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A scientist and entrepreneur David is a world authority in the development of bioactive compounds from plants, which are used by David in the development of sustainable agriculture inputs. In 2005 David won the prestigious 'Young Biotechnologist of the Year Award' presented by New Scientist magazine in recognition of his work in these fields. In 2007 he...

A scientist and entrepreneur David is a world authority in the development of bioactive compounds from plants, which are used by David in the development of sustainable agriculture inputs. In 2005 David won the prestigious 'Young Biotechnologist of the Year Award' presented by New Scientist magazine in recognition of his work in these fields. In 2007 he was shortlisted for the 'Best R&D Pipeline Award' at the Agrow Industry awards, alongside Dupont and Bayer. David's research is widely published and he has also contributed to a number of industry publications such as Speciality Chemicals, Outlooks in Pest Management, Fertilizer Focus, Agrow, and Chemistry and Industry.David has close links with Lancaster University where he holds the post of Visiting Research Fellow. He has also lectured for the Society of the Chemical Industry, the Royal Society of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Science, and the Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides. David has a proven track record of creating innovative products, including botanical pesticides, speciality fertilizers, stress tolerance chemicals, biostimulants. He is the inventor of over 30 granted patents (and counting). To date products and technology invented and developed by David have been licensed for in excess of $40 million, in deals with a diverse range of businesses including Arysta, Agrimatco, Certis, Omex and Bayer. David has founded several biotech companies, and is currently MD of Levity Crop Science, a company he formed in 2011 to develop and commercialise sustainable agricultural products. Davids main research interests are in the fields of: Nutrient use efficiency, bio-pesticides, and abiotic stress tolerance chemistry.Managing Director @ In 2010 I created Levity Crop Science, a company focused on development of sustainable agricultural products. At Levity I am responsible for the development of IP in four main areas: 1. Development of technology to improve nutrient use efficiency. Finding ways of making fertilisers applied to crops work better and with lower rates. 2. Development of anti-abiotic stress technology. Finding ways to help crops perform better in sub-optimal weather and soil conditions. 3. Bio-pesticide development. Finding ways to control crop pests and diseases by utilising bioactive compounds isolated from natural sources. 4. Development of sustainable uses for industrial co-products, in agricultural markets. Development of useful products from non first intent industrial co-products has huge environmental benefits, reduces carbon footprint, and improves sustainability. Further more it has the potential to turn costs into profits enhancing the bottom line of our clients businesses. Levity has two routes to market. 1. Finished products that are marketed by it's sister company Ecoculture Biosciences (A Spanish based specialty fertiliser manufacturer that exports to markets in Europe, Africa and Latin America). 2. Development of technology that is formulated into third party products made by our industrial partners around the world. Levity technology is incorporated into products selling in more than 40 markets around the world. My role in Levity is to help the company find and support partners for it's technology, and to get our ideas into products and onto crops where they can help growers. Levity are passionate about delivering real solutions to the problems faced by farmers in growing crops with limited inputs in difficult growing conditions. From January 2011 to Present (5 years) Preston, United KingdomFounder and CTO @ As founder (2003) and CTO of Plant Impact plc and it’s forerunners (PI Bioscience and Biofutures) I played an instrumental role in taking the company from a concept to a business that is now listed on the LSE AIM market. It was my responsibility to create IP and the resulting products and extract maximum benefit from them for the company and it’s development partners in industry - thus creating shareholder value. Indeed the company was formed specifically as a vehicle to develop my ideas. At Plant Impact I worked with a network of independent research institutions, Universities and industrial partners in order to commercialise my ideas and IP. During this time the companies entire current technology platform was developed. My role at Plant Impact involved the creation (from concept, invention, through to full scale manufacture) and preparation for market (field trials and registration activity) of it’s products, and IP. From the companies formation I created a portfolio of eight technologies, setting new benchmarks for efficacy and safety in independent field trials. In the 2007 AGROW awards my work was shortlisted for the ‘Best R&D Pipeline Award’ alongside Monsanto and Dupont. I developed technology and products in a wide range of scientific fields including botanical pesticides, speciality fertilizers, fertilizer additives, and anti-stress products for crops. I left Plant Impact in 2009 when it ceased R&D activity. From 2003 to 2010 (7 years) Lancaster, United KingdomDirector @ 1998 - 2003 I joined speciality fertilizer company Stoller Chemical (a European subsidiary of a US based multinational group) in 1998 as a technical officer with responsibility for carrying out field trial programmes on the companies products and to give technical support to the manufacturing plant in the UK. After successive promotions firstly to management and eventually in 2001 to board level I took on responsibility for technical sales in the whole trading area of the company (Europe, Middle East and North Africa) setting up and managing distribution networks and supporting them through registration, training and field trials. I was responsible for the company expanding into 14 new export markets, and significantly improved the companies financial performance during my time there. I also had group responsibility to provide technical support to other companies within the group, supervising the construction of manufacturing sites in Spain, Czech Republic and Germany. From 1998 to 2005 (7 years) Visiting Research Fellow @ Lancaster University From 2009 to 2015 Bachelor of Science (BSc), Applied Biology @ Liverpool John Moores University From 1992 to 1996 David Marks is skilled in: R&D, Agronomy, Crop Protection, Crop Science, Crop Nutrition, Agriculture, Chemistry, Entrepreneurship, Biotechnology, Sustainability, Genomics, Manufacturing, Environmental Awareness