Mars, Incorporated Addresses Role of Collaboration in Science With Expert Panel at Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

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Mars, Incorporated Addresses Role of Collaboration in Science With Expert Panel at Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting PR Newswire LINDAU, Germany, July 5, 2012 LINDAU, Germany, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Laureates, 150 of the world's brightest young researchers and an industry scientist came together this week for a cross-disciplinary panel discussion hosted by Mars, Incorporated at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Germany. The panel focused on how partnerships can drive scientific discovery. Mars hosted the discussion, which featured the views of Continuum Energy Technologies (CET) - a research company that aims to further understanding of the foundations of physics, which could lead to the development of environmentally-sound solutions to a range of issues, such as supply-chain sustainability. The panel included Dudley Herschbach (Chemistry Nobel Laureate), Chris Nagel (Founding Scientist of CET) and Amanda Peter Randles (a PhD student from Harvard University). Harold Schmitz, Chief Science Officer at Mars, introduced the event by outlining the company's approach to science and the importance of uncommon collaboration between academic, government, non-government and industry sectors in tackling global challenges. Against this background, the panel discussed in-depth the merits and potential difficulties of an open and collaborative research approach.

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Mars, Incorporated Addresses Role of

Collaboration in Science With Expert Panel at

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

PR Newswire

LINDAU, Germany, July 5, 2012

LINDAU,

Germany

July 5, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Laureates, 150 of the world's brightest young researchers and an industry

scientist came together this week for a cross-disciplinary panel discussion

hosted by Mars, Incorporated at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in

Germany

. The panel focused on how partnerships can drive scientific discovery.

Mars hosted the discussion, which featured the views of Continuum Energy

Technologies (CET) - a research company that aims to further understanding of

the foundations of physics, which could lead to the development of

environmentally-sound solutions to a range of issues, such as supply-chain

sustainability. The panel included Dudley Herschbach (Chemistry Nobel

Laureate), Chris Nagel (Founding Scientist of CET) and Amanda Peter Randles

(a PhD student from Harvard University).

Harold Schmitz, Chief Science Officer at Mars, introduced the event by outlining

the company's approach to science and the importance of uncommon

collaboration between academic, government, non-government and industry

sectors in tackling global challenges. Against this background, the panel

discussed in-depth the merits and potential difficulties of an open and

collaborative research approach. The discussion built on a number of themes

from the Mars-hosted panel at the 2010 Lindau meeting, which explored Mars'

collaborative approach to the cacao genome sequencing project. The full

findings from the cacao genome project were released into the public domain

in 2010 in order to accelerate advances in the field for the benefit of cocoa

farmers worldwide.

This year's panelists shared examples from the world of physics to highlight

how cross-sector partnerships can create a platform from which breakthrough

scientific concepts can be appropriately debated, tested and validated in order

to accelerate the development of solutions to many of society's grand

challenges.

The panel discussion - which was moderated by Adam Smith, the Editorial

Director of Nobel Media - was followed by a lively Q&A session with the

international audience of young scientists.

Quotes:

Mars approach to science

Speaking after the panel discussion, Harold Schmitz, Chief Science Officer at

Mars, Incorporated commented: "As one of the world's leading food companies,

Mars sees cross-sector scientific collaboration as crucial in driving innovation

and tackling a wide range of social, economic and environmental challenges

faced by our business and society as a whole."

Nobel Laureate Dudley Herschbach on the Mars-hosted panel

discussion

"Events such as this offer a unique opportunity for dialogue that not only

crosses sectors and disciplines, but also moves across generations," said Nobel

Laureate Dudley Herschbach. "By engaging with tomorrow's leading thinkers,

we are equipping ourselves to deal with the challenges we face - both today,

and in the future."

Mars relationship with Lindau:

Mars entered into its engagement with the Lindau organization in 2007. In

2008, Pamela Mars, member of the Mars board of directors, was appointed to

the Honorary Senate of the Lindau Foundation in recognition of Mars' history of

scientific achievement. Last year, Mars hosted a panel discussion at the Lindau

meeting on 'Productive Partnerships' which featured the views of Laureate

Elizabeth Blackburn and Frank Mars, President of Mars Symbioscience - the

global health and life sciences segment of Mars. In 2010, the Mars-hosted panel

discussion addressed the role of science in society and involved Laureate

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Howard-Yana Shapiro, Global Staff Officer of Plant

Science and External Research at Mars.

About The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau:

27 Nobel Laureates and more than 580 young scientists from 69 countries will

participate in the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics) from 1 to

6 July

2012

. The topics of this year's physics meeting include cosmology, particle

physics and the challenges of a sustainable energy supply and climate issues.

The Lindau Meetings have been taking place every year since 1951 in Lindau.

They are organized by the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

established in 1954 and the Foundation Lindau Nobelprizewinners Meetings at

Lake Constance established in 2000. More than 250 Nobel Laureates are

members of the Founders Assembly.

For more information, please visit http://www.lindau-nobel.org/

About Mars, Incorporated:

In 1911, Frank C. Mars made the first Mars candies in his

Tacoma, Washington

kitchen and established Mars' roots as a confectionery company. In the 1920s,

Forrest E. Mars, Sr. joined his father in business and together they launched the

MILKY WAY® bar. In 1932, Forrest, Sr. moved to the

United Kingdom

with a

dream of building a business based on the philosophy of a "mutuality of

benefits" for all stakeholders - this vision serves as the foundation of Mars,

Incorporated today. Based in

McLean, Virginia

, Mars has net sales of more than

$30 billion

, six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food,

Drinks, Symbioscience, and approximately 70,000 Associates worldwide that

are putting its Principles into action to make a difference for people and the

planet through its performance.

Mars brands include: Petcare - PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®,

KITEKAT®, BANFIELD® Pet Hospital and NUTRO®; Chocolate - M&M'S®,

SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Wrigley -

DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT® and 5™ chewing gums, SKITTLES® and

STARBURST® candies, and ALTOIDS® AND LIFESAVERS® mints. Food - UNCLE

BEN'S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE® and

ROYCO®; Drinks - ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS™, THE BRIGHT TEA

COMPANY™, KLIX® and FLAVIA®; Symbioscience - COCOAVIA™, WISDOM

PANEL™ and SERAMIS®.

For more information, please visit http://www.mars.com. Follow us:

http://facebook.com/mars, http://twitter.com/marsglobal,

http://youtube.com/mars.

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