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Seminar highlights CoLABs' contribution to the future of agricultural and agri-food innovation

June 12, 2025
Blog, News
Ines Ferreira

On June 11th, InnovPlantProtect (InPP) held a seminar on “Six years of innovation: CoLABs” path to the future of the agricultural and agri-food sectors", at the National Agriculture Fair (FNA) in Santarém.

The event brought together, for the first time, six Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) with direct involvement in the agricultural and agri-food sectors: InnovPlantProtect, CoLAB4Food, FeedInov CoLAB, Food4Sustainability, MORE CoLAB and SmartFarmCoLAB.

Round table 1 - Sofia Couto (ANI), Paulo Madeira (InPP), André Mota (Colab4Food), Cristina Monteiro (FeedInov), Margarida Palma (Food4Sustainability), Albino Bento (MORE CoLAB), and Helena Vazão (SmartFarmCoLAB)

The program included two round tables. The first, dedicated to “Innovation in Action: The Results and Impacts of CoLABs in Agriculture and Agrifood”, representatives from each CoLAB took part, presenting success stories and projects developed, with emphasis on the intervention of the innovation manager at InnovPlantProtect, Paulo Madeira, He shared InPP's achievements in developing solutions for more sustainable agriculture.

The second round table, under the theme “Partnerships for the Future: How CoLABs are Driving Innovation in the Agricultural and Agri-Food Sector”, The event was attended by partner companies and associations, who stressed the importance of collaborating with the CoLABs. Among the speakers were Pedro Viterbo, manager of Fertiprado, InnovPlantProtect's partner, accompanied by representatives of the following organizations Sense Test, Associação Portuguesa Dos Industriais De Alimentos Compostos Para Animais (IACA), Building Global Innovators (BGI), DEIFIL Technology and TeroMovigo.

The seminar ended with a moment of joint reflection, with speeches from all the executive directors of the CoLABs present, including the executive director of InnovPlantProtect, António Saraiva, The meeting was organized by the European Commission, which stressed the importance of cooperation and strategic coordination between the Collaborative Laboratories, reinforcing their collective commitment to innovation and sustainable development in the agricultural and agri-food sectors.

Throughout the seminar, the importance of synergies between science, innovation and the market became clear, as did the need to strengthen funding and guarantee conditions for the continuity and growth of these Collaborative Laboratories, whose impacts are already visible in the national agricultural and agri-food ecosystem.

This meeting was an important moment for sharing experiences and strengthening collaborative work, charting a joint path towards a more competitive, sustainable and innovative future for agriculture and agri-food in Portugal.

CoLABs in the spotlight at FNA: Innovation and Impact for Agriculture and Agrifood

June 3, 2025
Blog, News
Ines Ferreira

O InnovPlantProtect (InPP) promotes the seminar “Six years of innovation: The path of CoLABs for the future of the agricultural and agri-food sectors”, on the next day June 11th, from 09h30 until 11h00, in center stage at Espaço InsectERA, located in the Central Cloisters of the National Center for Agricultural Exhibitions and Markets (CNEMA) in Santarém.

The seminar aims to present the practical results and real impact of six Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) in Portugal - InnovPlantProtect, Colab4Food, FeedInov, Food4Sustainability, MORE and SmartFarmCoLAB. These interface infrastructures are essential pillars of the National Innovation System (SNI) and play a growing and essential role in the dynamics of innovation for agriculture and agri-food.

The event will be attended by members of the teams and partners of each of the CoLABs, who will talk about their vision of the added value of these interface and innovation entities, from the point of view of those who collaborate directly with them.

The initiative, which is part of the National Agriculture Fair (FNA) 2025, which this year has the theme “Biosolutions” and will be the stage for exploring the innovations that are shaping the future of the sector, brings together different representatives of the innovation ecosystem to show the role of CoLABs in stimulating the transfer of knowledge and making innovation available to agriculture and agri-food in Portugal, creating value and attracting highly qualified human resources to the country.

