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“From Market Demand to Breeding Decisions: A Framework”
This new publication from the CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program, authored by M. Ragot, M. Bonierbale, and E. Weltzien proposes a framework to translate and align stakeholders' needs and demands with product profiles, breeding priorities, and eventually breeding...
Nouvelle France Genetics at Sunflower and Climate Change Symposium in Toulouse, France
We will be present at the "International Symposium on Sunflower and Climate Change" to be held in Toulouse, France February 5 and 6, 2018. Michel Ragot will chair a session and a round table on the "future of sunflower breeding to adapt varieties to climate change"....
Services
Strategy
We work with our clients to identify the technologies which are right for them, those which will deliver measurable results, given the uniqueness and specificity of each organization (objectives, resources, culture, etc.)
We can also assist with or lead the implementation and deployment of these technologies, from planning to execution .
Training
Whether group training or one-on-one mentoring we deliver practical, pragmatic, and decision-enabling content that can be tailored to any organization’s specific needs. Our target audiences go from scientists to managers and executives.
Processes
We have a proven track-record in the analysis and optimization of existing processes, or the development of new ones. In the case of organizational mergers we work objectively to combine strengths and value into unified processes.
Examples which we are currently working on include trait introgression, genotype construction, genomic selection, germplasm management.
Projects
We support projects from pilots to full-scale implementation. Our offer covers all stages of a project, from conception all the way to a posteriori review.
Organization
Working from each client’s specific situation, we advise on organizational changes needed to take full advantage of the implementation of new technologies.
This may include designing new roles or functions and their interactions, while ensuring complete alignment with the organization’s objectives.
Partnerships, Acquisitions, Investments
We conduct technical reviews and due diligence for acquisitions or equity investments. We help manage change in R&D organizations with post-mergers or acquisitions.
We can also find the external resources our clients need and help establish collaborations, partnerships, whether accessing or acquiring external data, knowledge, intellectual property, germplasm, tools, technologies, or services.
Benefits
Some key reasons why clients work with us:
Balanced, risk-managed portfolios
Avoidance of costly mistakes
Reduction in cost and time to market
Improved product performance
Effective and productive change
Best practice operations
Trained staff operating at highest technical level
Clients
We have the privilege of working with very diverse organizations from all over the world. We view our clients as our partners, for whom we go the extra mile.
Partner Organizations
Company
Genomics, big data, remote sensing, all are huge scientific breakthroughs. They carry tremendous potential, but also significant risk to plant breeding.
The portfolio of data, knowledge, tools, and technologies available for plant breeding has never been as extensive and complex as it is today. Nouvelle France Genetics can help you mitigate your risks.
Identifying and implementing what is right for a given objective within a given context is critical. That is what we, at Nouvelle France Genetics, help you do.
We regard ourselves as pragmatic perfectionists that operate at the forefront of science with a head for operational realities, delivering the most value to each one of our clients.
Dr. Michel Ragot, PhD, Founder and Managing Director of Nouvelle France Genetics is a plant breeding professional with more than 25 years of experience of innovation.
His scientific leadership and expertise have contributed to ground-breaking research programs, as well as innovative and successful products.
Michel Ragot has also influenced and inspired many through his work, lectures, and advisory roles at private, public, for-profit or not-for-profit organizations worldwide.
Mercedes Murua, MSc, PMP, Senior Consultant is a geneticist with very significant experience in both research and product development.
Mercedes has a strong track record as an innovative scientist and leader. Her previous accomplishments include the deployment of genomics-based platforms for hybrid wheat breeding and the development of molecular tools for the improvement of taste in sweet corn, among others.
Her more than fifteen years of commercial research and project management practice are a tremendous asset for Nouvelle France Genetics at the service of our clients.
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