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LABORATORY OF PLANT CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Faculty of Science www.unamur.be/urbv UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR (UNAMUR) «FytoSave®, a new powerful biopesticide registered in Europe » Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015 Prof. Pierre Van Cutsem Professor – Head of Laboratory [email protected]

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LABORATORY OF PLANT CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Faculty of Sciencewww.unamur.be/urbv

UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR (UNAMUR)

«FytoSave®, a new powerful

biopesticide registered in

Europe »

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

Prof. Pierre Van CutsemProfessor – Head of [email protected]

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THE PROJECT

FytoSave®, a new powerful biopesticide registered in

Europe against plant diseases

FytoFend S.A. & University of Namur, Belgium

Funding: Région Wallonne,

Bref descriptif du projet choisi

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Présentez brièvement, sous forme de bullet points, les objectifs du projet présenté

1st Objective: Turn a natural plant defense mechanism into a

biopesticide for crop protection

2nd Objective: Understand how the product works

3rd Objective: Bring the product to the market

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

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RESULTS

1st Result : An efficient product

2nd Result : European registration

3rd Result : Commercialization around the world

• Présentez ici sous forme de bullet points, les résultats déjà obtenus ou prévus

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Oomycetes

Fungi

Bacteria

MAMP : Microbe Associated Molecular Pattern

DAMP : Damage Associated Molecular Pattern

MAMPReceptors

DAMPReceptorsDANGER

Horizontal resistance

Pathogens

Cell wall

Membrane

Cytoplasm

Boller & Felix Ann. Rev. Plant Biol. 2009

Plant immunity

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An oligosaccharide complex as elicitor

MAMP Chitooligosaccharides COS

DAMP↓

Oligogalacturonides ↓

OGA

Cabrera et al., Glycobiology, 2010

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Official trial - Belgium

Efficacy of the formulated product under practice conditions – GEP trial

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Control FytoSave®

Product efficacy – Powdery mildew on cucumber

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« Stockage d’Energie: Défis et avancées technologiques »

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Patented

Publications

Spin off FytoFend

• Présentez ici comment le projet a été valorisé ou les perspectives de valorisations du projet, Demandez conseil au conseiller scientifique de votre institution,

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FEEDING THE PLANETIN 2050

24TH of June 2015Belgian Pavilion