Peter Eckes

President, Bioscience Research @BASFCorporation. Views are my own. RT does not imply endorsement.

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“What we have announced is extremely valuable for farmers – weed control is one of the largest challenges“. Good read & great summary of our @corteva collaboration from @brownfield, incl. a short audio interview with Sam Eathington & myself #FPS22

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Weather is top of mind in agriculture. Our Trait Development and Breeding Team in Lubbock at BASF Agricultural Solutions, Texas will remember my recent visit. Why? As we jokingly said, I brought the long awaited rain. Like the farmers who grow cotton in t…https://t.co/lZZNAlE7zK

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Digitalization in agriculture is evolving at a rapid pace. This will greatly benefit farmers, the stability of our food supply and the environment. With my colleague Dr. Marko Grozdanovic I visited our digital farming colleagues in Cologne who are working…https://t.co/0A5sTpDwix

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Happy Birthday to our open innovation platform and Anna Michrowska-Pianowska!
The space of organic molecules is infinite. The advancement in our science allow us today in a more and more targeted way to drive innovation. And still the truth about chemist…https://t.co/ABwHDravVy

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Our BASF Agricultural Solutions Interceptor G2 mosquito nets are a great example how we at BASF tackle jointly with partners such as MedAccess and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation an important global problem and support #sustainabledevelopment, #endm…https://t.co/qPpNw42MwH

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Sustainable Agriculture is enabled by #innovation. At BASF Agricultural Solutions we have an amazing team that transforms advancements in #science into solutions for farmers. We also recognize that we need to #partner with #academicresearch groups and #s…https://t.co/kgdIcmDlkN

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For everybody in our BASF Agricultural Solutions business it is indeed a proud moment when we give insights in our leading innovation pipeline. Our innovations are the result of dedicated scientists at BASF with a passion in making…https://t.co/DicMqn5S4B https://t.co/cxcCz04YVb

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As of today, I’ll take over responsibility for the new unit R&D and Regulatory at @BASF Agricultural Solutions. I’m incredibly proud to work with an amazing team. We have an industry leading pipeline and so much potential to shape agriculture. With the ri…https://t.co/48hASvpFsx

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Congratuation Livio Tedeschi! I am certain you will be an inspiring leader of our BASF Agricultural Solutions division!

I still remember, like it was yesterday, our interviewed 19 years ago. At that time I was very happy that I c…https://t.co/hflBy2eWoB https://t.co/0wSKrs23xt

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In a recent video of our BASF teammate Linda Trolinder, she gave some insights in her journey in science. Listening to Linda, one can feel her passion for science, agriculture and our BASF Agricultural Solutions business. And betwe…https://t.co/KgL7NqyzO9 https://t.co/Van5NT4Bxf

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I am greatful for the exceptional mentorship I had during my career at BASF. Therefore, I was happy to contribute to the the "One Minute Mentor" series of the American Chemical Society Industry Matters Newsletter. Check it out.
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Genuine appreciation is one of the best ways of motivating people and driving results. Thank you Mike (Michael Heinz) for taking time and recognizing BASF colleagues that have shown creative ways of incorporating sustainability in their work routines. I…https://t.co/VL0qk4tuPT

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At BASF our purpose, "We create Chemistry for a Sustainable Future", is not just a buzzword. In our R&D Webcast led by Melanie Maas-Brunner we give tangible example how we create innovations that are sustainable by design. I love the examples from our lab…https://t.co/o3PwYfm6ul

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Coddling moths may sound friendly by name, but their larvae are annoyances to orchard farmers. The American Chemical Society recently published the latest episode of their web series, Ingenious, on the topic of improving crop yield…https://t.co/ZY5rqoqrRZ https://t.co/BK27CAPT8O

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Last week we had the pleasure inviting graduate students and postdocs from all over the United States to our 2021 virtual BASF Research Forum. I have enjoyed in getting to know these talents, learning about their research and getting to know them. The par…https://t.co/lLDEeOvYRS

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At BASF we are passionate in creating "Chemistry for a Sustainable Furure". This is our purpose. Developing sustainable solutions require the brightest minds. We are proud of having creative collaboration partners at North Carolina State University and th…https://t.co/CRG212je9j

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The case study of Vitamin B2 is a great example how the advancements in biotechnology have enabled the efficient production of complex molecules from renewables that in former times were only accessible by multistep organic synthesis.

Many talented scien…https://t.co/YNCdl8wjmn

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As we find ourselfes in the mid of the #covid #pandemic we are all aware how challenging it is to control effectively such a #disease. #Covidー19 has drawn global attentian and #science has enabled the tools such as #vaccination or…https://t.co/QYR9D1zaKb https://t.co/ihoLBZBdkW

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Flash back! 25 years ago the former BASF CTO Hans-Juergen Quadbeck-Seeger (3rd from left on the picture) tasked a team of 14 emerging talents to explore what Chemistry would hold in store in the future. With a lot of passion we jointly studied the "Chemis…https://t.co/D2H6x1yGFX