Plant ETP at the Euroseeds Congress 2026

𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

Plants for the Future ETP was delighted to take part in this year’s congress in Valencia and contribute to the discussions shaping the future of European crop breeding and innovation.

One of the highlights for us was the presentation of “(𝗥𝗲-)𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗶𝗕𝗥𝗜”, delivered by and Germán Vighi (Plant ETP) and Yasmine Ambrogio (Euroseeds), highlighting the important link between research, policy development, and future funding for crop breeding innovation in Europe.

We also greatly enjoyed participating in the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, where students had the opportunity to interact directly with industry experts, exchange ideas, and discuss career opportunities and future challenges in the sector. The enthusiasm, engagement, and thoughtful questions from the students made the session particularly rewarding and offered valuable insights into the perspectives of the next generation professionals in the sector.

A big thank you to Euroseeds and all participants for creating such an engaging event, filled with meaningful discussions, valuable networking opportunities, fresh perspectives, and inspiring innovations showcased at the 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲. The presentations highlighted the creativity and dynamism driving the seed sector forward, from novel biological solutions and seed enhancement technologies to innovations supporting crop resilience and sustainability.

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

 Welcome Post Natascha (5)

Plant ETP team with Germán Vighi (left) and Natascha Weinberger (right)

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Germán Vighi (Plant ETP)

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NextGen Forum

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Yasmine Ambrogio (Manager Research Policy and Project Coordination at Euroseeds)

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NextGen Forum discussions

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Garlich Von Essen (Secretary General & CEO Euroseeds) speaking at the InnovAction stage

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Seed of the Union 2026 – Keynote session

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Amelie Detterbeck ( Manager Research Projects and Innovation Transfer at Euroseeds) at the InnovAction Stage