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InPP was in Italy for the kick-off meeting of the European PROSPER project

October 6, 2025
Blog, Highlight, News, Project
Ines Ferreira

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!

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InPP is part of the BioLivingLABS project, dedicated to the sustainability of inland territories

October 3, 2025
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Ines Ferreira

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.

More news about this new project soon.

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

September 26, 2025
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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.

EVENTS

InPP attended the 1st General Assembly of the Blue Bioeconomy Pact

June 1, 2023
Blog
Ines Ferreira

The 1st General Assembly of the Blue Bioeconomy Pact consortium, led by Inovamar and funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), took place in the auditorium of the Oceanário de Lisboa on May 29, 2023, with the presence of 80 of the consortium's 83 participating institutions. The event was marked by the presence of the Minister for the Economy and the Sea, António Costa Silva, who reiterated the commitment to the path of sustainability through the sea and, in particular, the blue bioeconomy, as well as the Secretary of State for the Sea, José Maria Costa.

InnovPlantProtect (InPP) is taking part in the Vertical Algae - Algae Production and Processing project, led by Necton, and integrated into the mobilizing agenda of the Blue Bioeconomy Pact, coordinating the activity linked to agriculture, in partnership with the GreenCoLab, The company was represented at the General Meeting by InPP's executive director, Pedro Fevereiro, who also represented Fertiprado due to its inability to attend.

The Vertical Algae consortium, which involves a total of 38 entities, including companies, universities, collaborative laboratories (CoLABs) and R&D centers, will have funding of 44 million euros, and aims to provide the national algae sector with the necessary capacity and competitive advantages, based on new sustainable products, processes and services, to compete in global markets and raise the national brand in the European blue bioeconomy.

Vertical Algae is co-financed by the NextGenerationEU program, through the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), and is the largest initiative of the Blue Bioeconomy Pact agenda.

InPP marca presença na Feira Nacional da Agricultura

May 30, 2023
Blog
Ines Ferreira

O InnovPlantProtect (InPP) volta a participar na 59ª Feira Nacional de Agricultura (edição de 2023 – FNA 23), subordinada ao tema central “Superalimentos que estão a mudar o mundo – o Ovo” e toda a importância que este alimento representa não só para o setor agrícola mas também na cultura gastronómica e hábitos alimentares dos portugueses, que se realiza de 3 a 11 de junho, no Centro Nacional de Exposições e Mercados Agrícolas (CNEMA), em Santarém. O InPP abre portas aos visitantes, dando a conhecer as soluções inovadoras de base biológica e digital que tem disponíveis para a proteção de culturas.

O laboratório colaborativo (CoLAB) vai receber os visitantes no stand n.º 6, localizado na Nave B, entre as 10h00 e as 20h00, para dar a conhecer a sua atividade, os vários projetos em curso e os produtos e serviços de base biológica e digital concretos que têm para oferecer ao setor agrícola e ao mercado. Ao longo dos nove dias da feira, alguns dos investigadores do InPP estão no stand para demonstrar aos visitantes as várias valências do CoLAB de Elvas, que tem desenvolvido inovação que espera contribuir para a sustentabilidade dos sistemas agrícolas.

Outros temas e serviços em destaque serão a análise de microbioma, o desenvolvimento de modelos de risco, os serviços de identificação e diagnóstico molecular, a aplicação da inteligência artificial e da análise de imagens de drone em montado para desenvolver ferramentas de deteção precoce do fungo Phytophthora cinnamomi, a monitorização e diagnóstico da cigarrinha-verde na vinha, bem como da bactéria Xyllela fastidiosa, os sistemas de suporte à decisão baseados em SIG, entre muitos outros.

A FNA é uma das maiores feiras agrícolas do país, promovida anualmente, e onde estão representados todos os intervenientes do setor agrícola. Este evento pretende ser um espaço de debate, não só do tema central desta edição da feira, mas também das principais questões agrícolas do momento. Proporcionar a interação e o contacto entre os intervenientes e potenciar os negócios é outro dos objetivos deste certame.

Mais informações sobre a FNA 23 here.

InPP visita Ascenza

May 24, 2023
Blog
Ines Ferreira

O InnovPlantProtect (InPP) esteve em Setúbal para uma visita às instalações da Ascenza Corporate na passada terça-feira, dia 23 de maio.

O diretor executivo do InPP, Pedro Fevereiro, e os diretores de departamento do InPP, Cristina Azevedo, Sandra Correia, Ricardo Ramiro e David Learmonth, ficaram a conhecer a Ascenza, uma empresa com uma longa experiência no setor da proteção das culturas agrícolas, que está empenhada em trabalhar novas soluções para tornar este setor ainda mais sustentável, eficaz e eficiente.

A visita pretendeu potenciar sinergias e unir esforços entre as duas entidades.

Já no passado dia 5 de abril, o InPP recebeu a visita da Ascenza, em Elvas, com o objetivo de iniciar conversações e discutir propostas de colaboração entre as duas instituições.

Esperemos que o futuro traga novos e entusiasmantes desafios para todos e que estimule a colaboração entre a inovação desenvolvida pelo nosso CoLAB e o setor agroindustrial.

Um agradecimento especial à Ascenza pelo convite.

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