A public-private partnership
energizing the seed and agbiotech industry cluster
surrounding UC Davis

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AN INITIATIVE OF:
Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis
SeedQuest
Seed Central Members and Sponsors

SPONSORS

 

USA

Aginnovation LLC    
Germany / USA BASF Vegetable Seeds Premium member Sponsor
Germany / USA Bayer Vegetable Seeds Premium member Sponsor
Netherlands / USA Bejo Zaden Premium member  
USA BioConsortia    
Thailand Chia Tai Group Premium member  
USA Corteva Agriscience Premium member  
Thailand East West Seed Company Premium member  
Netherlands / USA Enza Zaden Premium member Sponsor
USA GreenVenus LLC Premium member

 

France / USA HM.Clause Premium member

Sponsor

Germany / USA KWS Saat Premium member  
Australia / USA Nuseed    
Netherlands / USA Rijk Zwaan Premium member Sponsor
Japan / USA Sakata Seed Premium member Sponsor
USA Sensei Ag Premium member  
Switzerland / USA Syngenta Seeds Premium member Sponsor
USA SynTech Research, Inc.    
Japan / USA Takii & Company Ltd. Premium member Sponsor
USA The KraftHeinz Company Premium member

 

USA The Invasive Species Corporation    
USA The Morning Star Company  

 

France / USA Vilmorin-Mikado USA Premium member  

of the monthly networking events

 


Benefits of membership  -  Download this information in PDF format
 
 

PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP  $2,500/year

 

REGULAR MEMBERSHIP  $1,500/year

 

START UP MEMBERSHIP  $500/year

Plant & Seed Science Partnership Program (PSSPP)          
  Concierge service to sponsor research at UC Davis
(PSSPP Tier 2 & 3)
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  Facilitation of consortia to sponsor research at UC Davis
(PSSPP Tier 2)
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  Reduced overhead for research consortia  (PSSPP Tier 2) ü        
Events connecting your company with students and postdocs
(in addition to the monthly networking events)
         
  Option to participate in:
Online events with students & postdocs at 40 U.S. universities (see list below):
iNetwork, online networking sessions
iVisit; online visits
iWorkshop, online workshops)
In-person events with UC Davis/UC Berkeley students & postdocs:
company visits
workshops
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  Guidance and facilitation:
>  to invite students for job shadowing experiences
>  to invite students & postdocs to meet your people on campus
>  to find interns and employees
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  Recruitment and pre-selection for "Grand Prize Internships" ü   ü    
  Option to mentor students through Seed Central's mentorship program ü   ü    
  Option to sponsor students & postdocs when Seed Central arranges for  students & postdocs to attend ASTA conferences ü        
DISCOVER Series: a head start in discovering new research          
  Option to stream on-demand the presentations at Seed Central events which you cannot attend in person ü        
  Option to attend the 'Dialog with UC Scientists, Students and Postdoctoral Researchers' at UC Davis and UC Berkeley ü        
  Concierge service to arrange meetings with UC Davis scientists ü        
DISCOVER START UP MEMBERS section (New in 2024)          
  Option to be featured in the DISCOVER START UP MEMBERS section of the Seed Central website ü   ü   ü
 Seed Central monthly networking events          
  Seed Central's monthly networking events ü   ü   ü
  Option to sponsor Seed Central's 9 monthly networking events ü   ü   ü
  Option for your company to be featured at one of the monthly networking  events ü   ü   ü
  Option to present at no charge at Seed Central's yearly  Innovators Showcase ü   ü   ü
  Option to be part of the Career Fair at the yearly Seed Central / California Seed Association event in Salinas and Woodland ü   ü   ü
  Option to display your company's brochure and job openings in the TALENTS CORNER during the monthly networking events ü   ü   ü
 

 

Interested in becoming a member? Click here to inquire.


Seed Central recruits at the following universities & colleges
for events connecting its members with students & postdocs:

Clemson University   Texas Tech University
Colorado State University    UC Berkeley
Cornell University   UC Davis
Fort Valley State University   UC Merced
Iowa State University   UC Santa Barbara
Louisiana State University   University of Arizona
Michigan State University    University of Florida
Mississippi State University   University of Georgia
Missouri State University   University of Hawai’i
New Mexico State University   University of Idaho
North Carolina State University   University of Illinois 
Northwestern University   University of Maryland
Ohio State University   University of Minnesota
Oklahoma State University   University of Missouri
Oregon State University   University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
Penn State University   University of Nevada
Rutgers University   University of Wisconsin
Saint Louis University   University of Wyoming
South Dakota State University   Utah State University
Texas A&M University   Virginia Tech
    Washington State University
Cal-Poly (California Polytechnic State University)     
California State University, Chico    
California State University, Fresno    
California State University, Monterey Bay    
     
Woodland Community College (Woodland, CA)    
Hartnell College (Salinas, CA)    
Yuba Community College (Yuba City, CA)    
     
Woodland high schools    

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