Keygene

KeyGene is the go-to research company developing technology innovation for crop improvement, for and with our shareholders (Enza Zaden, Rijk Zwaan, Limagrain Vegetable Seeds, and Takii) and other partners. With our intellectual capital, solution driven approach and collaborative spirit, we work for the future of global agriculture with our shareholders and other partners in the AgriFood sector. Using our proprietary technologies, we support customers with the development of new and improved crops. Our goal is to support organizations with their toughest R&D challenges, combining our cutting edge breeding technologies, bioinformatics & data science expertise and trait technologies. KeyGene was founded in 1989 by a number of Dutch seed companies. The company started as a molecular marker specialist that revolutionized plant breeding by the development of its DNA fingerprinting technology. Today, innovative research remains at the heart of our company and drives us to deliver novel crop improvement solutions for our partners. At KeyGene, we work in an international environment with more than 120 professionals from all over the world. Our company is based in Wageningen, the Netherlands, and Rockville, MD, USA.