“Genomics innovation to produce drought and heat tolerant crops for food and bioenergy markets"

Dr. Yafan Huang
President & Chief Scientific Officer
Performance Plants Inc.
Canada

Dr. Huang is responsible for the overall science, technology and commercial development of Performance Plants, which is one of the leading agricultural biotechnology developers of the world.  Dr. Huang specializes in the field of plant biotechnology and has published extensively in the research areas of plant signal transduction and abiotic stress tolerance, and has presented many keynote seminars and symposia in prestigious research conferences and research institutes around the world.  Dr. Huang’s profound international credibility in plant science has made strong contribution to his role as the President of the company, where he has successfully built many commercial partnerships with major international seed companies, thereby expediting the development of next generation of high yielding seeds for farmers around the world.