Rob at ROHIKR

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ROHIKR

RO Rob
HI Hild
KR Kristin

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Email: ROHIKR
Phone:
+1 561-600-5567

Location:
Burnham-on-Sea, UK
rob@rohikr.com
Mobile:
+44 7900 169 032
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Education:
+ PhD Biochemistry (1990)
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, UK

+ BSc Genetics (1985)
Leeds, UK

Key Strengths:
+ Pragmatic outlook
+ Focus on end-product delivery
+ Focus on farmers' needs
+ Excellent interpersonal skills
+ Analytical & detail oriented
+ Strong technical writing

Languages:
English (native, fluent)

Rob Potter

With over 35 years of experience in plant biotechnology research on three continents, Rob has seen this technology move from academic research to commercial application. A PhD from Rothamsted in the UK was followed by Post-Doc positions in Norway and Australia and four years at Cornell University in the US. Experience in developing products for application in the developing world led to the realization that regulatory affairs are currently the biggest hindrance to getting the technology into the hands of the farmers who need it the most.

Expertise - research and regulatory affairs:

Drafting and submitting regulatory dossiers for product developers
Private sector product development
Analysis of confined field trials and other regulatory data
Supporting establishment of national biosafety systems
Intellectual property and freedom to operate reviews
Developing licensing strategies
Plant tissue culture
Molecular markers in plant breeding
Training and supervision of students, interns, and visiting workers

Expertise - project management:

Coordinating workplans and budgets
Management of confined field trials
Coordinating university research projects
Establishing international collaboration in gene mapping
Patent searching and contract analysis

Major employers, clients and projects:

MSU Michigan State University
J.R. Simplot Company (Boise, Idaho)
Calyxt (Roseville, Minnesota)
AgBIOS, Agriculture & Biotechnology Strategies (Merrickville, Ontario)
Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)

Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II
Strategic World Initiative for Technology Transfer

SABC, State Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Murdoch University (Perth, Australia)
Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Group, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway)