8:25 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:30 am Panel Discussion: Assessing the Value Proposition of AgBiologicals in the Next 5 Years
Synopsis
- Discussing the status of this field, firstly from a scientific perspective and secondly, from a product development perspective
- Plotting the road to success: what is our end goal, what are the applications of the industry’s R&D efforts, and what hurdles must be overcome to get there?
- Analyzing the most promising hot pockets of innovation opportunity in product development
Striving for Sustainable Farming
9:15 am Unlocking The Soil Environment for Next-Gen Biologics Solutions
Synopsis
- Uncovering a cutting edge, science driven platform that provides comprehensive insights into soil environment
- Unlocking the application for product development, validation and marketing
- Highlighting cases for agronomy and sustainability value propositions
- Showcasing the state of the art Innovation Center facility and its capabilities
9:45 am Delving into the Microbiome’s Role in Regenerative Farming
Synopsis
- Discussing the importance of maintaining soil complexity
- Optimizing consortia for soil health
- Understanding the marketability of regenerative ag
10:15 am Maximizing Discovery Platform Potential
Synopsis
- Looking at single strain to microbial community understanding
- Surprising Discoveries: pre-field
- Addressing the rationale for consortia: unlocking the full potential of the microbiome
10:45 am Structured Networking Session
11:00 am Morning Break & Networking
TRACK A: MECHANISMS & PRE-FIELD TRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MICROBES FOR AGRICULTURE
Master Biocontrol to Upregulate Crop Growth
11:25 am Harnessing Bioherbicide Capabilities to Minimize Weed Invasion:
Synopsis
- Getting to the heart of the discovery story
- Analyzing greenhouse
11:55 am Fungicides & the Fight Against Biotic Stress
Synopsis
- Understanding the microbial discovery process
- Looking at pre-field development of fungicides
- Moving forward
12:25 pm Translating a Biological Product from Lab to Field & Commercialization of a Bioproduct
Synopsis
- Looking at microbe discovery
- Analyzing pre-field success & failures
- Moving forward: Future projects & testing
TRACK B: TRANSLATING TO THE FIELD, MANUFACTURING & COMMERCIALISATION OF MICROBIALS
Transitioning from Good Greenhouse Data to Great Field Data
11:25 am Greenhouse to Field
Synopsis
- Maintaining product quality
- Streamlining the fermentation process
- Considering formulation for application
11:55 am Harnessing Soil Microbes for More Efficient Nitrogen Use & Retention in Agroecosystems
Synopsis
- Reducing nitrogen losses with interseeded cover crops to elevate soil health
- Reducing or replacing chemical nitrogen inputs though optimization of free-living N-fixation
12:25 pm Pipeline for BioFungicide Development – Specialty Crops
Synopsis
- Addressing the challenges in specialty crop production
- Mapping the journey – discovery to development to market
- Metagenomic analyses for strain discovery
12:55 pm Lunch & Networking
Leveraging Technology in Microbial Discovery & Deployment
1:40 pm The Discovery and Production of Bioactive Small Molecule Compounds: Streamlining a Complicated and Time Intensive Process
Synopsis
- Displaying a new set of tools for sequence-specific capture and heterologous expression of bioactive compounds
- Applying these tools to produce new biopesticides active against oomycete and fungal soil pathogens
1:50 pm Case Study: Fast-Track Your Pipeline Using Discovery Platforms
Synopsis
- Discovering the basis for biostimulant development
- Streamlining discovery to field trial validation
- Looking ahead to 2023
2:20 pm The Value Proposition of Soil Analysis
Synopsis
- Enabling grower recommendations
- Informing microbial performance in R&D
- Maximizing microbiome comprehension
2:50 pm Engineering Better Microbes for Ag
Synopsis
- Leading the transformation of ag microbial products
- Nitrogen fixation case study
- World-class R&D and assets partnering program
Translating your Bioproduct into Something Marketable
1:40 pm Optimized Continuous Drying for Microbiome Applications
Synopsis
- One of the main issues concerning the formulation of API is the reduced efficacy after processing and during storage.
- To enhance their long-term stability and deliver them easily, a dried form is desirable. To dry, several processes can be used: well-known like freeze drying and spray drying or innovative electrostatic spray drying. These methods however, can induce thermal stress, dehydration, shear stress, and oxidative stress.
- In response to these challenges, we evaluate electrostatic spray drying in continuous low temperatures compared to spray drier in different microbiome applications to evaluate advantages of this process.
1:50 pm Case Study: Striding from Discovery to Development to Market
Synopsis
- Optimizing Formulation and Shelf-life
- Considering Cost of Goods and Equipment
- Partner Relationship with Distribution Channels
2:20 pm The Gigaton Challenge: The Microbiome & Carbon
Synopsis
- Rationalizing the Carbon Capture focus
- Relating carbon capture to microbial studies
- Carbon Market – looking at challenges with measuring carbon
2:50 pm Therapeutic Industry Perspective: Time to Follow Suit
Synopsis
- Deciphering what we learned from ‘Bug to Drug’
- Addressing why molecular understanding is essential
- Leveraging molecular landscape to make microbial recommendations
A Systems Approach: Microbial Consortia
3:20 pm Afternoon Break & Networking
3:40 pm Case Study: Microbe Dependent Heterosis in Maize
Synopsis
- Understanding what heterosis means for your crop
- Basis for Microbe community influence on heterosis
4:10 pm Accelerating Microbial Development with Data Platforms
Synopsis
- Rationale for Consortia Studies
- Dynamic Data Visualization & Refinement
- From Lab Discovery to Predictive Modelling
4:40 pm Scaling up Production of Microbial Consortia
Synopsis
- Considering Microbial Interactions
- Analyzing One-Container efficiency
5:10 pm Interactive Discussion Groups
Synopsis
This session facilitates in-depth discussions among participants in an informal environment. After splitting into groups, participants will discuss key challenges and opportunities around their chosen topic:
- Microbials and Carbon Capture – Understanding Carbon Credits, Elizabeth Rieke, Executive Director, Phytobiomes Alliance
- Driving Quality in Microbial Product Development, Nathan Cude, Senior Scientist, Novozymes
- Scaling-Up Patrick Doyle, Vice President Product Development & Regulatory, Plant Health Care Inc
5:40 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks
