At 13 March the Access to Seeds Index team invited a second group of experts to review the draft methodology of the Index. This meeting focused mainly on genetic resources, intellectual property and research and development. The meeting was hosted by the Center for Genetic Resources at Wageningen University and Research Center.
Participants to the meeting:
Bert Visser, director Center for Genetic Resources WUR
Huib Gijssen, former manager IP rights Bayer Bioscience (via video conferencing)
Bram de Jonge, senior researcher WUR and FCIP (via video conferencing)
Renato Salazar, Oxfam Novib, Technical Operations Advisor, Sowing Diversity =Harvesting Security Programme
Orlando de Ponti, past president ISF, former head of Research Nunhems
Anthony Gorin, Former co-director of Technisem
Bernard de Geus, former director Technological Top Institute Green Genetics
From the Access to Seeds Index:
Ido Verhagen, project manager
Joke Vroegop, stockholder management
Deniz Horzum, researcher
Kevin Ranney, methodology advisor Sustainalytics (via video conferencing)
Berdi Doornebosch, reporting
Birgitte van Haaren, board member
