14 May 2025
Innovations in crop protection
Organised by:
SCI’s Fine Chemicals group, SCI’s Agrisciences group and RSC’s Agriculture Sector
SCI, London, UK
Synopsis
Although the rate of new crop protection product approvals has decreased in recent years, investment in the sector remains high as there is a need to provide more innovative and sustainable products. This conference will highlight how contributions in organic chemistry, machine learning and chemical biology have assisted synthetic chemistry projects in agrochemical research. These talks will showcase the evolution of crop protection products during the R&D phase and highlight the newest trends in the design of bioactive compounds with the approaches taken in both industry and academia to support the identification of potentially new and novel crop protection solutions.Attendees
This event will be of interest to anyone working in industry or in academia on synthetic organic chemistry methodology, new modes of action in agrochemical R&D, chemical biology techniques for novel modalities and innovations in organic chemistry.Confirmed speakers
Adrian Percy, N.C. Plant Sciences InitiativeKarsten Koerber, BASF
Helen Sneddon, University of York
Cara Griffiths, SugarOx
Micropep Technologies
Oerthbio
Syngenta
Bayer
Programme
The full programme will be confirmed in due course.
SCI’s Fine Chemicals Group and Agrisciences groups are committed to promoting diversity and equality in the chemical sciences. We aim to identify high quality speakers for all our conferences with full inclusivity where attendees from all backgrounds are welcome. We are open to offering flexible presentation options.
Exhibition and sponsorship
Please click here for the pack and email conferences@soci.org letting us know which package you are interested in.Call for posters
Contributions are invited from early-stage researchers and PhD students working on synthetic organic chemistry methodology in heterocyclic synthesis and natural product synthesis towards chemistries that could be applied in novel innovations for crop protection. The objective for the competition is to identify posters which best explain the outcomes of the research, and also in the context of the potential for commercialisation. There will be voucher prizes of £100 for 1st place and £50 for 2nd place.
An abstract of maximum 250 words (250 words does not include author names, affiliations, references or figure captions) indicating title, authors and institution should be sent to conferences@soci.org by Friday 28 March 2025 with the subject line “Innovations in Crop Protection - poster submission”. An abstract template can be downloaded here.
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Venue and Contact
SCI
14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS
Conference Team
Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561
Email: conferences@soci.org
Fees
| Early bird - ends Wednesday 2 April SCI/RSC* Member - £55 Non-member - £110 SCI/RSC** Student member - £38 |
| After early bird SCI/RSC* Member - £105 Non-member - £160 SCI/RSC** Student member - £68 |
*RSC members should enter the Event discount code EJRFCHEM697 and select “Guest Member” under the section Member type. Delegates will be contacted for their RSC membership number after successful registration.
**RSC student members should enter the Event discount code EJRFCHEM697S and select “Guest Member” under the section Member type. Delegates will be contacted for their RSC membership number after successful registration.
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Organising committee
David Barber, BayerVictoria Jackson, Globachem Discovery Ltd
Kenneth Ling, Syngenta