Davis, California, USA
June 29, 2016
Mark Stowers, VP & Head of Global R&D accepts the Innovative Community Partner award on behalf of HM.CLAUSE at Tuesday’s dinner hosted by UC Davis’ Office of Research.
HM.CLAUSE is pleased to announce that it was selected by the UC Davis Office of Research as this year’s recipient of the Innovative Community Partner award. The award is given annually to a leader or organization in the community that has contributed significantly to regional growth and entrepreneurship in collaboration with UC Davis. In 2015, HM.CLAUSE donated over 3,000 square feet of wet lab facilities on its research campus to house the UC Davis – HM.CLAUSE Life Science Innovation Center, a business incubator that helps startup ventures access the specific and costly capital they need in order to thrive. The facility, which offers chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology lab space, is the first of its kind in the region and currently houses seven startup companies.
Accepting the award on behalf of HM.CLAUSE was Mark Stowers, Vice President and Head of Global Research & Development, who worked closely with Associate Vice Chancellor, Dushyant Pathak, to establish the Center. At the podium, Stowers acknowledged Pathak as his partner in innovation and thanked him for sharing the philosophy that collaboration is the tide that raises all ships. Stowers also thanked HM.CLAUSE leadership for sharing the vision for the Innovation Center and driving the concept.
Click here for more about the UC Davis Chancellor’s Innovation Awards.
HM.CLAUSE is an innovation-oriented seed company whose goal is to breed vegetable varieties that meet the diverse needs of local markets worldwide. In 2008, Harris Moran Seed Company (USA) and Clause (France) were grouped together to form HM.CLAUSE, a Business Unit of Limagrain. In fiscal year 2015, HM.CLAUSE employed more than 2,300 people and generated €289 million in annual sales in over 100 countries around the world. Its investments in research and breeding represent 14% of annual sales. The organization coordinates breeding for 25 species and has more than 29% of its workforce actively engaged in research and development activities. HM.CLAUSE’s parent company, Limagrain, is an international agricultural co-operative group specializing in field seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. Founded and managed by French farmers, Limagrain is the 4th largest seed company in the world, and the only leading seed company that is not also a chemical company.
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