Biostimulants Europe

• Victor Gonzalez Menendez, Senior Scientist, Fundacion Medina
• Marthe Malecange, PhD Student, BCF Life Sciences
• Alejandra Moenne, Professor Titular, Ecofos SPA
• Barbara Auer, Sales Director, Agrana
• Dr. Athreya Devanur, Manager, International Business, Agri Life
• Nele Van Camp, Technical Advisor, DCM Corporation
• Imane Wahby, Director of Research, Rabat University
• Alberto Bago, Fungal Bioremediation Biofertilization Dept., Estación Experimental Del Zaidín (EEZ)
• Ganesh Yanadi, General Manager Europe, DVA Agro GmbH
• Emmanuelle Mounier, R&D Biostimulants, BCF Lifesciences
• Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna Gutiérrez, Manager, BIOVEGEN 
• Maximino Manzanera Ruiz, Researcher at Department of Microbiology, University of Granada
• Dr. Juan Carlos Cabrera, R&D Director, Fyteko
• Lorenzo Fimognari, Team Manager, CHR Hansen
• Dr. Sara Monteiro, R&D Manager, Oro Agri
• Dr. Morgane Salaun, Senior Regulatory Expert – Biostimulants, Eurofins
• Dr. Jana Volková, Research and Development, MONAS Technology
• Gustavo Mattos, 3D Phenotyping and Plant Production Specialist, Phenospex
• Dr. Boris Matejek, Manager – Fertiliser & Crop Nutrition Registrations, Knoell
• Juan Manuel López, Chief Marketing Officer, SEIPASA

• Overview of Biostimulants’ market trends
• Introducing the recent R&D advancements in Biostimulants
• Reviewing existing European Biostimulants’ regulations within a Global Context
• Application and Formulation of different Biostimulants’ categories
• Using biostimulants in Precision Agriculture
• Solving the technical problems – why companies should invest in technical data in order to create an effective company strategy?
• How to encourage people to use the Biostimulants?
• Creating a Robust Regulatory Framework for biostimulants
• Using biostimulants in Unique Agricultural Environments

• Biostimulants Producers & Feedstock Suppliers
• Plant Health, Nutrition And Physiology Specialists
• Agriculture And Crop Enhancement Experts
• Specialty Plant Nutrition And Biostimulants Manufacturers
• Government And Policy Agencies
• Distributors, Investors
• R&D And Scientists, Trade Associations

During the afternoon of Tuesday 30th November 2021, a limited number of conference attendees will have the opportunity to attend an exclusive site visit to the Fundación MEDINA, in Granada, Spain. However, the site visit will only take place if the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

There is no extra charge to join a site visit, although places are limited and allocated to conference delegates on a first come first serve basis.

Therefore we should strongly suggest to let us know about your interest in the site visit early to avoid disappointment.

Fundación MEDINA is a non-profit research organization focused on  the  discovery of new compounds from microbial origin and innovative therapies for unmet medical needs.

MEDINA runs research programs to discover new drugs and biomarkers for unmet medical needs, as well as new products for agricultural and other industrial applications in partnership with academia and industry all over the world.

As an Austrian industrial group with an international focus, AGRANA operates globally in its Fruit segment, while its Starch and Sugar segments operate mainly in Europe. In these markets, AGRANA seeks or already occupies a leading position in the industrial processing of agricultural raw materials. AGRANA offers natural and safe solutions to support the sustainable crop production and balance of nature. AGRANA produces a natural betaine in the newly built crystallisation plant at its sugar location in Tulln. AGRANA´s goal is to offer a unique solution to be used in crop production, horticulture, and home gardening. The natural betaine crystallization in Austria started operating in August 2020, to meet the increasing global demand of natural glycine betaine. BetaSol is the latest development of AGRANA´s product portfolio of natural specialties. BetaSol is a 100% plant-based biostimulant and a natural origin of glycine betaine.

www.agrana.com

Founded in 1996, knoell is an independent global service provider for biocides, chemicals, cosmetics, crop protection (conventional agrochemicals and biocontrol products), crop nutrition, food contact materials, medical devices and animal health products. Specialised in regulatory compliance and registration support, we help you to bring your products to the markets ensuring that all the latest regulatory requirements are met – regardless whether you are facing challenges in Europe, Asia, North and South America or any other region.

www.knoell.com/en/markets/crop-protection

Redebel (about 70 employees) has been founded in 1988 and is still fully independent and 100% privately-owned, currently managed by the second family generation. We have 2 business areas: Field trials (Redebel S.A.) and Regulatory affairs (Redebel Regulatory Affairs (RRA) S.C.R.L.).

