Dr. Wagner is Chief Executive Officer of Agrinos AS. Prior to joining Agrinos, he was Global New Ventures and Technology Leader for Dow AgroSciences. His career before Dow is divided between 16 years in academic research, and 10 years managing agricultural biotechnology startup companies. Dr. Wagner received his B.Sc.in Botany and Plant Pathology from Michigan State University, and his Ph.D. in Genetics from University of Washington. He spent three years as a researcher in the Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, in Australia before joining the University of Oregon, where he became Professor of Biology. He then moved into business, becoming both VP Plant Genetics and Biotechnology at Exelixis, Inc., and Head of Exelixis Plant Sciences, before Exelixis Plant Sciences was acquired by Dow AgroSciences. Dr. Wagner is an author of over 30 research publications and over 50 issued patents and pending patent applications. He has also been an advisor to many international and national forums across the world.