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The event, hosted by the World BioProtection Forum, will address major global challenges in sustainable pest and disease management

 After the success of first Biopesticide Summit & Awards, the executive and steering committee of the Biopesticide Summit is delighted to announced that the second Biopesticide Summit & Awards will take place on 19-20 May 2020, at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Biopesticides can no longer be viewed as a niche market or an ‘alternative’ to conventional pesticides. Rather, they are the part of a range of plant protection products – that include conventional pesticides – which need to be adopted by farming communities to maintain season long control of pests and diseases, integrate with biological pest control programmes and manage potential issues relating to crop residues.

The global biopesticide industry is projected to grow at more than 14% over the next five years[1], in response to a perfect storm of challenges facing growers, including the damaging side-effects of toxic chemicals, a growing resistance to chemical insecticides, regulatory removal of chemical products and increasing consumer demand for sustainable practices. The Summit agenda will seek to anticipate and address future requirements with more sustainable solutions.

The Summit aims to connect industry and academia to create novel ideas and services, next generation formulations and delivery systems and provide support for accessing investments to commercialise novel products.

The event brings together the international bioprotection community, including innovators, academics, commercial providers and end-users, to discuss and address the most pressing issues in crop protection and pest control.

The Summit is one of the largest events in the biopesticide industry outside of the US, by number of delegates. The NEC is Great Britain’s largest conference venue, and the ideal central location for national and international visitors to this second annual event.

Delegates will hear from world-leading scientists, researchers, key industry stakeholders, government organisations, investors, policymakers and integrated pest management practitioners.

The event also provides the opportunity for companies to exhibit and delegates to network with peers, innovators and investors.

[1] https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/global-biopesticides-market-industry

The Biopesticide Summit & Awards 2020 will:

• Bring together leading innovators and practitioners in biocontrol industry.
• Assemble a large and high-quality community of academia, industry and investors to encourage collaboration.
• Provide meaningful discussion on the challenges facing the industry between growers, customers and biocontrol professionals.
• Provide pragmatic insight into commercialisation and investment fundraising for new biocontrol ideas.
• Provide opportunity for 1-to-1 networking, exhibition, and speaker slots.
• Celebrate the best and brightest new ideas at the Gala Dinner and Awards

Dr Minshad Ansari, Summit chairman and CEO of Bionema said: “By helping to bridge the gap between academia and industry on the one hand, and commercial providers, growers and buyers on the other, this Summit can address the issues that really matter for the biopesticide industry: namely, where is the next generation of commercially viable innovation coming from, and how will they be financed?”

He added, “The Awards and gala dinner offer a truly unique opportunity to recognise the achievements of the latest and most innovative new products on the market, the best research projects and the brightest start-ups that the global bioprotection industry has to offer.”

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For more information on the Biopesticide Summit & Awards contact:
events@biopesticidesummit.com
Tel: 44(0) 207 193 9037
Tel: 44 (0) 1792606916
https://biopesticidesummit.com

For more information on the World BioProtection Forum contact:
Ross Butler
Tel: +44(0) 207 193 9037
https://www.worldbioprotectionforum.com

Register at https://biopesticidesummit.com/registration

Follow us on Twitter at @biosummit20

Notes to editors

The Biopesticide Summit

The Biopesticide Summit and awards is an international platform for collaboration, partnership and advancement of the industry and an integral part of the World Biopesticide Forum. https://biopesticidesummit.com

About the World BioProtection Forum

The World BioProtection Forum (WBF) is an international platform for encouraging collaboration across the biocontrol industry and academia. The WBF was founded in 2019 by Dr Minshad Ansari – a scientist who became an entrepreneur – to encourage the successful development and commercialisation of novel biological control products for agricultural pests and diseases. To join the WBF, or for more information, please visit www.worldbioprotectionforum.com

Nominations for the 2020 Awards will open in December.

2019 Award winners:

• New Bioinsecticide Product: Ecolibrium Biologicals
• New Biofungicide Product: Ecoflora Agro
• New Bionematicide Product: Ecospray
• New Semiochemical Product: Eco-FP
• New Biostimulant Product: Maxstim
• Innovative Research Project: Agbio Systems
• Industry Collaboration Award: Bionema and Birmingham University
• Outstanding Achievement Award: Dr Shakir Al-Zaidi, Founder and Chairman, Russell IPM

Past sponsors include:

Maxstim
Russel IPM
Enterprise Europe Network
Fargro
Capital Law
Bionema
Health & Safety Executive
Ecospray
EcoFP
Dejex
Greenaway Scott
APIS
Koppert
ESRI

Bristol, UK - 20 May 2019

Fruit Focus, the leading technical event for the fruit industry, is returning to NIAB’s East Malling Research in 2019. The event will take place in Kent on the 17th of July, one week earlier than in previous years. Tickets are now available on the event website.

Fruit Focus is a unique opportunity for the UK fruit and viticulture industries to learn about the latest industry news, network with fellow professionals and gain access to the best industry resources.

This is an unmissable event for networking with other fruit growers, farming journalists, processing industry leaders, distributors, retailers, buyers, policy makers and marketers.

Alli McEntyre, Fruit Focus Event Director, says the new date, before school holidays and parliamentary recess, will make it easier for industry players, legislators and key politicians to attend along with visitors and exhibitors.

In 2017, speakers of the event discussed the challenges of the EU crop protection legislative system and changes in seasonal workers' availability for the fruit industry. Come and find out what has changed since then.

Last year, Fruit Focus featured over a hundred exhibitors, with a few international ones, but with strong interest coming from the industry, this year the event organisers are hoping to see more exhibitors arriving to the East Malling Research Centre.

Visit our website for a list of our speakers, exhibitors and the exciting subjects Fruit Focus research tours will debate in 2019.

Prysm Group, the UK's fastest growing independent trade exhibition organiser, is delivering the PR activity for Fruit Focus in 2019.

Visit their website http://www.fruitfocus.co.uk/

Dr David Calvert, Co-founder and Director of iFormulate, explains how formulation techniques are being used to improve the stability, utility and efficacy of biopesticides. See David at the Biopesticide Summit, 2-3rd of July, Swansea.

Read the full article below;

http://chemicalsknowledgehub.com/article/agrochemicals/view/improving-the-efficacy-of-biopesticides-through-novel-formulation-/