About CropIB
The international conference that combines science, technology innovation, and business in the field of plant breeding and innovative crops
On March 30-April 1, 2025 the International CROP Innovation & Business (CropIB) conference will take place in Cologne, Germany.
This conference brings together breeding, AgBio and AgTech companies, academics, investors, startups and experts from the international agri-food industry. Innovations, technologies and business strategies for developing future crops that provide solutions to the sustainability challenges in agriculture will be discussed.
For the 14th time, more than 200 international participants will gather for a three-day conference that focuses on new technologies and business strategies for breeding innovative crops.
CropIB will also contribute to stimulating partnerships by connecting the industry to the world-class academic networks such as of Wageningen (the Netherlands), Ghent (Belgium) and CEPLAS (Germany).
Together with our partners KeyGene, VIB, CEPLAS, Wageningen University & Research and program committee we made an interesting program for you.
Some highlights of the CropIB 2025 program
- Realizing the potential of plant genetic resources by leveraging cutting edge technologies
- New gene-editing (enabling) technologies for crop improvement
- Navigating the Nexus: Intellectual property and regulatory challenges in plant breeding
- How to accelerate crop breeding
- The changing plant breeding sector
- New crops, applications and commercialisation strategies for the agricultural bioeconomy
- Partnering & collaboration strategies in AgTech. How to succeed in the collaboration dynamics between corporates and startups?
- Applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning in plant breeding
- Pitch program for young AgTech/AgBio companies
Whom to meet
CropIB is a C-level conference for management, entrepreneurs, leading scientists, financial- and legal experts from the international AgBio and AgTech industry.
Around 200 delegates (CEOs, CSOs, Business executives, heads of R&D/Biotech, legal firms, key scientists, policy makers and financial experts) from the international AgBio industry will be present representing over 100 different organisations.
Visionary keynote lectures ~ Dedicated sessions ~ Pitch session ~ Networking possibilities ~ Exclusive conference app ~ Exhibition area