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In this episode of the Computomics podcast, Pernille Ollendorff Hede, CEO and co-founder of Healthycrop, discusses the company's innovative approach to fungal-resistant crops. Healthycrop boosts the production of Nepenthesin, a naturally occurring enzyme in plants, to degrade fungal enzymes, preventing fungal growth without the need for fungicides. Using cis-genesis and gene editing techniques, Healthycrop enhances the plant's natural defense. While these techniques are classified as genetically modified (GM) in Europe, they are considered non-GM in the U.S. Pernille shares the company's mission to revolutionize agriculture by offering sustainable solutions and hopes for regulatory changes in Europe to facilitate broader adoption.

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• Healthycrop - Homepage
• Pernille Ollendorff Hede on LinkedIn
  
  

Pernille Ollendorff Hede holds a PhD in Plant Molecular Biology and a Business degree. With more than 15 years of experience in leading Danish biotech and pharma companies, she has combined deep scientific insight with strategic business understanding. Today, she is an entrepreneur working to promote sustainable crop solutions that strengthen both nature and farmers’ profitability.