InnovPlantProtect (InPP) celebrates its 5th anniversary next week January 24th, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., at the headquarters located at National Plant Breeding Station, INIAV center in Elvas.
The commemorative date aims to celebrate the innovation in crop protection developed at InPP, showing the role of the collaborative laboratory in stimulating knowledge transfer, creating value and securing highly qualified human resources in the region.
The ceremony will bring together, in addition to InPP members, different representatives of the innovation ecosystem, representatives of CoLABs in the agri-food sector, producer associations, farmers and political decision-makers, among others, with the aim of celebrating 5 years of InPP's achievements, taking stock and exploring prospects for the future.
The opening session will be attended by Isabel Ferreira, Secretary of State for Regional Development. At 3.15pm, the session “What innovation is produced at InPP?” will take place, in which our team will present the work and scientific-technological innovation that has been developed in the various areas of activity of the collaborative laboratory (CoLAB), namely in the areas of New Biopesticides, Protection of Specific Crops, Formulations and Process Development, Data Management and Risk Analysis and Monitoring and Diagnosis.
On the day of the celebrations, the closing session will be attended by the Mayor of Elvas, José Rondão Almeida, the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Gonçalo Caleira Rodrigues, representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Maria do Céu Antunes, and the Minister for Territorial Cohesion, Ana Abrunhosa.
You can register for the ceremony by filling in the form available here. here, until 12 noon on January 22nd.
Mark your calendar and join us on this commemorative date! We'd be delighted to welcome you!
PROGRAM:
Reception of participants, networking and welcome coffee | 14:00
Welcome Session | 14:30
- Pedro Fevereiro | Executive Director of InPP
Opening Session | 14:35
- Margarida Oliveira | Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Isabel Ferreira | Secretary of State for Regional Development
Session “What innovation is produced at InPP?” | 15:15
- Cristina Azevedo | Director of the New Biopesticides Department
- Sandra Correia | Director of the Department for the Protection of Specific Crops
- David Learmonth | Director of the Formulations and Process Development Department
- Ricardo Ramiro | Director of the Data Management and Risk Analysis Department
- iLaria Marengo | Director of the Monitoring and Diagnosis Department
Closing Session | 16:00
- Pedro Fevereiro | Executive Director of InPP
- José Rondão Almeida | Mayor of Elvas
- Gonçalo Caleira Rodrigues | Secretary of State for Agriculture representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Maria do Céu Antunes
- Ana Abrunhosa | Minister for Territorial Cohesion
Beberete | 16:45
