For the third consecutive year, Swansea University proudly hosted the prestigious New IPM Symposium, focused on new and evolving innovative programmes in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Led by the Natural Products BioHUB and IBMA, this symposium provided a unique platform for researchers, technologists, and end users to engage with peers in the field, fostering the exchange of ideas.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a coordinated and planned strategy for preventing, detecting, and controlling insect pests impacting food production, human, and animal health. The 2024 symposium explored emerging opportunities, highlighting advances and collaboration opportunities across sectors such as agriculture, horticulture, forestry, public health, and the environment.
The NewIPM Symposium 2024 centred on emerging opportunities in crop protection and environmentally friendly control of insect vectors for human and animal diseases. The event underscored interdisciplinary approaches and innovative research, addressing the challenges posed by climate change and the increasing demand for food.
The New IPM – Emerging Opportunities 2024 event offered a unique platform through:
- Focusing on IPM-related issues
- Integrating disparate disciplines and sectors (e.g., biopesticides, computational/AI, engineering, health, food security, climate change, environment)
- Encouraging greater industry engagement
- Facilitating networking events leading to consortia applying for grants (e.g., Innovate, etc.), fostering collaborations with mutual benefit
- Creating an environment for product and strategy demonstrations
The symposium aimed to bring together world-renowned researchers, industry representatives, regulatory bodies, growers, supply chain professionals, and end-users to share the latest in research and development, policy, and market trends.
