Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting - ABIM 2023, 23-25 October 2023

Welcome note by the ABIM Executive Board and the Canton Basel-Stadt

Lucius Tamm, CEO ABIM AG
Jennifer Lewis, Member of the Executive Board ABIM AG and Executive Director, IBMA Global
Kaspar Sutter, State Councillor. Canton Basel-Stadt 

Bernard Blum Award

Owen Jones, Chair of Judging Panel, Managing Director and Partner, Lisk & Jones Consultants Ltd 
Jennifer Lewis, Member of the Executive Board ABIM AG, Executive Director IBMA Global 

Best Innovative Product Assisting Uptake of Biocontrol: Biobest, Sam Gui

Bronze: Koppert, Peter Couwels,

Silver: SIGNS Lab, Patrick Pageat,

Gold: DCM, Thijs De Langhe

Session 1 (Chair person: Alain Querrioux, CEO Andermatt France, Treasurer IBMA Global) 
Innovation in biocontrol

Inge Hansen, DCM, R&D Manager
Bacteriophage-based biocontrol of Erwinia amylovora

Nina Jenkins, ConidioTec LLC, CTO 
Out of Agriculture and into the Home: Development and commercialization of Aprehend, a fungal biopesticide for the control and prevention of bed bugs

Diana Karime Londoño, BASF, Global Technical Lead Bio-Insecticides 
Phasmarhabditis californica as new beneficial nematode species for slug control

Jae Su Kim, not presented
Successful R&D and Marketing Strategy for Beauveria bassiana ERL836 GR and WP for thrips management

Haïssam Jijakli, University of Liège, Professor in Plant Pathology and co-founder of APEO company
A novel generation of biopesticides based on essential oils and developed by APEO

Ignacio de Alfonso, Rovensa Next, Global Scientific and Technical Manager 
Facilitating the transition to biologicals in crop protection

Session 2 (Chair person: José Carvalho, Certis Biologicals, EMEA Regulatory Lead)
Biocontrol and biostimulants - programmes for sustainable agriculture

Alberto Acedo, Biome Makers, Co-founder and Chief Science officer at Biome Makers
The Role of Soil Microbiome and Artificial Intelligence in Biostimulants and Biocontrol

Matthew Pye, FMC Corporation, Biologicals Subject Matter Expert
At-Plant Biopesticides in Conventional Row Crop Agriculture

Ibrahim Tunc, MAFA BIOSCIENCE, International Commercial Manager, Commercial Delegate for Southeastern Spain 
Unleashing the Power of Pseudomonas chlororaphis ST9: Transforming Agriculture Sustainably with Bio-Stimulation and Biological Control

Christiane Abreu de Oliveira Paiva, EMBRAPA, Researcher
SolubPhos - Inoculant as a support for phosphorus fertilization

Imke Hutter, INOQ, Management - Head of R&D, IPR & Registration
Biostimulants and EU legislation – the track to your CE marked product

Session 3 (Chair person: Roma Gwynn, Biorationale, IBMA Global)
Regulatory environment

Eric Liégeois, European Commission - DG SANTE, Senior Policy Officer
Update on EU regulatory and non-regulatory developments concerning biological control

Martin Wohlfarter, Koppert, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
EU study on the IBCA industry vs regulators: Challenges and Opportunities

Piyatida (Tung) Pukclai, knoell, Regional Sales & Regulatory Policy Manager (Asia-Pacific)
Biocontrol Legislation in some selected Asia countries

Leen Jansen, ARCHE Consulting, Senior project Scientist
Regulatory requirements for biocontrol and biostimulants compared

Session 4 (Chair person: Jeremy Belzunces, IBMA Global, Technical Project Manager)
Digital solutions for biocontrol

Jonathan Shoham, S&P Global Commodity Insights, Consulting Analyst 
Potential impact of digital farming on biologicals

Regina Burger, AGROLINE Bioprotect - fenaco Genossenschaft, Division Manager
Use of digital tools in releasing trichogramma brassicae in cornfields: an example of use of digitalization in biological pest control programs

Sarah Croonenborghs, ARCHE Consulting, Senior Project Scientist
Automated sustainability screening of natural substances used for biocontrol

Angela Ailloni, Ginkgo Bioworks, Vice President of Business Development
De-risking innovation in biocontrol with Ginkgo Bioworks’ end-to-end R&D platform

Keynote and panel discussion (Chair person and moderator Joanna Sullivan, Conscience Consulting, Founder and CEO)

Christian Huyghe, INRAE, Scientific Director of Agriculture
Transition towards chemical pesticide-free agriculture and the challenges and opportunities for the biocontrol industry

Panel discussion wtih
Joanna Sullivan, Green Deal Strategist, Professor Climate Diplomacy, Founder and CEO Coscience Consulting
Christian Huyghe, INRAE, Scientific Director of Agriculture
Herman Van Mellaert, Director Strategic Alliances, Biobest NV and President IBMA Global

Session 5 (Chair person: David Calvert, iFormulate Limited, Director
Formulation of biocontrol

Jérôme Gonthier, Stepan Company, Technical Development Account Manager Ag EU and James R. Sawyer, Stepan Company, Global Business Development Manager Agriculture Solutions
Unlocking the power of your Biological active ingredient through formulation technology

Céline Orizet, Solvay, Research & Innovation Engineer
Formulation makes the difference: optimized biological formulation strategies with Solvay's co-formulant toolbox

Katharina Grundler Groterhorst, Clariant, Application Development LATAM – BU Care Chemicals – Crop Solutions
Microbials: Selecting formulation components and tank mixtures for optimum performance

Sumit Ganguly, Borregaard, Researcher
Lignin-based co-formulants in biocontrol formulations

Arnold de Maere, Minagro, Manager
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Co-formulants: Case study on In-Can Preservation in Water-Based Agro-Formulations

Anna Higley, Croda Europe Ltd, Business Development Specialist
Reducing development time of microbial formulations using chassis systems

Session 6 (Chair person: Lucius Tamm, CEO ABIM AG)
Agricultural policy enabling biocontrol from around the world

Mark Trimmer, DunhamTrimmer LLC, Managing Partner
Update on the biocontrol market

Sandro Frati, Janssen PMP, Product Development Manager
Biocontrol in post-harvest: dream or reality? Opportunities and challenges of the sector

Aoife Dillon, Fera Science Ltd, Principal Scientist - Crop Protection
IPM in the UK – a changing landscape

Hugues Dumas, HR & biocontrol, SYNOVIVO Consulting, President / Founding Executive Director
Mature expectations in an immature market