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) 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 has the opportunity to have a stand, located at Terra Verde's stand, which aims to publicize the collaborative laboratory and the work that has been carried out here, and which was visited by José Manuel Bolieiro, President of the Council of Ministers. Government Regional of the Azores.
At the invitation of Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government of the Azores and Terra Verde, the executive director of InPP, Pedro Fevereiro, is one of the speakers at the round table on “Agri-environment and climate change”, with a speech entitled “The InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory and Innovation in Crop Protection in the Face of Climate Change and the ‘Green Deal’”, scheduled for today, June 19, at 2pm.
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) will take part in the Azores Agricultural Fair 2022, The event will take place from June 17 to 19 on the island of São Miguel, at the Santana Fairground.
At the invitation of Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government of the Azores and Terra Verde - Association of Agricultural Producers of the Azores, Pedro Fevereiro, InPP's executive director, is one of the speakers at the round table on “Agri-environment and climate change”, with a speech entitled “The InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory and Innovation in Crop Protection in the Face of Climate Change and the ‘Green Deal’”, scheduled for June 19 (Sunday) at 2pm.
As part of this trip to the Azores archipelago, a cooperation protocol will be signed with the Green Earth.
CoLAB InPP and FeedInov share a stand at FNA 22, from June 4 to 12, at CNEMA in Santarém.
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Collaborative laboratories (CoLAB) InnovPlantProtect (InPP) and FeedInov participated in the 2022 edition of the National Agriculture Fair (FNA 22), on the theme Innovation & Technology, which took place between June 4 and 12, at the National Center for Agricultural Exhibitions and Markets - Centro Nacional de Exposições e Mercados Agrícolas - in Lisbon. CNEMA, in Santarém. The two CoLABs welcomed visitors at stand no. 6, at Ship B, to showcase their activities, ongoing projects and the concrete solutions they have to offer the market and the agricultural and farming sector.
On Monday, June 6, at 10 a.m., the executive director of InPP, Pedro February, was one of the guest speakers at the session “Biotechnological Innovation at the Service of Agriculture”, organized by P-BIO and CAP, as part of the Farming Talks and the BIOMEET Sessions 2022.
Part of InPP's team of 33 researchers was on site throughout the nine days of the fair to demonstrate the various features of the Elvas CoLAB to visitors. It was possible to see fungi and bacteria in Petri dishes through a microscopic magnifying glass and learn more about biological control agents, as well as produce gellan gum “balls” with their bare hands - small capsules that are used to apply biopesticides to infected crops.
Other topics and services highlighted were microbiome analysis, the development of risk models, the meteorological calculator developed at InPP, molecular identification and diagnosis services, the application of IoT (Internet of Things) technology to plantations, the monitoring and diagnosis of the green leafhopper in the vineyard, GIS-based decision support systems, among many others.
InPP COMPETENCIES:
Development of Biological Control Agents
Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Genomics & Metagenomics
Bioinformatics
Gestão de Dados & Metadados
Inteligência Artificial
Internet das Coisas
Micro-Nanotecnologias
PRODUTOS & SERVIÇOS fornecidos pelo InPP:
Diagnóstico de doença (identificação molecular do agente patogénico e isolamento)
Isolamento e identificação de microrganismos do solo
Confirmação do agente patogénico (testes de patogenicidade em planta)
Teste de agente/s de controlo biológico da doença in vitro e in vivo
Testes de bioestimulantes in vitro e in planta
Análise de microbioma de solo e de planta
Deteção e eliminação de viroides
Estabelecimento e progagação de plantas in vitro
Desenvolvimento de formulações
Genómica comparativa para identificação de fatores de virulência
Design e desenvolvimento de sistemas de suporte à decisão baseados em SIG
Preparação, aplicação e formação de/ em apps móveis para recolha de dados de campo
Conceção e implementação de sistemas de gestão de dados centralizados baseados em bases de dados espaciais
Conceção e desenvolvimento de ferramentas Web para acesso a, manipulação e visualização de dados
Recolha de dados de campo e conceção de estratégias de amostragem para diagnóstico e monitorização de pragas e doenças
Desenvolvimento e implementação de modelos de previsão do risco de pragas e doenças
Desenvolvimento de aplicações para a vizualização do risco de pragas e doenças
Análises bioinformáticas de big data para a identificação de agentes de controlo biológico/ bioestimulantes
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