InnovPlantProtect

Name

InnovPlantProtect

Legal name

InnovPlantProtect – Associação

Website

https://iplantprotect.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

InnovPlantProtect is a Portuguese non-profit collaborative laboratory (CoLAB) developing AI-powered digital monitoring tools and bio-based crop protection products for agricultural producers, technicians, and agrochemical companies in Portugal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biosolutions & Crop Protection Services

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Botanical Biopesticides & Plant Extracts (Essential Oils, Neem, Pyrethrins) (AFABAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microbial Biopesticides (Bacterial, Fungal, Viral) (AFABAEAA), Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI), Biologicals Regulatory, Testing & Quality Assurance Services (AFABAEAO)

Keywords

• Agricultural biosolutions
• Pest monitoring technology
• Crop protection services
• Precision agriculture tools
• Biopesticide development

Headquarters

HQ city

Elvas

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research and Development Service Contracts: B2B services provided to agricultural companies including laboratory services, digital services, and customized R&D solutions. Revenue generated through contracted research collaborations with industry partners.
2. Funded Research Projects: Funding from national and European programs including PRR (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência), Horizon Europe (ICAERUS), and other research grants for specific project deliverables.
3. Bioeconomy Product Development: Development of biopesticide products from agricultural by-products with potential for commercialization, such as ValorCannBio project producing biopesticides from cannabis biomass.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

InnovPlantProtect develops biological solutions (biopesticides derived from agricultural by-products such as cannabis biomass) and digital technologies (AI-powered mobile applications and IoT sensor systems) for crop protection, pest monitoring, and disease diagnostics. The organization provides laboratory services (microbiome analysis), digital services (intelligent pest monitoring and risk analysis), and customized R&D services to agricultural companies, producers, and input suppliers in Portugal and Mediterranean markets.

Product overview

InnovPlantProtect operates as a Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB) offering an integrated portfolio of biosolutions and digital services for agricultural protection. The core products include the iCountPests mobile app for AI-powered automatic pest counting and monitoring, and Tree Talkers IoT sensors for real-time forest and tree physiology monitoring. These are supported by the iPlantProtect Services digital platform. The service portfolio encompasses Laboratory Services (microbiome analysis, crop health diagnostics), Digital Services (intelligent monitoring, risk analysis), and Customized Services (tailored R&D). The company also develops Biosolutions/biopesticides including biological products derived from cannabis biomass for olive disease control. An entomology laboratory provides pest identification, consulting, and biological control agent services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iCountPests: Mobile application for automatic pest monitoring using AI to count pests in adhesive traps
• SNM_XylellaVt
• ValorCannBio
• AI4Leafhopper
• Tree Talkers
• AlViGen

