Detlef Weigel Ph.D.

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
DIRECTOR

Detlef Weigel is an accredited developmental genetics researcher and Director of the Department of Molecular Biology at the world-renowned Max Planck Institute For Developmental Biology. His group is known for the generation of extensive genomic resources, such as the first haplotype map for a non-mammalian species. Detlef is also the co-founder of Computomics GmbH & Co. KG.

“There is a lack of clear and concise available information on the drive and purpose of developing biotechnology in plants. The information presented to the public is poorly communicated and misrepresented by its opponents.”