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COMING SOON: CIOPORA Breeding Academy Webinar Series – November/December 2023

COMING SOON: CIOPORA Breeding Academy Webinar Series – November/December 2023

Save the Date for our Next CIOPORA Breeding Academy ! We’re excited to announce that the CIOPORA Breeding Academy is returning in November 2023 with an online webinar series. Don’t miss the webinar invite – subscribe to our updates and stay tuned! Subscribe * indicates 

02/10/2023 – The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Madrid, Spain

02/10/2023 – The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Madrid, Spain

The ciopora academy 2023: worKshop in Madrid, Spain About This Event The CIOPORA Academy is making its fifth return to Madrid! Join us for this highly acknowledged workshop which is tailor-made for professionals within the fruit sector who are eager to delve deeper into the 

The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Hong Kong

The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Hong Kong

The ciopora academy 2023:
IN-Person worKshop in Hong Kong

About This Event

We are delighted to announce that The CIOPORA Academy is hosting it’s first workshop in Hong Kong! This event is designed to provide in-depth knowledge and practical insights into the world of plant variety protection and intellectual property rights with a special focus on asian countries.

The full-day in-person workshop will take place on September 5, 2023, prior to one of the most essential trade shows for fruit in Asia, the Asia Fruit Logistica. It will feature experts from the field who will share their experiences and lead interactive discussions on a range of up-to-date topics.

Whether you’re an industry professional, academic, student or just interested in learning more about plant variety protection and IP rights, this workshop is for you!

When and where?

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
9:00 AM – 6:15 PM GMT +8

Venue: Baker McKenzie Hong Kong
13/F, One Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Rd, Quarry Bay
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Registration

Sign up before: August 25, 2023


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CIOPORA ACADEMY WORKSHOP PRICES:
MEMBER RATE: 599,- €
GUEST RATE: 1198,- €
optional NETWORKING DINNER:
120,- €

Workshop Speakers & program*

* Subject to updates

08:30 – 09:00 – Arrival & registration

09:00 – 10:15

The Latest Developments of Plant Variety Protection in Agriculture of China

Speaker: Yang Yang, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/ People’s Republic of China

The presentation delivers the latest developments in plant variety protection in agriculture in China in the aspects of legislation, institute structure, mechanism construction, law enforcement, and statistics. The core of the presentation focuses on the main changes of the revised Seed Law and the evolution of the PVP Regulation revision.

10:15 – 10:45 – Networking coffee break

10:45 – 12:00

Setting up Business in China

Speaker: Xinxing Chen, Baker McKenzie / Hong Kong

We will introduce typical approach and legal structure (such as WFOE) to set up business in China, including foreign direct investment (FDI), and merger & acquisition. We will share our observation and view of recent development in laws or policies with respect to market access and business operation in the horticultiral sectors in China.

12:00 – 12:15 – Networking coffee break

12:15 – 13:00

Marketing and Advertising: Regulatory Requirements in China

Speaker: Andrew Sim, Baker McKenzie / Hong Kong

We will touch on China’s general mandatory regulatory requirements, including advertising, consumer protection, labeling, and packaging.

13:00 – 14:00 – Networking Lunch

14:00 -15:15

Plant Variety Protection in India

Speaker: Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan / India

The presentation will focus on the scope of the sui generis system of plant variety protection in India. We will examine the relevant provisions and the scheme of rights under the plant variety legislation. We will also look at the registration process and relevant aspects of the prosecution of plant variety applications. Finally, we will look at some of the recent developments and litigation pertaining to plant varieties in India.

15:15 – 15:30 – Networking Coffee Break

15:30 -16:45

Recent PBR developments in select Asian Jurisdictions (Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam)

Panel discussion with:
Dr. Edgar Krieger, Secretary General of CIOPORA / Germany (Moderator),
Tsugihiro Okada, Baker McKenzie / Japan,
Ho-Hyun Nahm, Barun IP & Law / South Korea (online),
Nont Horayangura. Baker McKenzie / Thailand,
Vo (Jun) Chi-Dung, Baker McKenzie / Vietnam

In a panel discussion, Baker McKenzie will explore recent PBR developments across Asia and will deep dive into key issues in South Korea, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. This session will be moderated by Dr. Edgar Krieger, CIOPORA, with panelists, Nont Horayangura, Baker McKenzie Thailand, Vo (Jun) Chi-Dung, Baker McKenzie Vietnam and Tsughiro Okada, Baker McKenzie Japan.

