NextGenBioPest Joined Forces with GreenChemForce!

The Horizon Europe project NextGenBioPest and the Interreg Central Europe project GreenChemForce are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating the development and adoption of green, low-risk chemical alternatives in crop protection. This partnership brings together two European initiatives committed to advancing sustainable innovation through biotechnology, green chemistry, and cross-sectoral collaboration.

NextGenBioPest focuses on delivering next-generation solutions for pest and pathogen management in fruit and vegetable crops, including biological control agents, RNA-based pesticides, green/low-risk chemicals, and plant resistance inducers. Its goal is to reduce chemical pesticide use while ensuring high crop yields and environmental protection.

GreenChemForce strengthens Central Europe’s innovation ecosystem in green chemistry, with a focus on creating a transnational Green Chemistry Competence Network. It supports businesses, researchers, and institutions in developing and scaling sustainable, bio-based products, while facilitating knowledge transfer and promoting circular economy approaches.

Together, the two projects will:

• Promote the development and testing of green chemical crop protection tools that meet EU sustainability and safety standards

• Facilitate cross-sectoral exchange between agrifood researchers and green chemistry innovators

• Co-develop training materials, knowledge resources, and innovation guidelines for safe and effective low-risk solutions

• Strengthen regional and EU-wide networks of stakeholders in sustainable agriculture and green industry

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This collaboration supports the mutual goals of reducing environmental impact, enhancing innovation capacity, and boosting circular bioeconomy practices across Europe.

By combining expertise from agricultural science and green chemistry, NextGenBioPest and GreenChemForce aim to ensure that farmers and businesses alike have access to safe, effective, and climate-resilient alternatives to conventional chemical pesticides.