NextGenBioPest

This project is co-funded by the European Union under #HorizonEU research and innovation programme.

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The wait is over!​
Get a sneak peek into our groundbreaking approach to sustainable pest management. ​
📷 https://t.co/Ntox9zNJlL

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On April 17th, our partner the University of Catania (UNICT) organised a full field demoday in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily, under the theme "Biodiversità Funzionale e Nuovi Approcci per la Gestione dei Fitofagi in Coltura Protetta".​

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On March 12th, Federal Minister Dorothee Bär visited our partner Fraunhofer IME in Giessen, Germany, for a special event dedicated to the future of sustainable plant protection.​

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On March 26th, Inagro welcomed a very special group of visitors to its greenhouse facilities: 5 regional coordinators of agricultural education in schools.​

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Our partner Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) published two articles in Phytoma España in 2025 on the same powerful topic — and the message is getting through to farmers loud and clear.​

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An article presenting NextGenBioPest was published in Agricultura y Cooperaciónthe extension journal of Cooperatives Agro-alimentàries.​

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In April 2025, our partner the University of La Rioja paid a visit to the students of 1º de Bachillerato at the Instituto de Educación Secundaria Duques de Nájera.​

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🕰️ Throwback to September 2025!​

In September 2025, Apostolos Pekas from our partner Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) presented at the Cooperative Cobella in Lepe, Huelva.​

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In September 2025, our team at Smart Agro Hub had the pleasure of presenting NextGenBioPest at the Digibuild consortium meeting in Athens, Greece

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Last summer, our partner the University of Catania (UNICT) travelled all the way to Viçosa, Brazil, to present NextGenBioPest at the VIII Simposio Internacional de Viçosa!.​

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🕰️ Throwback to September 2024 — NextGenBioPest at the Spanish Congress of Applied Entomology in Gijón!​

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In November 2024, our partner GreenLight Biosciences presented at a World Trade Organization (WTO) event!

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In November 2024, the Entomological Society of America annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona welcomed not one, but two presentations connected to NextGenBioPest's cutting-edge work on RNA-based biopesticides.​
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In November 2024, our partner ELGO DIMITRA (Hellenic Agricultural Organisation) visited a school to deliver a seminar on "Innovations in Integrated Pest Management with a Focus on Vegetables".​

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Long before the field demos, the publications, and the clustering events — there were the early days of building the NextGenBioPest community, one conversation at a time.​

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NextGenBioPest throwback series just started. Back to 2024
Our team at Smart Agro Hub attended the webinar "Prepare for Battle! How to Establish a Full Spectrum Organic Integrated Pest Management Program".

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📰 NextGenBioPest in the press!​

👉 Read the full article here: https://t.co/ILV0oIe0NW​

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The University of La Rioja, was recently featured in a TV interview on Montenegrin national television!​

You can watch the interview here: https://t.co/zkvjXYvKgt​

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Our partner INRAE represented NextGenBioPest at the 11th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group on “Landscape Management for Functional Biodiversity”!

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This March, the University of Catania (UNICT) opened its laboratory doors to high school students as part of the NextGenBioPest project, and the energy in the room was incredible.​

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On March 17th, NextGenBioPest co-hosted a successful clustering event. In case you missed the event, you can find the recording and the presentations here: https://t.co/t6f7ff0l3v​

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