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InPP took part in the National Exhibition of the Projects of the Portuguese Pact for the Blue Bioeconomy

September 26, 2025
Blog, Highlight, News, Project
Ines Ferreira

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.

InPP joins BioLivingLABS project - Bioeconomy at the service of the sustainability of inland territories

September 22, 2025
Blog, Highlight, News, Project
Ines Ferreira

InnovPlantProtect (InPP) recently received approval for an application submitted to COMPETE2030-2024-6 - Collective Actions - Transfer of scientific and technological knowledge - BioLivingLABS - Bioeconomy at the service of the sustainability of inland territories, led by MORE CoLAB - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação, Associação, in partnership with the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB) and AQUAVALOR.

BioLivingLABS aims to promote the economic valorization of research and development (R&D) results obtained by various institutions in the North, Center and Alentejo. To this end, it will create an experimental demonstration network, the so-called Living Labs, The project will be held in the innovation hubs of Mirandela, Douro, Covilhã and Elvas. In addition, demonstration actions, workshops, an inland innovation catalog and training on intellectual property protection will be developed with the aim of encouraging the incorporation of innovative solutions in the business sectors of these regions.

Scheduled to begin in October and lasting 24 months, the project has a total eligible investment of over 740,000 euros, financed by COMPETE2030 - Thematic Program for Innovation and Digital Transition. For InPP, this project is a strategic opportunity to strengthen its mission as a center for technology development and transfer, boosting the practical application of scientific knowledge to promote sustainable development.

This initiative confirms InPP's commitment to open and sustainable innovation, integrating science, technology and regional development to respond to the challenges and potential of the interior of the country.

InPP took part in an Open Day dedicated to the cereals of Baixo Mondego

September 19, 2025
Blog, Highlight, News
Ines Ferreira

On September 18, the executive director of InnovPlantProtect (InPP), António Saraiva, the director of the New Biopesticides Department, Cristina Azevedo, and researcher Luís Grilo attended the Open Day “The Cereals of Baixo Mondego”, promoted by the Centro Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR Centro), at the Bico da Barca Experimental Unit in Montemor-o-Velho.

The event highlighted the latest innovations from the Coimbra Innovation Hub, from new technologies applied to maize and rice, to fertilization strategies, protection and the use of biostimulants on these key crops in the Baixo Mondego region.

Our team also monitored trials with biofungicides, including the product I21, developed with our collaborative laboratory to combat pyriculariosis in two rice varieties, which is being patented.

In an interview with Voice of the Countryside, Cristina Azevedo shared the work we have been doing in the area of biosolutions.

(Re)watch the interview here.

Image credits: InnovPlantProtect and Voz do Campo magazine

EVENTS

InPP debated the role of biotechnology for the sustainability of agriculture

October 18, 2023
Blog
Ines Ferreira

Image credits: Henrique Casinhas

“Biotechnology should be seen from a broader perspective than just the development of new [plant] varieties. It is also the use of biological resources for the development and production of goods and services that we need,” stresses Pedro Fevereiro, executive director of InnovPlantProtect (InPP), and adds: “We need to find new ways of looking at agricultural production, (...) using all the knowledge and technology we have available.”.

Pedro Fevereiro took part in the panel entitled “The impact of biotechnology on new agricultural crops”, which was part of the conference “The importance of biotechnology in agriculture”, held this Tuesday, October 17, at the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in Lisbon.

This panel also featured Jorge Canhoto, President of the Biotechnology Information Center (CiB), Patrícia Fonseca, Agricultural Consultant and Former Member of Parliament and was moderated by Fernanda Freitas, Journalist.

In addition to the speakers on this panel, Eduardo Diniz, director-general of the Planning, Policies and General Administration Office (GPP), Jaime Piçarra, secretary-general of the Portuguese Association of Compound Feed Manufacturers (IACA), Paula Cruz Garcia, deputy director-general of the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV), José Diogo Albuquerque, former Secretary of State for Agriculture and specialist in agricultural policies, and David Pontes, director of the Público newspaper, the event's media partner.

Image credits: Henrique Casinhas

The Secretary of State for Agriculture, Gonçalo Rodrigues, was in charge of the closing session.

Watch the recording on Público's YouTube channel here.

The initiative was organized by InPP, IACA and CiB, with the collaboration of Público newspaper.

InPP marcou presença em seminário dedicado à tecnologia e informação na Agricultura

October 12, 2023
Blog
Ines Ferreira

O InnovPlantProtect (InPP) participou no seminário “Tecnologia e Informação na Agricultura – Smart Farm Virtual”, promovido pela Associação Nacional da Indústria para a Proteção das Plantas (ANIPLA), que decorreu na Universidade de Évora (WOW), durante a tarde do passado dia 11 de outubro.

Pedro Fevereiro, diretor executivo do InPP, participou no painel “Ferramentas para sistemas de produção mais sustentáveis” para falar sobre a importância da investigação e desenvolvimento de Biopesticidas para o estabelecimento de sistema de produção mais sustentáveis.

O CEO do InPP foi ainda orador na mesa-redonda “Tecnologia e Informação na Agricultura”, na qual participaram também Ana Paiva Brandão, Assessora da Direção e colaboradora em projetos na Associação Portuguesa de Mobilização de Conservação do Solo (APOSOLO), e Alexandre Alves, Secretário Executivo da Associação Técnica dos Viticultores do Alentejo (ATEVA). A moderação da mesa redonda ficou a cargo de João Cardoso, Diretor Executivo da ANIPLA.

Topics such as the importance of biotechnology in adapting plants to the challenges of climate change, the need to make digital and precision agriculture accessible, and how conservation agriculture protects the soil and promotes biodiversity were also debated at the event, which was organized as part of the Smart Farm Hub project, in which InPP is a partner.

Um agradecimento especial à ANIPLA pela iniciativa! Foi um excelente momento para promover boas práticas agrícolas e para sensibilizar para os temas mais preocupantes para o setor agrícola.

Créditos das imagens: ANIPLA

InPP visitou feira do setor hortofrutícola em Madrid

October 6, 2023
Blog
Ines Ferreira

O InPP visitou a 15ª edição da feira internacional Fruit Attraction, que se realizou de 3 a 5 de outubro, em Madrid. A Fruit Attraction é uma das mais importantes feiras anuais do setor hortofrutícola.

O objetivo da visita foi promover o networking com as empresas participantes do setor, dar a conhecer o CoLAB e as soluções inovadoras de base biológica e digital que temos disponíveis para a proteção de culturas contra pragas e doenças, bem como explorar parcerias estratégicas.

A Fruit Attraction 2023, organizada pela IFEMA MADRID e FEPEX, tendo a Andaluzia como região convidada, registou a maior participação da sua história com 2.000 empresas expositoras de 56 países, mais de 64.000 metros quadrados de área útil e uma presença de 90.000 profissionais de 135 países.

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