InPP took part in the kick-off meeting for the European PROSPER project, held on October 2 and 3 in Pavia, Italy. In attendance were the director of the Monitoring and Diagnostics Department, Ilaria Marengo, and the project manager, Bruno Orrico.
PROSPER's main objective is to transform European agriculture by valorizing highly resilient “orphan” legumes - forgotten crops, but full of potential to face the climate and food challenges of the future.
The project promotes sustainable, innovative practices adapted to different agricultural realities.
Over the two days, 27 partners from 13 countries met for presentations, in-depth discussions and strategic talks about the project's next steps.
We are excited about what comes next, certain that this journey will be more than a collaboration - it will be a true cooperation within an exceptional team.
Join us and keep up to date with all the news from the PROSPER Project!
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was present at the project launch meeting BioLivingLABS - Bioeconomia ao Serviço da Sustentabilidade dos Territórios do Interior (Bioeconomy at the Service of the Sustainability of Inland Territories), which took place on October 1st at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB).
Funded by COMPETE 2023, the BioLivingLABS project, led by MORE CoLAB - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação, in partnership with the InPP, the IPCB, from AQUAVALOR and the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB).
This project's mission is to add value to the low-density territories in the north, center and south of the country by demonstrating and economically boosting the work carried out by the partners - through the creation, demonstration and application of products, processes and services resulting from joint research.
Four living laboratories will be created (Living Labs) in the innovation hubs of Mirandela, Douro, Covilhã and Elvas, which they intend to promote:
the transfer of knowledge;
technology demonstration;
strategic roadmapping and
the protection of intellectual property.
BioLivingLABS strengthens the link between academia, business and society, driving innovation and sustainability.
Expected impact: Over the course of 24 months, and with Living Labs dedicated to sectors such as olive groves and olive oil, vineyards and wine, fruit and cereals, legumes, among others, the project will contribute to:
increase regional competitiveness;
promote sustainable practices and
responding to the environmental, social and economic challenges facing inland territories.
On September 25, InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was present at the National Exhibition of Blue Bioeconomy Pact Projects, held at the Port of Leixões Cruise Terminal, for the exhibition session of the Algae Vertical project, led by PhytoBloom by Necton.
InPP, leader of sub-project 6 - Agriculture, was represented by department director Cristina Azevedo and executive director António Saraiva, who presented some of the new algae-based biosolutions that our team and partners are developing.
There were more than 300 participants and 80 entities, including companies, research centers and political decision-makers. The Opening Conference was attended by the Chairman of Inovamar's General and Supervisory Board, José Soares dos Santos, and round tables were held on the future of the blue economy in Portugal.
Algae Vertical explores the biotechnological potential of algae in sectors as diverse as food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and energy.
Find out more about the Algae Vertical Project here.
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
Now you can find out all about Algae Vertical on the project's website!
With a modern and intuitive design, you'll be able to get to know the innovative Algae Vertical project on this new platform that concentrates all the information, and you'll be able to discover how we and the various partners in the algae industry in Portugal are contributing to transforming sustainability.
Take the opportunity to explore the SP6 Agriculture sub-project which is part of the Algae Vertical, of which InPP is the leader, in partnership with the GreenCoLab collaborative laboratory. Our team is working hard on this sub-project!
Algae Vertical is co-funded by Next Generation EU, through the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), and is the largest initiative in the world. Blue Bioeconomy Pact Mobilizing Agenda.
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