CROP Innovation & Business partners with VIB to organize its events in Europe
December 15, 2022
CropIB’s position as a must-go high-ranking event reconfirmed.
December 15, 2022
CropIB’s position as a must-go high-ranking event reconfirmed.
November 01, 2022
During the three-day CROP Innovation & Business 2022 conference organized in Ghent (Belgium) by VIB, KeyGene and Iventus on April 27-29, international seeds-, traits-, food-, and AgTech experts discussed and debated influential trends, discoveries, and responsibilities in the AgTech sector. Talented entrepreneurs pitched their startups and many scientists and business leaders were invited on stage to present their view on developing solutions for the challenges agriculture is facing.
August 26, 2022
Update about CropIB China 2023
国际作物创新与商业会议中国站 2023
After careful consideration, we have decided to postpone the first CropIB China to 2023. The international corona situation and the still changing measures are causing a great deal of uncertainty for international traveling and transcontinental gatherings. Therefore it is appropriate to postpone CropIB China, allowing speakers and participants to properly prepare for traveling, participation, and contributions.
April 01, 2022
Presentations and abstracts 2022 available!
March 29, 2022
The 2022 Crop Innovation & Business pitch program gave space for 5 innovative start-ups to pitch their business for 7 minutes to the audience. Based on the reflection by the jury, Ziad Matar, CEO Veridi Technologies has been awarded for the best pitch!
March 24, 2022
Ghent, Belgium, 24 March 2022 – Incubator program biotope by VIB launches today to support biotech startup teams looking to impact people’s lives through innovation. Biotope will help early entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into viable businesses, with an initial focus on agrifood innovation. The incubator is an initiative by VIB, one of the world’s premier research institutes and the driving force behind the vibrant Flanders life sciences ecosystem.
March 23, 2022
E-TERRY, a start-up located in central Germany builds an autonomous and multifunctional agricultural robot, designed to advance sustainable agriculture on a large scale. They provide farmers with a companion solution to manage their vegetable fields in the optimal economic and ecological manner.
March 21, 2022
As the world is facing the effects of climate change, agriculture will have to adapt to extended periods of drought, flooding, and mitigate pests and diseases. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying plant growth is the starting point for the development of climate-resilient crops. The VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology is known as one of the world-leading research centers in plant science.