The FORSAID project, funded by the EU's Horizon Europe programme, focuses on protecting Europe’s forests from invasive pests, which are driven by globalization and climate change, using innovative technologies. The project employs a multi-actor, multidisciplinary approach to map and monitor regulated pest populations across Europe. By integrating advanced tools such as remote surveillance...

COMPAS is a European research initiative aimed at revolutionizing environmental sensing through cutting-edge photonic technology. By developing a compact, cost-effective, and highly sensitive Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) sensing platform (PSP), COMPAS seeks to enable real-time air and water monitoring with unprecedented precision. The project harnesses wafer-level silicon photonics to...

The EU project REACT, running from November 2022 to October 2026 with a budget of €6.65 million, aims to protect fruit and vegetable production from invasive insect pests, particularly Bactrocera dorsalis and B. zonata. Coordinated by Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany, this project brings together 17 partners from various countries, employing innovative, environmentally friendly...

BeXyl stands for 'Beyond Xylella' and means integrating different scientific approaches to propose and test practical solutions to manage Xylella fastidiosa outbreaks in the EU. Funded by the EU's Horizon programme with around €7 million and running from 2022 to 2026, the project will support basic and applied research into the drivers of Xylella fastidiosa establishment in Europe...

SafeWax is pioneering a revolutionary strategy for multifunctional crop protection. This innovative project introduces a plant-inspired wax coating with exceptional super-hydrophobic, anti-adhesive, and self-cleaning properties, effectively shielding crops from pathogenic fungi. The goal is to develop a universal, bio-inspired spray formulation that offers sustainable control of plant pathogens...