Kenneth Alness

CEO Kenneth Alness has worked with research and innovation in agriculture and forestry, and has contributed to inventions that have reduced pesticide use. The award-winning ThermoSeed method is one highly successful example. ThermoSeed is a form of pasteurisation that uses hot steam to remove seed-borne pathogens, leaving crops free from disease thus improving their growing power. The method has its origins in research at SLU and in 2017, it was selected as one of the three best innovations that were developed at SLU during its first 40 years as a university. Kenneth Alness has held leading positions in organisations such as the Lantmännen agricultural cooperative and his own company Acanova AB. He has also been a board member in a number of development companies and research organisations, including SLU Holding AB.

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Portrait of Kenneth Alness
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