Iribov is an international plant breeding support laboratory founded in 1992, employing around 600 people in 3 locations: in The Netherlands (Heerhugowaard), Macedonia (Vinica) and Ghana (Sogakope).
The services of Iribov can be divided into 4 segments:
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Initiation, Virus Elimination, Naktuinbouw Elite certified production, Stock Maintainance, Protocol Development, Large Scale Propagation.
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐: Gene Bank Storage in Tissue Culture, Interspecific crossing, Embryo Rescue, Mutation Induction, Dihaploid production, Polyploidization, Marker Assisted Breeding, Crispr-Cas (future development).
๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐: Plant pathogen detection (PCR), Seed quality control, Flowcytometry, Cytology, Biochemical Assays, Bioassays.
Hardening: automated planting of tissue culture plants, vertical farm facilities, automated grading and sorting, various growing compartments and -specifications, tailor made growing solutions.
The portfolio of Iribov covers over 450 plant species in 10.000 varieties for the ornamental horticulture, vegetable and (soft)fruit companies and the plantation industry worldwide.
Industry
Biotechnology Research, Agricultural and soil research, Research and testing, IT, Internet, R&D
HQ Location
Middenweg 591b
Heerhugowaard, 1704 BH, NL
Keywords
Plant Tissue CulturePlant Breeding SupportPlant Health & DiagnosticsPlant & Seed QualityGenomicsMarker Assisted BreedingFlow CytometryPhytopathologyPlant Cytologyand Pollen Vitality