Being chosen as a national icon is very important in helping the company (with a staff of ten) get ahead, says the founder Pim Lindhout. He worked at Wageningen UR for a number of years and still has close contacts with Wageningen scientists. ‘We are located in the global centre for genetic potato research.’ The company premises are at the Dreijen.
National icon
The Wageningen potato-breeding firm Solynta has been elected a ‘national icon’ by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. A jury chaired by former politician Hans Wijers chose the company as one of the four with the most promising innovations in the Netherlands.