16:45 – 17:00 – Networking Coffee Break

17:00 -18:15

Driscoll’s, our 10 years journey in China

Speaker: Jae Chun, Vice-President/Regions General Manager, Driscoll’s / China

Driscoll’s of China begin in Yunnan Province in 2013 with the aspiration of serving the Chinese consumers with freshest possible berries farmed in China from our proprietary genetics – the same genetics we grow and sell around the world.  While like most multinational companies, we were very cautious, not knowing if we can successfully protect our IP in China, let alone learn how to grow berries in Yunnan’s climate.  By taking measured risks, building common interests, and learning lessons from what we did right and what we did wrong, today we are one of the leading fresh berry brands in China. It is our hope by sharing our China journey as both a breeder and marketer, the participants of this workshop will gain some useful insights.

First Learners Webinar Series 2023

First Learners Webinar Series 2023

first learners webinar series 2023 CIOPORA Academy’s new First Learners Webinars are an exciting educational program designed to cater to students and professionals who are entering the world of Intellectual Property for plants. This webinar series aims to provide basic training on Plant IP, a 

The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Alexandria (VA), USA

The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Alexandria (VA), USA

The ciopora academy 2023:IN-Person worKshop in Alexandria (VA), usa About This Event We are delighted to announce that The CIOPORA Academy is hosting a workshop in Alexandria, USA! This event is designed to provide in-depth knowledge and practical insights into the world of plant variety 

15/12/22- Applying CRISPR/Cas to plants: From Gene Editing to Chromosome Engineering

15/12/22- Applying CRISPR/Cas to plants: From Gene Editing to Chromosome Engineering

The ciopora Breeding academY 2022:

Applying CRiSpR/CAS to Plants: From Gene Editing to Chromosome engineering

The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of the breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New Breeding Techniques (NBT).

Date & Sessions

Average session duration: approx. 75 min

Session 1: Dec 15, 2022 - 9 am CET

Recommended for participants from Europe, Africa, Middle-East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand

8 am London
9 am CET/Europe (Speaker’s time zone)
4 pm Beijing, CN
7 pm Sydney, AUS
9 pm Wellington, NZ

Check the FULL LIST OF TIME ZONES.

Session 2: Dec 15, 2022 - 6 pm CET

Recommended for participants from Europe, Africa and the Americas

9 am US Pacific
11 am US Central
12 pm US Eastern
12 pm Bogotá
6 pm CET/Europe (Speaker’s time zone)

Check the FULL LIST OF TIME ZONES.

Registration

Option 1: WEBINAR TICKET
Our flexible single-webinar registration option:

EUR 99.00/198.00 (member/
guest)

Option 2: WEBINAR SAVINGS PACKAGE
Save 15% and join all three webinars in the
Breeding Academy Webinar Series:
EUR 249.00/498.00 (member/guest)

By registering you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions (November 2022).

What will i learn?

Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta

Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta

Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Holger Puchta is director of the Botanical Institute and holds since 2002 the Chair of Plant Molecular Biology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. He studied biochemistry at the universities of Tübingen and Munich. After being a research fellow at the Friedrich-Miescher-Institute in Basel he was a group leader at the IPK in Gatersleben. He was worldwide the first scientist to demonstrate that molecular scissors can be applied to induce different kinds of controlled change in plant genomes and one of the leading scientists adopting the CRISPR/Cas technology to plants. Recently his group was able to achieve another important breakthrough for breeding: CRISPR/Cas mediated plant chromosome engineering. For his work on plant genome engineering, he was named “Pioneer of Plant Biotechnology” by the Plant Biotechnology Journal. He is a highly cited researcher and was awarded twice with the prestigious advanced grant of the European Research Council.

