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MALDI-ID CEO receives 40Under40 award

15/03/2019

Our CEO Dr De Meyer has received the prestigious WA Business News award for transforming her academic research into MALDI-ID in just three years. She was also named as one of the 40under40 winners.

It is such a reward for all the hard work we have put into making the research available to our Australian farmers. “It empowers farmers to make their farming more sustainable and efficient, and this is what I’m most proud of,” Dr De Meyer said in an interview with Murdoch University.

We also like to take the opportunity to thank Murdoch University for its ongoing support.

The profiles of the 40Under40 can be explored here.

Dr Sofie De Meyer Awarded State Government Scholarship

24/07/2018

Dr Sofie De Meyer, MALDI-ID CEO, has just been awarded one of six new Aquaculture and Agriculture entrepreneur scholarships by the McGowan Government.

The scholarships are supported by the State Government’s $3.41 million Science and Agribusiness Connect initiative.

Image source: abc.net.au

The scholarships are part of an innovative program designed to assist entrepreneurs with travel, testing, training and/or commercialisation in their specialised field.

Dave Kelly, Science and Fisheries Minister, explains that these scholarships will help WA grow in a number of areas.

“These exciting and innovative projects have the potential to grow WA jobs and the $6.8 billion agriculture sector, particularly in the regions… One project alone could help grow our seafood industry by generating 20 new direct and indirect jobs and $5 million over five years.”

The scholarship will allow Dr De Meyer to further investigate legumes, and how they can help to increase pasture performance.

Click here to read the full article by the Government of Western Australia.

Watch the short video below to learn how MALDI-ID are using the power of science to transform legumes in our agriculture.