As lead of Insights, Partnerships and Biologics for BayerCropScience R&D, Benoit Hartmann leads the company’s effort to define and implement open innovation strategies benefiting Bayer internal teams, our innovation partners and ultimately supporting the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems.
This responsibility encompasses all R&D platforms (Seeds/traits, Small Molecules, Biologicals), more specifically for Biologicals Benoit manages actively the partnerships with key innovation leaders to build a portfolio supporting Bayer’s ambition and growers need for these solutions. He serves as a Senior Vice President and is a member of the global R&D leadership team at Bayer Crop Science.
His 30 years of experience with Bayer includes leading teams involved in the development and commercialization of fungicides, insecticides and nutrient use efficiency solutions for horticulture and row crops, he most recently headed the company’s global fungicide research activities. Benoit excels in translating complex business problems into R&D strategies bringing together different partners across the innovation ecosystems, with a passion for new solutions helping to transform agriculture to become more sustainable.
He is the author of more than 60 publications and patents and has given > 30 lectures at universities and international conferences. He earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Grenoble in France, did postdoctoral studies at the University of Texas in Austin, TX.