Calyxt Completes New Scientific Advisory Board with Key Appointments
Calyxt (NASDAQ:CLXT) has appointed industry experts to its Scientific Advisory Board, chaired by co-founder Dan Voytas, Ph.D. This initiative aims to identify high-value plant-derived products using Calyxt's proprietary innovation platform. The board will focus on various sectors, including therapeutics and cosmetics, seeking both immediate and long-term opportunities. In a related statement, Voytas emphasized the transformative role of gene editing in creating complex metabolites for enhanced benefits, while executive chairman Yves Ribeill highlighted the potential of this expertise to drive innovation.
- Appointment of renowned experts to the Scientific Advisory Board.
- Focus on high-value plant-derived products has potential for diverse applications in multiple markets.
- Leadership by Dan Voytas may strengthen innovation and operational capabilities.
- Concerns about continuity and experience gaps due to management changes.
World-Renowned Plant-Biochemistry Experts Named to Calyxt's Scientific Advisory Board Chaired by Company Co-Founder Dan Voytas, Ph.D.
New Strategic Initiative to Identify High Value Plant-Derived Products Utilizing Calyxt's Proprietary Innovation Platform
ROSEVILLE, MN / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2021 / Calyxt, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLXT), a plant-based technology company, has completed key appointments to its previously announced Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to identify high value plant-derived product targets that will be produced utilizing Calyxt's proprietary innovation platform.
The SAB will provide guidance for Calyxt to leverage and grow the business in new directions and will explore opportunities in plant-derived ingredients for therapeutics, cosmetics, advanced materials, fragrance, flavor, color, and more. The SAB will identify both near-term opportunities and long-term technological breakthroughs, some of which may be realized through partnerships.
The Calyxt Scientific Advisory Board members include:
- Dan Voytas, Ph.D., Calyxt Scientific Advisory Board Chair and Professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development at the University of Minnesota
- Anne Osbourn, Ph.D., Group Leader at the John Innes Center
- Elizabeth Sattely, Ph.D., HHMI Investigator and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
- Paul Bernasconi, Ph.D., Former Global Function Head for Molecular Biology at BASF Biosciences
"Gene editing is transforming life sciences and I'm excited to lead the SAB's ideation to unleash the remarkable capacity of plants to produce complex metabolites with high value. These products will deliver enhanced benefits for people and the planet," said Dan Voytas, Ph.D., Calyxt scientific advisory board chair.
"The capabilities that we're developing within Calyxt have broad applications, allowing us to dream big. We're excited to leverage the remarkable expertise of this SAB to focus Calyxt's innovation engine on realizing new opportunities," said Yves Ribeill, Ph.D., executive chairman of Calyxt.
Dan Voytas, Ph.D., the inventor of TALEN® technology and a co-founder of Calyxt, will immediately assume his new role as Chair of the newly established Scientific Advisory Board.
About Calyxt
Calyxt (NASDAQ:CLXT), based in Roseville, Minnesota, is a technology company with a mission to deliver plant-based innovations for a better world. Founded in 2010, Calyxt uses its proprietary TALEN® gene editing technology to work with world-class partners via technology licensing, product development, and seed sale arrangements to revolutionize the way the world uses plants to solve problems. For further information, please visit our website at www.calyxt.com.
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