A Seed World Innovation webinar & podcast

Posted on November 11, 2022

Looking for a Business Development Advisor

Posted on April 22, 2022

Invitation for nominations to Platform Genetics’ Board of Directors

Posted on June 1, 2021

Can innovation soothe consumer fears?

Posted on June 15, 2020

Platform Genetics at PAG XXVIII in San Diego

Posted on January 3, 2020

Moving beyond targeted analysis with metabolomic profiling

Posted on January 2, 2020

Unmasking genetic variation: why Platform Genetics’ Deep Variant Scanning and cannabis breeding are a perfect fit

Posted on December 7, 2019

Cannabis is an immature crop following decades of prohibition. Think corn roughly a hundred years ago. So when it comes to trait development, the possibilities are endless.

CASE STUDY – Differentiating Tomato Flavour with Deep Variant Scanning

Posted on December 7, 2019

In 2013, the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers identified a “market pull” for tomatoes with differentiated flavour.

CASE STUDY – Broad-range disease resistance in greenhouse vegetables

Posted on December 7, 2019

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a family of genes that make plants resistant to a broad range of plant diseases. Over the last several years, they have been working with Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) to further develop these genes, using a reverse genetics platform founded on Deep Variant Scanning (DVS).

A new breed of company

Posted on December 1, 2019

Platform Genetics Inc. is on a mission to make breeding more efficient. The two-year-old venture is Vineland’s first spin-off company to be born of its work in advancing Canada’s horticulture industry.