Christine Shyu
Regulatory Science Genome Editing Enablement Lead Bayer Crop Science
Christine Shyu is the Regulatory Science Genome Editing Enablement Lead at Bayer Crop Science. In this role, she leads internal and external-facing efforts to shape the regulatory environment around genome editing in crop science and enable Bayer’s genome editing product development pipeline. Christine was trained as a plant molecular biologist at Michigan State University’s Plant Research Laboratories (PRL) and developed her scientific career around utilizing different genome engineering technologies to study gene function and improve crop performance. She joined Monsanto/Bayer in 2017 as a genome editing scientist and transitioned to the Regulatory Science Organization in 2020 to develop regulatory strategies for genome editing pipeline projects.
Seminars
- Outlining regional regulatory differences and their implications for diverse crop developers to guide strategic planning and reduce approval delays
- Highlighting the role of scientific advocacy and unified messaging to shape policy and foster trust across global markets
- Examining recent publications and real-world examples to illustrate how developers can proactively influence regulatory outcomes and accelerate access
- How can companies translate global regulatory learnings into concrete steps for their own pipelines?
- What practical approaches help teams prioritize markets and allocate resources effectively?
- How can organizations build internal alignment between R&D, regulatory, and commercial teams to accelerate approvals?