Since many years, Redebel is testing Biostimulants and fertilizers for R&D or for regulatory purposes in the field as well as under controlled conditions.

RRA can assist you within the whole process from R&D to the registration of your Biostimulant. Besides R&D, we conduct strategic analysis of your Biostimulant product to propose the best regulatory pathway to quickly access the market. Currently, biostimulant products are regulated by the national legislations of each member state. We are experienced in the redaction and submission of dossiers in all 27 EU Member States. We also help you to prepare files under the new Regulation (EU) 2019/1009, which will come into force as of July 2022.

RRA is a member of the Technical Committee 455, in charge of Biostimulants, (European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)). The purpose of this committee is to provide new harmonized standards to implement the new Regulation (EU) 2019/1009.

With our network Rhizome, we offer PAN-EU GEP-trials in each EPPO – zone.

www.redebel.be

We are Czech expanding company with its own research, engineering and production. Our focus lies on biological preparations based on bacteria and micromycetes. Production is carried out in a cutting-edge technological facility and is overseen by highly qualified personnel. We work with our own top-grade isolates, which in combination with professional production assures products of best quality. As one of the few in the industry, we take into account current climatic and soil conditions during development and subsequent recommendations of individual bacterial preparations.

The company was founded in 2008. Since then, we have launched four products aimed for deployment in field crops and vegetable cultivations.

Currently, we operate on the markets of Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria. We can offer cooperation in different directions.

At this moment, our portfolio encompasses four liquid amendments suitable for farming agriculture and two dry products tailored specifically for hobby market.

Three products contain rhizobial bacteria with limitation of fungi grow (PROMETHEUS CZ, HIRUNDO, FIX-H+N). Our newest product BASKUS is unique – with efficacy against bacterial diseases.

In registration process we have next two products.

Moto: We’re still moving forward

www.monastechnology.cz

ECOFOS was born in 2003 to face of the lack of agroecological products in South America, being pioneers in the Latin American market. Since 2015, the company change into a biotechnological company, with international presence in the markets of:

• Organic and sustainable fertilizers.
• Natural animal nutrition.
• Environmental solutions for aquaculture.

From Chile or Spain, we manage the supply chain to achieve the requirements of biological, organic and zero residue farms worldwide.

We are based on the principles of sustainability, low-impact agriculture, the delivery of crops without pollutants or zero waste, adapting to the new times and requirements imposed by the current market, to deliver products with the highest standard.

Our Products are internationally certified and accredited. We have our own deposits of phosphate rock, nitrates, brines and zeolites. In addition, our plants in both Chile and Spain are GMP certified. Which assures us the total quality of our products.

ECOFOS: Leader in the physio-nutritional management of crops.

www.ecofos.cl

Phenospex is a sensor company based in the Netherlands. We develop unique 3D-multispectral laser scanners, specifically designed to assess crops. Our products provides many plant parameters like plant growth, biomass, plant health in real time and automate many processes in plant science, breeding and agriculture where precise information on plants is required. Our sensors are also used in smart farming/ farming automation robots as the “eye” that detects and analyzes the plants.

At Phenospex we build smart sensors and software to analyze plants in any environment. With these high precision tools we automate entire phenotyping processes for plant science, breeding and agriculture.

PlantEye, our spectral & 3D sensor, is used for applications like chemical screenings, disease quantification and germination assays. But also is integrated in farming robots as the eye that screens the plants.

PlantEye scans plants in 3D with spectral information and provides many plant parameters like plant growth, biomass, plant health (NDVI) in real time. It works in lab, greenhouse and field conditions, even in direct sunlight.