Webinar Syllabus: Different kinds of changes can be induced in plant genomes by the use of molecular scissors. The induced double-strand breaks can be repaired by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination. Progress of efficient plant-adopted CRISPR/Cas systems for both pathways will be presented. Breeding also requires the breaking or establishing of genetic linkages. We were able to change genetic linkages by inducing NHEJ-mediated heritable translocations between heterologous chromosome arms in Arabidopsis. Natural inversions occur with high frequency and lead to crossover suppression. We could now show that reverting a natural inversion can target meiotic crossovers into a region that was inaccessible for genetic exchange before. Moreover, by inducing a heritable inversion covering 9/10 of the length of a chromosome we were also able to achieve CO suppression over such a long distance. Our results demonstrate that the restructuring of plant genomes by chromosome engineering has the potential to revolutionize plant breeding.

Webinar user manual

For your convenience, we have compiled a Webinar User Manual to help you prepare for the webinar participation.

Download The Webinar manual

Please download and read this document carefully prior to participation in the webinar.

Our webinar platform Livestorm does not require any prior installation. Instead, it enables you to join the webinar via browser. Use one of the following for the best webinar experience:

 

About the WEbinar program

In November 2019, the CIOPORA Academy education program on IP for plants was expanded with the distance learning offerings in form of Webinars. Each webinar is conducted in two sessions to cover all time zones, enabling participation from all locations worldwide.

All CIOPORA Academy Webinars are broadcasted live in Livestorm, an online webinar platform, which allows participation for registered persons via internet browser with no prior installation. Please see our User Manual for more information on the technical requirements.

Contact us

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to:
 
Katrin Huhnholz, the CIOPORA Academy Program Manager
08/12/22- Predictive Breeding: Machine learning technologies for future plant varieties

08/12/22- Predictive Breeding: Machine learning technologies for future plant varieties

The ciopora Breeding academY 2022: Predictive breeding: machine learning technologies for future plant varieties The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of the breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New 

01/12/22 – Smart strategies to implement a successful breeding program in vegetatively propagated crops – A practical case study approach: Predictive Breeding in Octoploid Strawberry, towards a more sustainable Green Revolution

01/12/22 – Smart strategies to implement a successful breeding program in vegetatively propagated crops – A practical case study approach: Predictive Breeding in Octoploid Strawberry, towards a more sustainable Green Revolution

The ciopora Breeding academY 2022:  Smart strategies to implement a successful breeding program in vegetatively propagated crops – A practical case study approach: predictive breeding in octoploid strawberry, towards a more sustainable green revolution The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for 

The CIOPORA Breeding Academy 2022

The CIOPORA Breeding Academy 2022

The ciopora Breeding academY 2022

The CIOPORA Breeding Academy is an education program designed specifically for plant breeders and R&D departments of breeding companies. It provides advanced training in the latest breeding technologies, including New Breeding Techniques (NBT). Our speakers are highly qualified professionals in their fields of expertise.

 

Dates & Sessions

Thursday is LearnDay!

December 1 – 7:00 pm CET
December 8 – 9:00 am CET or 6:00 pm CET
December 15 – 9:00 am CET or 6:00 pm CET

We offer two live sessions for most webinars to accommodate all time zones.
Average session duration: ca. 75 min (60 min presentation, 15 min Q&A – direct interaction with the speaker possible)

Registration

WEBINAR SAVINGS PACKAGE
Save 15% and join all three webinars in the
Breeding Academy Webinar Series:
EUR 249.00/498.00 (member/guest).

