On the day October 23rd InnovPlantProtect (InPP) took part in the 1st Congress of the InsectERA Mobilizing Agenda, The event took place at the Estoril School of Hospitality and Tourism (ESHTE) in Estoril.
The pioneering event in Portugal, which in this first edition was under the theme “Insects as a tool for sustainability”, had more than 200 participants, 16 speakers, 2 round tables and 50 scientific posters.
Image credits: InsectERA Mobilizing Agenda
The researchers, Leonor Martins and Luís Grilo, the director of the Specific Crop Protection department, Sandra Correia, the innovation manager Paulo Madeira and the executive director Pedro Fevereiro, represented CoLAB elvense at the congress which brought together experts and industry leaders to debate the challenges, opportunities and potential of a new bioindustrial sector - insects as bioindustrial tools for sustainability.
The congress also featured speeches by João Teixeira Leite, Mayor of Santarém, and Carlos Carreiras, Mayor of Cascais, highlighting the role of local policies in sustainability. Luís Marques Mendes was also present with a reflection on the future of the bioindustry.
Image credits: InsectERA Mobilizing Agenda
In between sessions, there were also presentations of scientific posters. Our team, which is part of the InFRASS axis led by the InPP, presented a poster entitled “Assessing the impact of frass on plant and soil health”.
Image credits: InnovPlantProtect and InsectERA Mobilizing Agenda
Find out more about the agenda and its initiatives here.
Português
English