AIGN® Partners

AIGN® acts as a pathway for breeders and breeding programs to introduce and distribute their variety and rootstock inventions throughout the world. These valued partnerships serve as an opportunity for our members to test and evaluate promising new varieties and rootstocks.

We also collaborate with some of the top experts in the fruit industry from around the world. Here are some of the great companies and people we have worked with:

Breeding and Research Programs

Associated Fruit, Medford, Oregon USA

FiveFifty 5 Superfoods, Shepparton, Victoria Australia

Fruit Invest International, Jork, Stade Germany

Fruit Varieties International Pty Ltd, Kingston, Tasmania Australia

Prevar, Hawke’s Bay New Zealand

UniQuest Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland Australia

University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Vineland Research and Innovation Center, Lincoln, Ontario Canada

Vitaplum Technology Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

Industry Experts

Willy Dillen

Mr. Dillen is the proprietor of Acutifolius and is based in Belgium. He offers services as an agricultural advisor and consultant between science, business and legal entities in the arena of new fruit varieties. He has more than 25 years of experience in the fruit tree industry, building upon his extensive education, including a master’s of science in agronomy, a PhD in biotechnology, and an MBA in international business. He is well versed in intellectual property rights, plant variety rights, and utility patents. Mr. Dillen communicates with scientists, breeders and nurserymen on behalf of AIGN®, and assists in managing license agreements and royalty collection. If you would like to learn more about the services he offers, please contact us.