We measures the effects of biostimulants on plants as soon as they occur. Optimize your plant measurements, improve the R&D process and generate data for marketing.

www.phenospex.com

With over 30 years of experience in Crop Protection, Eurofins Agroscience Services is a global CRO offering exceptional technical knowledge and regulatory support to agrochemical & biological product manufacturers, and the seed industry.

Tailored for your biological portfolio, we offer an integrated regulatory, field and laboratory service to ensure the best possible outcome for your product.

To maximise the potential of your biological product, Eurofins Agroscience Services has established an expert network of qualified Eurofins staff with experience of biological registration across the field, lab and regulatory teams.  We address three fundamental questions:

• Properties; what are the intrinsic characteristics of the product?
• Efficacy; is the product doing what it is intended to do?
• Safety; is the product safe towards both human / consumer and the environment?

We match your biological product to the appropriate regulatory categories to determine the best regulatory route; a choice has to be made, not every product can go down every route.

In a dynamic and complex regulatory environment, our priority is to support clients through every stage of the registration process.

https://www.eurofins.com/agroscience-services/

Agri Life is a research based Agri – biotech manufacturing enterprise based in Hyderabad, India. The Company is focused on bio solutions for crops and soils, Agri Life manufactures, Bio Pesticides, Bio Fertilizers, Bio Stimulants, and Nanotech based Agri inputs. The company was founded in 1993.

www.agrilife.in

De Ceuster Meststoffen NV (DCM) wants to support every amateur and professional gardener with high-quality, innovative and environmentally-friendly solutions in an optimal way. We are pioneers with a green thumb and a green heart, so the better we understand nature, the better we can help it with technological innovations. That is why we are strongly committed to research and development.

DCM is part of the family-owned company Group De Ceuster and has over 45 years of experience in developing, producing and marketing of organic and organo-mineral fertilisers. Over the years, this product range has been extended with the best potting soils, soil improvers, covering materials and grass seeds. More recently, DCM has also invested in the development of a biorational product range. The DCM biorational product range includes a number of biostimulants and biocontrol products that is supported by a team of biorational experts.

Thanks to our own subsidiaries in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria and the USA, as well as through partnerships with distributors in many other countries, our quality is appreciated worldwide by professionals and garden enthusiasts.

From the very beginning of DCM, in 1976, sustainability has been considered as one of the important pillars of our corporate philosophy.

www.dcm-info.com

DHD-Consulting GmbH is an independent company with more than 30 scientific professionals and with over 25 years of experience in the fields of Agrochemicals, Biopesticides, Biocides, Biostimulants, and Fertilizers in Europe.

DHD over the years established a well working system to find the optimal way for your Biostimulant to the market: from initial product check over development of study plans, trial monitoring, labels, documentation, to follow up of the process.

Our experts are experienced with the (currently mainly national) regulatory processes required. We have a special focus and deep knowledge on the regulatory frameworks in the German speaking countries – plant protection or fertilizer legislation and different authorities are involved, depending on the product – and we use our contacts to partners in other member states of the EU. We also support our clients with Mutual Recognition of their products when possible.

We closely follow all developments in the frame of regulation (EU) 2019/1009 and are prepared for the implementation – DHD benefits from well-established contacts to the regulatory bodies and the industry stakeholders.

Our long-standing clients appreciate our independence as pure regulatory and scientific consulting company, which allows us to combine our own strengths with the optimal partner from our network of CROs and laboratories. We are completely free of contractual corporate dependencies, which our clients regularly experience as an advantage, and we offer close personal support.

www.dhd-consulting.de

ACI has put together a range of packages to suit your requirements. These range from branding options, to full scale partner solutions and can be tailored to meet your objectives and budgets.

If you are launching a new product or service and wish to gain visibility and brand recognition within your industry, contact us today!

For commercial opportunities, please contact:

Ketan Kulkarni

Tel: +44 20 7981 9800

Mobile: +91 9860 70 8434

Email: [email protected]

AEFA: Spanish Agricultural Nutrients Manufacturers Association

AEFA is a non-profit association made up of agricultural nutrients and biostimulants manufacturers of the Spanish market. AEFA enhances development and expansion of the agricultural estate.

