Roger
Beachy, the former president of theDonald Danforth Plant Science Center, will head up a
new $50 million research institution in Saskatoon, Canada.
Beachy
will lead the Global Institute for Food Security, a new institute created by the
Canadian province of Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan and Potash
Corp., a producer of fertilizer and industrial and animal feed products. Funding
of $35 million for the institute was provided by Potash Corp., and $15 by the
province.
Beachy
will serve as the executive director and CEO of the new institute and help it
get off the ground, a role he played as the founding president of the Danforth
Plant Science Center here. After its startup phase, Beachy will remain actively
involved in the institute in a senior oversight capacity, according to a
statement.
"I
was drawn to the vision of the new Institute and the spirit of innovation and
collaboration that led to its creation," Beachy said in a statement. "With
Saskatchewan's unique strengths in bio-science and agriculture, I am committed
to helping GIFS take its place among the most exceptional in the world."
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