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O InnovPlantProtect (InPP), Collaborative Laboratory specializing in biological and digital solutions for crop protection, aligned with the emerging challenges of agriculture, will launch its new institutional website on January 24th, on a symbolic date marking 7 years working in the agricultural sector.

This launch is part of a phase of institutional evolution and consolidation InPP, reinforcing its strategy of proximity to the sector, clarity in the communication of its competencies and affirmation as a strategic partner for companies, producers, associations and public bodies.

An even clearer, more up-to-date and sector-oriented platform

With a renewed structure and a more intuitive browsing experience, the new website features:

  • an area of Services and Products completely reorganized, which facilitates access to specialized services, laboratory capabilities and biological and digital solutions developed by InPP, as well as to a updated catalog of services and biosolutions;
  • more complete institutional content that reinforces transparency, scientific rigor and CoLAB's mission;
  • a clearer presentation of scientific skills and research areas, highlighting the impact of the work carried out by InPP's multidisciplinary teams.

New image, same mission - but reinforced

The launch of the website is accompanied by the implementation of InnovPlantProtect's new visual identity, This reflects the maturity of CoLAB and its future ambitions.

The new image - accompanied by the slogan “Innovate together. Protect better.” - reflects InPP's ongoing commitment to:

  • Developing new generation biological and digital solutions;
  • Promoting safer, more innovative and more productive agriculture;
  • Strengthen collaboration and partnership with the agricultural sector and the innovation ecosystem.

A new phase for InPP

The digital and visual renovation is part of a broader strategy of maturity and consolidation, Through this initiative, InPP aims to strengthen its role as a scientific and technological partner for the agricultural sector in applied research and the development of crop protection solutions.

According to António Saraiva, InPP's executive director: “This new website isn't just a digital revamp - it's a reflection of the ambition we have for our future and how we want to communicate with the sector. We want every visitor to understand the purpose that drives us: to create innovative solutions that protect crops, boost productivity and contribute to more sustainable agricultural systems. InPP is entering a new phase, with a clearer, more accessible identity aligned with the real needs of agriculture and a renewed commitment to real impact on the ground.”

Available from January 24th

The new InnovPlantProtect website will be available from January 24th at: https://iplantprotect.pt/

The start of a new year also marks a new cycle for InnovPlantProtect. In 2026, InPP enters a phase of evolution and consolidation, with several new features that reinforce its position as a strategic partner for the intelligent transformation of agriculture.

Over the next few months, initiatives, content and tools will be presented that reflect the work carried out by our teams in the areas of applied research, biological solutions, specialized services and digital innovation.

The first step in this new phase will be presented in the next January 24th, InnovPlantProtect is celebrating the date 7 years in business at the service of the agricultural sector.

Until then, we continue to prepare a range of new products that reflect our mission to promote safer, more innovative and more productive agriculture.

Stay tuned. What's coming is just the beginning.

InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was present at the conference “Building value together”, organized by our associate FNOP - National Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organizations.

InPP's executive director, António Saraiva, moderated the panel “Sustainability that generates value: The role of ESG in the future of the sector”, which included interventions from Catarina Pinto Correia (VdA), Cristina Câmara (APED), Filipa Saldanha (Crédito Agrícola), Joana Oom de Sousa (Sovena) and Rui Veríssimo Baptista (Companhia das Lezírias).

The opening session was given by Domingos dos Santos, president of FNOP and a member of CoLAB's Board of Directors of our CoLAB.

The meeting brought together producer organizations, farmers, companies, experts and political decision-makers to discuss the current challenges and look to the future of the national fruit and vegetable sector.

With the participation of national and international experts, the conference was a privileged space for sharing experiences and strategic reflection, focusing on the organization of production and the role of public policies in promoting sustainable growth.

Congratulations to FNOP for the initiative and the ability to bring together a panel of excellent speakers, making this conference a relevant and topical milestone for the sector.

