"The region of NordHarz / Magdeburger Börde is the home of many internationally renowned research institutions, biotechnology companies, seed growers and industrial processing firms. Together they cover the whole value chain of plant biotechnology (science – applied research – seed production – agriculture – processing).

InnoPlanta focuses on four main areas of activity:

• development of new breeding tools and methods

• establishment of new breeding programs for the improvement of resistance in crop plants

• breeding of plants containing new or improved substances

• optimizing the cultivation of regionally important crops"