Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences MSU Potato Breeding and Genetics Program

David Douches MSU Potato Program awarded the

2026 MSU Innovation Center's Technology Transfer Achievement Award

The annual MSU Innovation Center Celebration highlights the groundbreaking technologies, startups, and research emerging from Michigan State University.  David Douches was honored for leading the work in potato variety development designed to improve yield, disease resistance, storage life, and processing reliability for the potato industry. David Douches' MSU Potato Breeding and Genetics Program was awarded the 2026 Technology Transfer Achievement Award, at the MSU Innovation Celebration, held April 7, 2026. In attendance, the director of the Michigan Potato Industry Commission, Kelly Turner.

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