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Science quality and organisation underpin the success of a research organization. Our credibility in the research world comes from science achievement and the dissemination of results through papers and conferences. We also need to have our science organised in a focused manner, optimising our resources, integrating diverse capabilities, and directed to achieving scientific and commercial targets.
The breadth of our research is a great strength as well as a challenge. For example, we are able to connect our germplasm and fruit genetics to our functional food initiatives, through crop production, postharvest science, genomics and consumer science, to provide integrated programmes which should produce both innovative science and novel commercial products.
We have the ability to identify common threads of research and pull these together in new ways. For instance, current research on biosensors such as imprinted polymers, insect odorant receptors, human sensory perception, plant cell receptors and signalling, insect pheromones, and flavours and fragrances, all revolves around the broad science of sensing and signalling, and provides opportunities to combine research and technologies in novel ways.
To ensure that we practise great science and maximise our commercial opportunities, we have organised our science into discrete, targeted areas, with leaders who have the drive, passion and scientific credibility to ensure that we will perform in our existing programmes and reach into new research areas. Science is firmly in the driving seat for HortResearch.
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