PlantHUB
Boosting technology transfer and responsible research and innovation in plant sciences

PlantHUB Doctoral Program
PlantHUB was an European Industrial Doctoral Program (EID) funded by the H2020 PROGRAM Marie Curie Actions – People, Initial Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016) from December 2016 until November 2020. The program was managed by the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center.
PlantHUB offered training to 10 PhD students in skills and competencies necessary to apply responsible research and innovation (RRI) in the area of plant breeding and production. The program addressed the demand for RRI leadership in plant science related research and diffusion of innovation.
This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722338 - PlantHUB.
Academic-Industry Collaboration
Academic interface |
Industry interface |
ETH Zurich (Switzerland) |
CARLSBERG GROUP, Carlsberg Research Laboratory (Denmark) Deutsche Saatveredelung AG (Germany) |
University of Zurich (Switzerland) |
BASECLEAR BV (The Netherlands) Photon Systems Instruments (Czech Republic) |
University of Basel (Switzerland) |
HELIOSPECTRA (Sweden) AGROISOLAB GMBH (Germany) |
PlantHUB Projects
Program Administration and Training
PlantHUB PhD students were enrolled at ETH Zurich, University of Zurich or University of Basel, corresponding to their supervisors' lab affiliations. Candidates participated in the PSC PhD Program Plant Sciences.
As an ITN program, 50% of the PhD time was spent in a partnering industry company.
Contact: Romy Kohlmann, PlantHUB program officer