Biopesticide Industry Alliance

What Biopesticide Industry Alliance does

The Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA), formerly known as Biopesticide Industry Alliance until its 2013 rebranding, is a private, membership-based trade association headquartered in Oakton, United States. The organization promotes the responsible development of safe and effective biological products — biopesticides, biostimulants, and biofertilizers — used in commercial agriculture, forestry, golf courses, home gardens, horticulture, ornamentals, and public health. Its core mission is to drive adoption of biological product technology through regulatory advocacy, education, and outreach at state, federal, and international levels.

BPIA operates a suite of member services rather than a discrete software product. Its offerings include the BPIA Annual Meeting (held in locations such as Washington D.C., Sacramento, and St. Louis, with speakers from EPA, USDA, CFIA, PMRA, and AAPFCO); a webinar library covering USDA PPQ, biostimulants, international regulatory landscapes, and field testing; a member directory of 175+ companies; the BPIA Job Hotline; regulatory resources including EPA BPPD Data Evaluation Record templates; the BPIA Member Regulatory Consultants Directory; database resources linking to IR-4, Agrian, and CDMS; and Capitol Hill Days advocacy events. In 2025 the organization launched a Grower Outreach Initiative, the BPIA Women's Network, and its first Inert Ingredients in Biological Products Symposium, which sold out in December 2025 at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. The core technology footprint is essentially nil — no proprietary software, applications, or AI/ML capabilities are evident in the data; the value proposition is institutional and reputational rather than technological.

BPIA's business model is recurring membership dues from more than 175 member companies spanning product manufacturers, regulatory consultants, CROs, and ancillary service providers, supplemented by ancillary transactional revenue such as job hotline postings ($100 per listing for non-members; $50 for internships) and event registration. Membership-driven revenue is augmented by advocacy-led coalition work — including participation in the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) and a coalition letter with 100+ agricultural organizations supporting USDA NRCS staffing — that elevates BPIA's policy influence and, by extension, the value of membership. Leadership consists of Executive Director Keith Jones and a board comprising Board Chair Jennifer Lilly, Vice Chair Amy Roberts, Treasurer Boomer Cardinale, and Secretary Megan Priest (2026-2027 term).

Name

Biopesticide Industry Alliance

Legal name

Biological Products Industry Alliance

Website

https://www.bpia.org/

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Biopesticide Industry Alliance provides adoption of biopesticide technology through increased awareness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: BPIA operates as a membership-based trade association. Companies join BPIA to access networking opportunities, advocacy representation, industry information, and discounts on events.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BPIA is a membership-based trade association that promotes the responsible development of safe and effective biological products including biopesticides, biostimulants, and biofertilizers. It delivers value through regulatory advocacy before the EPA, USDA, and Congress; educational programs including an annual meeting, webinars, and symposia; member-only resources such as a job hotline, member directory, regulatory templates, and consultant network; and outreach to growers, policymakers, and the public at federal, state, and international levels.

Product overview

The Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA) is a membership-based industry organization that serves as a trade association for companies involved in biological products including biopesticides, biostimulants, and biofertilizers. Rather than offering a unified software product, BPIA provides a suite of member services: an annual meeting/conference with multiple tracks covering regulatory, technical, and commercial topics; a webinar program featuring educational sessions on topics ranging from USDA PPQ to EU regulatory updates; a job hotline for posting industry positions; a member directory listing member companies; regulatory resources including EPA BPPD Data Evaluation Record (DER) templates; and news/resources including market information on biological products in agriculture. The organization focuses on advocacy, education, and outreach at state, federal, and international levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 175 member companies represented
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPIA participates in FACA through its Government Affairs Committee, joining coalition letters to Congress on Farm Bill priorities. FACA is a broad coalition of agricultural organizations working on climate and conservation policy. BPIA leverages this membership to advance biological products priorities in federal conservation programs.
• 100+ Agricultural Organizations CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPIA joined over 100 agricultural organizations in a coalition letter to Senate appropriators supporting adequate USDA NRCS and FSA staffing levels. The coalition expressed concern about staffing shortages limiting producer access to conservation programs and technical assistance.
• Regulatory Consultant NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBPIA maintains a network of member regulatory consultants providing services including EPA registration, FIFRA compliance, state registrations, product development, and testing. Consultants listed include AgriThority, Brassard Pesticide Regulatory Solutions, Carroll-Loye Biological Research, Compass Regulatory, Compliance Services International, and others.
• IR-4 ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPIA submitted a letter to USDA-NIFA in support of the IR-4 Project and its role in advancing development and regulatory approval of biological crop protection tools.
• EPA Biologicals Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD)coreOthersBPIA maintains ongoing engagement with EPA's BPPD to foster improvements to the biological products regulatory process, provide guidance, and improve efficiency of regulatory submissions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CropLife America: U.S. trade association representing the crop protection industry (conventional pesticides, biotech, and increasingly biologicals). Most directly comparable to BPIA as a D.C.-based ag-input trade group advocating on EPA regulatory issues affecting shared member companies.
• International Biocontrol Manufacturers' Association (IBMA): European/global trade association for the biocontrol and biopesticides industry. Direct analog to BPIA in the international market, with overlapping member companies and shared focus on regulatory acceleration for biological products.
• Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA): U.S. trade association for agrotechnology companies including biologicals, adjuvants, and crop inputs. Active on EPA label and registration issues, directly competing with BPIA for member mind-share among ag-input manufacturers.
• The Fertilizer Institute (TFI): U.S. trade association for the fertilizer industry, now expanding into biological and specialty plant nutrition products. Comparable as an ag-input trade association with parallel EPA/USDA regulatory advocacy and member-services model.
• CropLife International: Global federation of crop protection and agricultural biotechnology associations. Operates one level above BPIA but represents overlapping multinational members and pursues similar regulatory and sustainability advocacy globally.
• American Seed Trade Association (ASTA): U.S. trade association for the seed industry with active engagement on biologicals, trait, and seed-applied technologies. Comparable as an upstream ag-input trade association with parallel regulatory and policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO): Largest U.S. biotechnology trade association, with agricultural biotechnology and biological products within its broader scope. A broader incumbent that competes for member attention and advocacy bandwidth on biological products.

Regional players

• Agricultural Retailers Association: U.S. trade association for ag retailers and distributors, addressing biological products as part of the broader crop input portfolio. Comparable member-services and advocacy model, though serving a different link in the value chain.

Others

• Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO): State officials organization that sets model regulatory standards for fertilizers, soil amendments, and increasingly plant biostimulants. Indirect peer because BPIA regularly engages with AAPFCO on biostimulant labeling and definitions.
• National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA): Umbrella association for state agriculture departments that BPIA works with on state-level pesticide and biological product regulation. Related ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor for member dues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BPIA_org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biological-products-industry-alliance
• Facebookfacebook.com/biopesticideindustryalliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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