Since its founding, the ISPMF was blessed with brilliant Presidents, first and foremost the founder Prof. Julian Ma, followed by Prof. George Lomonossoff and last but not least my dear friend Prof. Ann Depicker. Now, with great pleasure and honour, I have accepted to step into these big shoes and become the President of ISPMF for the next two years.
This is a small, but successful society. Plant Molecular Farming demands the integration of scientists ranging from fundamental science to much applied research, universities and companies. During my whole career, the combination of basis science and application was my main interest. For me this means to enjoy the excitement of new findings, to solve problems and to ...