

Growing crop protection innovator appoints new head of biology
Innovative agrochemical company, Redag Crop Protection has appointed Dr Mikael Courbot to the key role of head of biology. Dr Courbot joins from multi-national agribusiness Syngenta, where he spent nine years working across sites in Switzerland and the UK. His areas of expertise include mechanisms of heavy metal transport and homeostasis in fungi and plants, in depth knowledge on abiotic stresses, along with the development of screening platforms. "we’re bringing in invaluabl