All AEFA’s members own the permissions and legal licences to practise their activities; therefore, they are subject to the controls of the Spanish Ministery of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. From the natural business independence of every member and within the free market system, all the associate companies honour the commitment to respecting the purest commercial and manufacture ethics so that the farmers purchase high quality products, useful and profitable for their crops.

https://aefa-agronutrientes.org/

“The Biostimulant Coalition is a non-profit group of interested parties cooperating to proactively address regulatory and legislative issues involving biological or naturally-derived additives and / or similar products, including but not limited to bacterial or microbial inoculants, biochemical materials, amino acids, humic acids, fulvic acid, seaweed extract and other similar materials.”

http://www.biostimulantcoalition.org/

Chemicals Knowledge Hub was founded to provide a rapid-publication service to the speciality chemicals industry. Covering pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to agrochemicals and polymers, contract manufacturing to chemical regulations, and always with an eye on sustainability and corporate responsibility, this fast-growing, ever-evolving industry needs a one-stop site that provides up-to-date news and reviews from key opinion leaders and captains of industry. If you develop, manufacture, distribute, use or regulate chemical products that provide qualities or effects on which other industry sectors rely, this site is relevant to you.

http://www.chemicalsknowledgehub.com

Krishak Jagat is an Agriculture Newspaper with largest farmer Subscription base in India. Its corporate centric website covers latest news in global agriculture with all segments including Seeds, Crop Protection, Biocontrol & Biopesticides, Crop Nutrition, Agriculture Machinery, AgTech and Research, Start-up & Investments and others. Jointly with its farmer and corporate centric communication channels, its extensive access to national policy and research papers, specialization in agriculture sector, it provides the widest coverage to agriculture industry.

BIOVEGEN – Spanish Technology Platform for Plant Biotechnology is a public-private partnership, led by the business sector, which brings together entities from the agrifood sector with an interest in R&D in applied Plant Biology. Our objective is to improve the agrifood sector competitiveness through the incorporation of new technologies based on Plant Biology. To that end, BIOVEGEN coordinates agrifood entities, connecting technological offer & demand and generating business opportunities through public-private collaboration. BIOVEGEN develops collaborations and R&D projects, identifying technological challenges of the sector. The Platform also serves as an interface between science community, business sector and administration. To do so, BIOVEGEN offers a wide range of tools to facilitate R&D activities to its members. Currently, the Platform has 96 members: 82 companies and 14 research centres, as well as the support of the Secretary of State for R&D, which co-finances the initiative. Furthermore, BIOVEGEN is open to partnerships with other entities within the sector.

http://biovegen.org/en/

NobleNet is a dynamic new professional network designed exclusively for STEM markets. Established in 2020 by fellow STEM professionals, it offers fast, free networking, more relevant content, and great sourcing opportunities. We welcome everyone with interests in these rapidly changing and converging sectors, from students to CEO’s. Basic membership is free. www.noblenet.co

Open Agriculture is an open access journal that publishes original articles reflecting the latest achievements on agro-ecology, soil science, plant science, horticulture, forestry, wood technology, zootechnics and veterinary medicine, entomology, aquaculture, hydrology, food science, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, climate-based agriculture, amelioration.

Its major goal is to spread up-to-date knowledge on Agriculture, along with maintaining the high quality of its published content. The journal accepts submissions of original scientific papers, short communications, review articles and case studies.

http://www.openagriculture.com/

Chemistry & Business is an informative platform of EPS Media. It has been created to provide reliable and professionally prepared current information on chemical market. Through www.chemiaibiznes.com.pl website and magazine “Chemistry & Business” we provide our readers with a reliable information about chemical market situation, trends, and perspectives. To our readers belongs everyone who is looking for suppliers or prospective clients, chemical companies, specialized in production, distribution or providing services, especially managerial team, marketing departments and everyone who is interested in cross-sectional information from chemical market.

www.chemiaibiznes.com.pl

‘Agrobuisness Journal’ is in the top three leading agriculture magazines in Russia, with a circulation of 10,000 copies throughout the country. 

