Overview
Laga brings more than 20 years of international seed business and plant biotechnology experience, including a role as Global Head for Plant Biotech Research at BASF. He co-founded Protealis with researchers from VIB and ILVO to address Europe's plant protein deficit by developing superior, locally adapted soy and legume varieties. The company is now commercial-stage with nine early maturity soy varieties on the market and is backed by V-Bio Ventures and PMV.
Career history
In the news
- Euroseeds 2026, it's a wrap! ☀️🤩 Our team is closing the doors after a great #Euroseeds2026 congress in Valencia (and we won't even mention the weather 😜☀️ ). This year, #legume crops and #technology took the stage, framed in the context of more resilience. More resilience in terms of: more diverse crops, coupled with regulations that let innovations like the next generation of biostimulants reach fields in time. A perfect setting for the launch of #MagNfix, our soybean seed inoculant that comes pre-coated on ready-to-sow
- Thanks Amandine de la Forge for this great testimonial 👍🏻. Impressive to see how you do side-by-side comparison on farm level to really unravel the benefits of the technologies tested. And -obviously- great to see MagNfix and the varieties are bringing a real added value to you! Many congrats on the nice work and happy to have such innovative-minded farmers as partners! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
- Tijdens het Euroseeds-congres voor de Europese zaadsector in Valencia kondigt Protealis vandaag de lancering aan van MagNfix™. Dat is een zaaiklare, voorgecoate sojazaadoplossing die de sojaproductie in Europa robuuster moet maken. Bacteriën die nodig zijn voor de groei en eiwitproductie van de sojaplant, komen immers niet voor in Europese landbouwbodems. Daarom moeten landbouwers sojazaden vóór het zaaien inoculeren of coaten, maar dat levert nog steeds geen consistente resultaten op grotere schaal. “ De combinatie van
- Ready for #Euroseeds2026 congress! 🌱🇪🇸 . . . Benjamin Laga Pascal PARIZE Renate Degrave Tobias Diehl
- Want to discover how to integrate premium #soy in your crop rotation, without the worry of having to inoculate the seeds? 😀 Come and join us at #Euroseeds2026 in Valencia, Spain to find out 🧬🌱💃 #plantprotein #soy #localsoy #Europeansoy #inoculant #magnfix Benjamin Laga Tobias Diehl Pascal PARIZE
- This is where it starts: healthy, active root nodules, the sign of a soybean crop getting everything it needs from nitrogen-fixing bacteria, thanks to a high-performing inoculant. Next week at Euroseeds 2026 in Valencia, Protealis is unveiling MagNfix™, the inoculant built to keep that partnership alive on seed for 90 days before planting. Aimed at European growers, delivered ready-to-sow from the bag, for the first time. "We need to rethink the classical crop rotations region by region, and make it easy to include more
- Come and find out more about our latest #soybean #inoculant technology 🧬 at #Euroseeds2026 between 25-28 Oct in Valencia, Spain 😊 Juan S. Ramirez Benjamin Laga Tobias Diehl Pascal PARIZE
- Could the next breakthrough in European soybean production come from bacteria rather than plant breeding? Europe imports more than 90% of the soybeans it consumes, but expanding domestic production requires more than developing varieties suited to European growing conditions. Benjamin Laga, CEO of Protealis, and Juan-Ramirez, Head of Microbiology, explain how bacterial genetics and improved inoculation could help address some of the challenges facing soybean growers. Their work with MagNfix™ focuses on keeping beneficial bacteria
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