Webinar series program

December 1, 2022

Prof. Steven J. Knapp

Prof. Steven J. Knapp

Prof. Steven J. Knapp
UC Davis

Steven J. Knapp is Distinguished Professor and Director of the Strawberry Breeding Program , Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis.  He is an expert on plant breeding, quantitative genetics, and genomics and has extensive experience with single-cross hybrid breeding systems in heterotic species.  His past research primarily focused on the breeding, genetics, and genomics of sunflower, peanut, and industrial oilseeds.  His current research focuses on strawberry, with emphases on developing high-yielding disease resistant cultivars, breeding and genetics of fruit quality and shelf-life traits, the development of genomic and bioinformatic resources, and the application of genome-informed breeding approaches in strawberry.  He was previously Global Director of Vegetable Breeding Technology at Monsanto (2009-2015), Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics at the University of Georgia (2004-2009), and Professor and Paul C. Berger Endowed Chair at Oregon State University (1985-2004).  He teaches Quantitative Genetics at UC Davis (2015-Present) and previously taught Advanced Plant Breeding and Quantitative Genetics at OSU (1985-2004).

Smart strategies to implement a successful breeding program in vegetatively propagated crops

Speaker: Prof. Steven J. Knapp, UC Davis

December 8, 2022

Dr. Sebastian J. Schultheiss

Dr. Sebastian J. Schultheiss

Dr. Sebastian J. Schultheiss
Computomics

Dr. Sebastian J. Schultheiss, Managing Director of Computomics, founded Computomics together with a very experienced board of scientific advisors from ETH Zurich, Max Planck Institute for Biology and the University of Tübingen. Sebastian studied Bioinformatics at University of Michigan and Tübingen. He worked on Machine Learning research and its application to biological data for his PhD degree at the Max Planck Institute for Biology and the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory. He brings startup experience, bioinformatics skills and machine learning expertise to Computomics.

Computomics brings superior prediction accuracy and unprecedented integration of phenotyping, genotyping, management, and environmental data to agriculture, enabling its clients to produce stable, value-added crops.

Predictive Breeding: Machine learning technologies for future plant varieties

Speaker: Dr. Sebastian J. Schultheiss, Computomics

December 15, 2022

Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta

Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta

Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Holger Puchta is director of the Botanical Institute and holds since 2002 the Chair of Plant Molecular Biology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. He studied biochemistry at the universities of Tübingen and Munich. After being a research fellow at the Friedrich-Miescher-Institute in Basel he was a group leader at the IPK in Gatersleben. He was worldwide the first scientist to demonstrate that molecular scissors can be applied to induce different kinds of controlled change in plant genomes and one of the leading scientists adopting the CRISPR/Cas technology to plants. Recently his group was able to achieve another important breakthrough for breeding: CRISPR/Cas mediated plant chromosome engineering. For his work on plant genome engineering, he was named “Pioneer of Plant Biotechnology” by the Plant Biotechnology Journal. He is a highly cited researcher and was awarded twice with the prestigious advanced grant of the European Research Council.

Applying CRISPR/Cas to plants: From gene editing to chromosome engineering

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Holger Puchta, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)

Webinar user manual

For your convenience, we have compiled a Webinar User Manual to help you prepare for the webinar participation. Additional information can also be found in the Livestorm Help Center.

Download The Webinar manual

Please download and read this document carefully prior to participation in the webinar.

Our webinar platform Livestorm does not require any prior installation. Instead, it enables you to join the webinar via browser. Use one of the following for the best webinar experience:

 

About the CIOPORA breeding academy

In November 2020, the CIOPORA Academy education program on IP for plants was expanded with the distance learning offerings for breeders and R&D professionals: The CIOPORA BREEDING Academy.

All CIOPORA BREEDING Academy Webinars are broadcasted live in Livestorm, an online webinar platform, which allows participation for registered persons via internet browser with no prior installation. Please see our User Manual or the Livestorm Help Center for more information on the technical requirements.

Contact us

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to:
 
Katrin Huhnholz, the CIOPORA Academy Program Manager
The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The CIOPORA Academy Workshop in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The ciopora academy 2022:worKshop in Amsterdam, The Netherlands About This Event We are happy to be back in Amsterdam with a full-day workshop hosted by The CIOPORA Academy, the world’s first educational program focused solely on Intellectual Property protection and rights in the horticultural industry.