b'KeyGene Announces Marcel van Verk as Vicethey had success with using CRISPR to remove 99% of President Crop Data Science the bitter taste in yellow peas. This is a breakthrough KeyGene announced Marcel van Verk as the vicethat will help pave the way for better tasting yellow president of crop data science starting April 1, 2023.peas. Researchers at Plantae Bioscience are working KeyGene is a research company working on develop- on innovations like gene-edited fruits and vegetables ing innovative crop improvement technology.that contain more nutrients. The CRISPR yellow pea is their first project.Biotalys Announces CFOAs of July 2023, Biotalys announced that their deputySyngenta Announces Development of New Corn CFO Douglas Minder will become their CFO. BiotalysHerbicideis an agtech company that is working on the develop- Syngentas corn herbicide Storen was designed for ment of protein-based biocontrol solutions for pro- broad-spectrum weed control and is expected to tection of food and crops. Minder will be taking overbe registered for use in the 2024 growing season. the responsibilities of Wim Ottevaere July 1, 2023.Syngenta announced a new pre- and post-emergence Ottevaere will continue to serve Biotalys through angrass and broadleaf corn herbicide being developed advisory role. under the name Storen. Approval by the Environmental Protection Agency for registration is expected in time Bayer Appoints New Vice President offor the 2024 growing season and will give growers up Communications for Crop Science Northto three weeks longer for weed control compared to America other leading corn herbicides.Bayer recently announced that its former director of strategic communications, Ben Kampelman, hasNRGene Canada Advances Clubroot been appointed to vice president of communications,TechnologyCrop Science North America. In this new position,A breakthrough in the fight against clubroot on the Kampelman will head activities under internal andPrairies has been made by a Saskatchewan-based external communications, such as corporate reputa- genomics company, which has filed a provisional tion, media relations, employee communications andpatent on the technology and hopes to soon commer-digital communications for Bayers North Americancialize it. NRGene Canada, based in Saskatoon, says Crop Science division, shared the release. it has identified novel non-GMO canola genetics that exhibit high resistance against multiple pathotypes Ostara Announces New CTO of clubroot disease. For some of the new pathotypes Ostara announced a new chief technology officer. Withfound on the Prairies, this is the first time that resistant over 20 years in the agricultural sector, Aaron Waltzgenetics have been identified, according to Dr. Masood has been appointed to the role. Waltz began his careerRizvi, general manager of NRGene Canada.in corn genetics at DuPont and has worked in vari-ous technology roles in the adjuvants, biologicals andREGULATORY NEWSfertilizer industries. Japan Moves Forward with GE MaizeThe Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the PRODUCT NEWS Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan Corteva Agriscience Announces New Adaveltapproved a high-starch maize variety. Japan did not Active ask this genome-edited food product to comply with Corteva Agriscience announced the commercialadditional genetically engineered (GE) food, feed and launch of Adavelt active. The product has recentlybiodiversity regulations. This variety of maize was been registered in Australia, Canada and South Korea.edited using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to delete the Adavelt active is a fungicide with a new mode ofwaxy gene which increased its starch amylopectin action that saves crop yields by protecting against aproportion to almost 100%, compared to the 75% variety of diseases according to a release.amylopectin and 25% pectin proportion of conven-tional maize according to the release. This change Better-Tasting Yellow Peas Developed withmakes it more appealing to consumers. SWCRISPRPlantae Bioscience, based out of Israel, announced INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2023SEEDWORLD.COM /91'