Seeding the future - since 1856
KWS SAAT AG is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies, represented in about 70 countries with 60 subsidiaries, affiliated companies
and distributors. The product range contains a broad range of varieties for sugar beet, corn, cereals, oil crops and potatoes. KWS conducted business
since 1856 in an independent and sustainable manner. Net sales in the year 2010/11 amounted 855 Mio €, about 75 percent was generated in foreign countries.
Currently, about 3,600 employees work for the KWS Group worldwide.
KWS has been breeding crops for temperate climates for more than 150 years. To us, the breeding of plants means understanding and using natural life process
for the benefit mankind. With the help of modern crop breeding methods, we continuously increase the yield of our varieties - as well as their resistance to
diseases and pests. As a specialist in breeding and seed production, KWS supports farmers in mastering challenges of the future.
The MPI, represented by Dr. Steffen Frey, is providing our team with laboratory space. We have the possibility to use their
recently established S1-Demo Lab, equipped with clean benches and other essential tools.
The faculty of biology, represented by Prof. Dr. Heineke (dean of study affairs) and Dr. Herbst-Gaebel (study advisor) is supporting
our team by paying the registration fee and accrediting this project. This gives us the opportunity to fully concentrate on iGEM during
the summer term.
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