On the 5th, InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was present at Ciência 2023 - Meeting with Science and Technology in Portugal, which included the participation of Pedro Fevereiro, executive director of InPP, in the session “Innovation, sustainability and food safety: what is the positioning and roadmap of CoLABs in the Agro sector?”, which took place for the first time in the city of Aveiro.
The session brought together the collaborative laboratories (CoLABs) in the area of Agriculture - the InPP, the FeedInov CoLab, o Food4Sustainability, o SmartFarmCoLAB and CoLAB VINES&WINES -to discuss together the technological and strategic paths that the CoLABs have defined to respond to the needs and demands of the agricultural sector.
The session was structured with an international keynote speaker, followed by a round table moderated by a journalist, with the presence of the 5 CoLabs and the discussion open to the public. The expected results were the identification of innovations in progress and the understanding and possible adjustment of the strategic lines developed and to be developed, as well as greater efficiency in the interaction between the Colabs in the area of Agriculture.
The initiative, which brought together experts and researchers from different scientific fields, was attended by the Prime Minister, António Costa, and by the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Elvira Fortunato, the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro, the Minister for the Economy and the Sea, António Costa Silva, and the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Maria do Céu Antunes. The meeting was closed by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
The 2023 edition of Encontro Ciência took place between July 5 and 7 in Aveiro, at the Santiago da Prata University Campus. University of Aveiro, The event was dedicated to the theme “Science and the Ocean Beyond the Horizon” and focused on the ocean and water.
Encontro Ciência is the largest annual science and technology event in Portugal, promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in collaboration with the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture - Agencia Nacional de Cultura Científica e Tecnológica - Ciência Viva and, this year, also with the University of Aveiro. The initiative also has the institutional support of the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport.
National R&D institutions, namely FCT R&D units, CoLABs, Associated Laboratories and State Laboratories, take an active part in the scientific program of Encontro Ciência every year, through their participation in the many parallel thematic sessions, demonstrations of R&D activities and posters by PhD students.
More information about the initiative here.
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