisanimportantconduitbetweenscienceandbusiness.

Cultural Diversity

AsthecountyseatofthepresentSalzlandkreis,Bernburgis

attheheartofSaxony-Anhalt.Therenaissancecastleandthe

Eulenspiegeltowerhavebeencompletelypreservedfromits

heydayastheroyalseatoftheformerduchyofAnhalt-Bernburg.

AstheoldesttowninSaxony-Anhalt,Ascherslebeniswell-known

farbeyondthecountybordersthroughprojectssuchastheState

GardenShowandIBA2010ortheNeoRauchArtFoundation.

TheCarlMariavonWebertheatreinBernburg,theSalzland

theatreinStaßfurtanddieMitteldeutscheKammerphilharmo-

nieSchönebeckgiveavitalboosttotheculturaldiversityofthe

county.

Salzlandkreis

Countyseat: Bernburg(Saale)

Area: 1.426km²

Population: 207.000

Populationdensity: 145inhabitants/sqkilometer

Karlsplatz37

06406Bernburg

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