See the full program in the image below.

The registration for the event is free, but mandatory due to the limited capacity of the space. Guarantee your presence by filling in the available form here.

We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of sharing and debate on the future of innovation in the agricultural and agri-food sectors!

InPP participa na FNA25

June 3, 2025
Blog, Highlight, News, Latest
Ines Ferreira

Estamos em contagem decrescente para a Feira Nacional de Agricultura (FNA), uma das maiores feiras agrícolas do país!

É já de 7 a 15 de junho que o InPP vai estar na 61ª edição da Feira Nacional de Agricultura, que se realiza no CNEMA – Centro Nacional de Exposições, em Santarém.

O tema da edição deste ano é “Biosoluções”e pretende destacar a importância das soluções e tecnologias inovadoras no setor agroalimentar e na promoção de práticas mais sustentáveis e eficientes.

A FNA reúne agricultores, empresários e especialistas dos setores agroalimentar, pecuário e agrícola e é um excelente espaço para aumentar a nossa rede de contactos, trocar conhecimentos e apresentar as mais recentes tendências e soluções agrícolas que a nossa equipa tem desenvolvido.

Vai poder encontrar-nos no stand nº.18, à entrada do Espaço dos claustros, dedicado à Agenda InsectERA, entre as 10h e as 20h.

Venha visitar-nos. Esperamos por si!

EVENTS

António Saraiva is the next Executive Director of InnovPlantProtect

December 2, 2024
Blog
Ines Ferreira

InnovPlantProtect (InPP) announces that António Saraiva, a 62-year-old agronomist, is taking over today as executive director of the collaborative laboratory (CoLAB) based in Elvas, succeeding Pedro Fevereiro, who held the position for five years. António Saraiva takes office at a time of growth in the activities of the Elvas CoLAB and marks a new phase in the development and consolidation of the InPP.

António Saraiva has solid experience as a manager of well-known companies in the agricultural business in the private and public sectors, having been general manager of Syngenta in Portugal and Spain, he has taken on responsibilities for Iberia, with marked leadership in various areas such as sustainability, logistics, coordination of human resources, strategic planning and project development in various sectors. CoLAB's new CEO will lead a team of 44 employees and is focused on consolidating and developing InPP's leadership path in the national agricultural sector.

With national and international experience, António Saraiva, who has a degree in Agronomy from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia of the University of Lisbon, has worked at Syngenta Crop Protection in Portugal and Spain, holding the position of Sustainability Director for Africa, the Middle East and Turkey for three years. António was also responsible for chairing the National Plant Protection Industry Association - ANIPLA (now CropLife Portugal) for eight years, from 2001 to 2009. Between 2012 and 2018 he was chairman of the Board of Directors of Companhia das Lezírias. During this period he was also chairman of the board of the Vila Franca de Xira Lezíria Grande Beneficiaries Association.

Most recently, António Saraiva was Executive Director of Portugal Nuts - Association for the Promotion of Dried Fruit. “It is with an enormous sense of responsibility and great motivation that I enter this phase of this ambitious project. I've followed its evolution with great interest and I'm delighted to see the progress made with its implementation and with the work carried out by Pedro Fevereiro and the other CoLAB professionals,” says António Saraiva.

For Pedro Fevereiro, “this is an appropriate time to hand over the leadership of InPP to António. InPP is closing a strategic cycle of innovation, sustainability, successful partnerships, a focus on proximity to clients and partners and a strong internal organizational culture that remain the essence of CoLAB. I'm sure that António's experience as a successful leader and strong alignment with InPP's culture and values will drive a new cycle of growth for CoLAB. I will still be connected to InPP for some time, but I feel that this is the right time to start a new chapter in the organization and also in my life.”

During the month of December, Pedro Fevereiro and António Saraiva will carry out a joint transition phase, which is considered important and healthy for the organization.