The largest number of copies is distributed directly by subscription. The magazine is a regularly involved in major agricultural display fairs, such as ‘Field Day of the South of Russia’, ‘Black Sea Grain and Oil Seeds’, ‘Import Replacement’, ‘AgroSouth’, ‘Graintek’, and so on. In general, we participate in over 50 events per annum. You can find more information on our website agbz.ru

Biobased Press (www.biobasedpress.eu) is an independent, non-sponsored website that takes a helicopter view of the biobased economy: it discusses business and research, and links the biobased economy to neighbouring areas like sustainability, biotechnology, energy, agriculture, policy and the economy. We also host the website www.precisioneconomy.com.

https://www.agritechtomorrow.com/site_services.php

The Institute for International Co-operation (INICOP) is a non-profit organisation. The main aim is to improve and support the worldwide co-operation of single persons and organisations in the field of research, science and technology. INICOP provides a webbased platform which summarises relevant information improving international co-operation. This shall be achieved by the collection of the following data:

• events, conferences, fairs and workshops
• instruments for the funding of international co-operation
• Awards and competitions
• organisations which are interested in the exchange of scientists, students, etc.

http://www.inicop.org/

ASD Media is an online media company. We provide professionals in dedicated markets with news, intelligence, and interaction opportunities. During the last five years we developed dedicated websites for events, reports, news distribution and source data, and changed the name of the ASD-Network to ASDNews to emphasize the news focus.

http://www.asdmedia.nl/

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing is an award winning, “climate-smart” publisher in agricultural science and its work will help researchers in agricultural science address how to feed a growing population in the face of climate change and increasing competition for land, water and other resources. With over 70 published titles and an extensive forward programme, our books cover the major crops and livestock types. This includes each step on the value chain for their production, from breeding through to harvest and the final product. Our books are designed from extensive customer feedback and are edited and written by internationally renowned experts.

AgroPages is the leading online media exclusively devoted to global agrochemical business, providing rich industry information, deep market analysis, powerful product & company searches, professional database and market reports, as well as personalized online marketing solution for brand establishment. The main sections of AgroPages includes: AgroNews -24/7, the industry news are displayed in the languages of English and Chinese, delivering to global readers in the first available time; Company Directory – the companies actively involved in the industry are categorized by manufacturers and service providers, to guide the buyers locate the right partners; Report – Report Library provides the richest collection of industry reports, company profiles and market statistics in the field of agrochemicals; Magazine – highlight the hot markets and topics by featured agrochemical business magazine.

www.agropages.com

http://www.eco-business.com

If you would like to be an official Media Partner for Biostimulants Europe 2020,  or would like to register your attendance, please contact:

Rohan Baryah
Tel: +48 (0) 61 646 7022
Email: [email protected]

At the event we strive not only to bring you to the same location at the same time as your customers/suppliers/peers, we strive to ensure you meet face-to-face with each and every one of your target contacts and to provide you with the time you need to have multiple unhurried conversations with them and build a lasting business relationship:

• A pre-event informal introduction the evening before the conference
• A minimum of five hours’ networking built into the two day conference agenda
• A networking grid which enables you to make your target contacts aware you are looking for them
• The option to join either social drinks or dinner during the evening of Day One
• ACI’s on-site team will assist you in locating your hard-to-find target contacts & make face-to-face introductions

Of course, if there is anybody you are unable to meet over the two days, ACI’s event team will do their best to initiate contact after the event.

ACI is doing everything to ensure that all its events go ahead as advertised, returning to the much-missed and valuable face-to-face interaction as soon as possible.  In order to ensure the events are delivered as safely as possible, venues are chosen and procedures are adjusted in line with the relevant local and regulations and guidelines.

These have been exceptionally challenging times with very fast-moving updates. As we get closer to an event we look at each one individually, paying careful heed to local regulations, but without ignoring the international situation. Whatever happens, ACI will safeguard the investments that attendees have made by either automatically moving it to the new dates of the event or a full credit will be provided for use when booking a future ACI event.