Image credits: Voz do Campo magazine

FNOP Event

EVENTS

Casa da História Judaica da Rainha da Fronteira wins a government award for actions and initiatives by local authorities to “save, protect and dignify human lives in Portugal in the face of contemporary threats and atrocities”.

A Elvas City Council won the first municipal award “Aristides de Sousa Mendes and other Portuguese saviors - Holocaust, universal values, humanism and justice”, in the category “Arts, Heritage and other Cultural Domains”, with the application of the House of Jewish History.

The honorary distinction, which is national in scope, was launched by the government in 2021. Among other things, it “aims to distinguish practices, programs, projects, symbols and material and immaterial works, which, inspired by memories and teachings arising from the Holocaust, and/or developed around universal values of humanism and justice, are factors of identification, aggregation and recognition by the respective communities, and valorization by differentiation, of localities and territories”.

The House of Jewish History is located at Rua dos Açougues, nº 4-6, in Elvas, and is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm.

In addition to the diploma that will be presented to the Municipality of Elvas by the Directorate-General for Local Authorities, The government undertakes to publicize the winning project.

Elvas City Council is a founding member of CoLAB InnovPlantProtect, which is based in the city.

Image: Elvas City Council

InnovPlantProtect and the Municipality of Sabugal install sensors in the municipality's chestnut groves and launch an educational program to value the chestnut tree as a local natural capital.

The trees will communicate their state of health thanks to TreeTalker sensors. The project “Educate to know, protect and monitor chestnut trees through IoT technology”, which has been approved by the Environmental Fund, is led by InnovPlantProtect (InPP) and managed by the Sabugal Municipal Council (CMS).

The initiative is aimed at the sustainable management of chestnut trees, the enhancement of ecosystem services and protection against diseases, particularly ink disease, for which there is still no concrete solution. The project includes training courses for those currently and potentially responsible for the sustainable management and protection of chestnut trees: CMS and chestnut producers associated with CastCoa - Associação de Produtores de Castanha do Coa; and secondary school students from the Sabugal School Group.

The CMS and InPP team in Sabugal at the beginning of September 2021.

The novelty of the educational program, however, is that digital 4.0 technology, based on the “Internet of Things” (IoT), is being applied to support and add value to traditional teaching methods. The TreeTalker sensors, installed around the trunk, allow the phytosanitary conditions of the trees to be monitored in real time, detecting water consumption (through sap flow), biomass growth (diameter), stem humidity, absorbed solar radiation and the state of health of the leaves through spectral indices (light reflection).

Sabugal City Council has just publicize the project. Don't miss the newly released video, which highlights the importance of the chestnut tree to the livelihoods of local communities and the value of the souto ecosystem, and shows the team at work in the field. It's also a unique opportunity to see InPP researchers in action Manuel Simões, Márcio Almeida e Ilaria Marengo, director of Pest and Disease Monitoring and Diagnosis Department, and coordinator of this project.

Pedro Fevereiro in podcast version, as part of a partnership between CiB - Centro de Informação de Biotecnologia and TSF radio. In total, 5 Notes on Gene Editing were produced.

The executive director of InnovPlantProtect answers the question “Can gene editing increase agricultural production?” in this podcast, produced as part of a CiB / TSF partnership. The initiative resulted in 5 Notes on Gene Editing in food production and health. The recordings were broadcast by TSF during the week of October 4 to 8, 2021.

The challenge for 2050 is how to feed 10 million people without destroying the planet. This requires changes in food production. Pedro Fevereiro explains how gene editing can help in this process.

Listen too the other four podcasts, which feature:

Jorge Canhoto, researcher, head of the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory of the Functional Ecology Center of the University of Coimbra and president of CiB - Biotechnology Information Center

Margarida Oliveira, who leads the Plant Functional Genomics research group of the GPlantS - Plant Genomics under Stress unit at the Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology (ITQB NOVA).

Ana Sofia Coroadinha, professor at ITQB NOVA

Filipe Castro, researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research, and professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto 

Feature image: CiB