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Ian Wood

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Commercialisation Manager at Ceres Agri-Tech

University of East Anglia

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About

Commercialisation Manager at the University of East Anglia working on the ACE project to establish a national technology transfer office for Agri-Tech. He previously worked at an agrochemical formulation company and spent over a decade in academia, including postdoctoral research at Cambridge and the Institute of Food Research. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of East Anglia.

Experience

  1. University of East AngliaCommercialisation Manager - Agri-techcurrent2025 — present
  2. CrodaTechnology Specialist - Croda Agriculture R&T2021 — 2025Harpenden, England, United Kingdom
  3. University of CambridgePostdoctoral Research Associate (Plant Molecular Biology)2018 — 2021Department of Biochemistry
  4. Institute of Food ResearchPostdoctoral Researcher - Newton Follow-on-Funding IFR-Embrapa-LabEx2016 — 2017
  5. Institute of Food ResearchPostdoctoral Scientist - Renewable Industrial Products from Rapeseed Project2014 — 2016

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Project ManagementBiostimulantsAgrochemicalsResearch and Development (R&D)Plant BiologyOpen InnovationFormulation ChemistryCrop ProtectionAgricultureBiochemistryAnalytical SkillsMolecular Biology
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  • PRINCE2® 7 Foundation — PeopleCert

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Who is Ian Wood?
Commercialisation Manager at the University of East Anglia working on the ACE project to establish a national technology transfer office for Agri-Tech. He previously worked at an agrochemical formulation company and spent over a decade in academia, including postdoctoral research at Cambridge and the Institute of Food Research. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of East Anglia.
Where does Ian Wood work?
Ian Wood is Commercialisation Manager at Ceres Agri-Tech.
Where did Ian Wood go to school?
Ian Wood studied at Institute of Food Research/John Innes Centre (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biochemistry); University of York (BSc., Biology (with a year in industry)).

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