Seed Central is a public-private partnership.
Its purpose is to energize the seed and agbiotech industry cluster surrounding UC Davis and to contribute to the economic development in the region and beyond.

Seed Central facilitates communication & research collaboration between the seed and agbiotech industry and UC Davis in order to bring science to market faster.

UC Davis is a world leader in seed, plant and agricultural sciences. Some 100 seed and seed-related companies are located near UC Davis and benefit greatly from its proximity, but UC Davis' influenceextends throughout the U.S. and beyond.

Established in 2010, Seed Central is an initiative of the Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis and SeedQuest.

• monthly networking events
   

• events for students & postdoctoral researchers
  at U.S. universities & colleges

Read the article about Seed Central in CSA News, official magazine for members of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

• reinforce the collaboration between university and industry in the region,
   

• bring science to market faster to strengthen university and industry,
   

• facilitate research collaboration and IP & technology transfer,
   

• attract innovative companies to the region,
   

• get talented individuals to view UC Davis as a great place for advanced degrees
  and the Seed Central region as a prime location for exciting careers, 
   

• strengthen for all participants the benefits of operating within a dynamic
  and innovative industry cluster,
   

• ensure that the region retains its preeminence in the rapidly growing field
  of competing seed and agbiotech hubs.