Products and services

• iCountPests Mobile Application Mobile application that uses artificial intelligence (computer vision) to automatically count and identify agricultural pests from photographs of adhesive traps captured in the field. Enables efficient and precise pest monitoring for farmers and agricultural technicians, reducing manual pest counting time.
• Tree Talkers IoT Sensor System Advanced IoT sensor system that continuously collects data on tree physiology including radial growth, sap flow velocity, canopy density, tree stability, and environmental conditions for real-time forest and tree monitoring. Designed for forest managers, producers, and agricultural technicians.
• Laboratory Services Agricultural microbiome analysis services and crop health diagnostics including DNA techniques and cultivable microbial community analysis for soil and plant health assessment. Provided to agricultural companies, researchers, and producers.
• Digital Services Digital tools and solutions for precision agricultural management including intelligent pest monitoring, risk analysis, and data-driven decision support systems. Includes the iPlantProtect Services digital platform with data collection tools, mapping services, and online systems for pest and disease monitoring and reporting.
• Customized R&D Services Tailored research and development services addressing specific agricultural challenges including pest management strategies, integrated pest management (IPM), and custom biological solution development. Delivered through contracted R&D collaborations with agricultural companies and industry partners.
• Biosolutions and Biopesticides Biological-based crop protection products including biopesticides derived from agricultural by-products (cannabis biomass) for olive disease control (gafa and tuberculosis). Sustainable alternatives to conventional phytopharmaceuticals developed using environmentally friendly solvent extraction methods.
• Entomology Laboratory Services Specialized entomology laboratory providing pest identification services, pest management strategy development, integrated pest management (IPM) consulting, insect monitoring training workshops, and access to auxiliary insects for biological pest control. Integrates AI image analysis, automated traps, sensors, and climate-controlled breeding chambers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% reduction in crop losses from gafa disease through biopesticide applications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• iBET (Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2025Collaboration on valorization of wine production by-products as sustainable biopesticides. iBET researchers shared biopesticide development insights with potential to inhibit disease-causing microorganisms and control mites. Project aligned with Tec4Green PRR agenda.
• ATEVAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 October 2025Association of Alentejo Wine Growers supporting iCountPests demonstration events and technology dissemination to viticulture sector.
• NovonesiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2025Received Carmina Falcato Cabral, Team Manager for Animal & Plant Biosolutions Formulation at Novonesis, for technical session on biosolutions science and evolution. Exchange focused on formulation pipelines, microorganism-based product development, and innovative applications for sustainable agriculture.
• SyngentacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2025Maria do Carmo Pereira, Europe Insect Control & Global Biofungicides Product Manager at Syngenta, conducted session on Syngenta Biologicals Strategy. Syngenta is a founding member of InPP. Discussion covered biostimulants and bioprotectors portfolio and sustainability commitment.
• GreenBePharma (GBP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Partner in ValorCannBio project for transforming medical cannabis biomass into biopesticides. Company contributes to the value chain for sustainable biopesticide production from agricultural by-products.
• AGR GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Partner in ValorCannBio project contributing to development of biopesticides from cannabis by-products for olive disease control.
• LAQV requimte (NOVA FCT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry partner in ValorCannBio. Provides expertise in environmentally friendly solvent extraction methods for biopesticide development.
• DRAPCENTROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the SNM_XylellaVt project (Sistema Nacional de Monitorização de Insetos Vetores da Xylella fastidiosa) with 873,594.22 euro budget. InPP participates in data collection and risk prediction model development.
• Hubel VerdecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNewest associate of InPP providing innovative crop management solutions including electrostatic nebulizers and integrated crop management services. Visit exchange included presentations on agricultural technologies.
• BioLivingLABS ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMPETE 2030 funded project consortium including IPB, IPCB, MORE CoLAB, AquaValor. Aims to bring science closer to businesses and producers in inland territories of Norte, Centro, and Alentejo regions.
• Tec4Green ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRR mobilizing agenda with 18 strategic partners developing new generation products for crop protection and nutrition aligned with circular bioeconomy principles.
• CEPAALminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCentre for Study and Promotion of Alentejo Olive Oil, co-organizer of National Olive Growing Fair, supports Xylella monitoring platform presentations.
• DGAVcoreOthersDireção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária provides guidelines for citizen science Xylella monitoring and coordinates national phytosanitary responses.
• SNAAcoreOthersServiço Nacional de Avisos Agrícolas will receive real-time alerts on economic attack levels for insect vectors enabling preventive intervention recommendations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• xFarm Technologies: European farm management platform integrating IoT sensors, satellite imagery, and decision-support for crop management. Comparable in combining IoT/sensor-based monitoring with digital agronomy services for European specialty-crop producers, like InPP's Tree Talkers and digital services.
• Taranis: AI-driven precision agriculture platform using aerial imagery and computer vision for crop scouting and pest/disease detection. Comparable to InPP's AI4Leafhopper and iCountPests technologies in applying AI/computer vision to in-field pest and disease monitoring.

Direct peers

• Biobest Group: Leading biological pest control company with pollination and biopesticide offerings across greenhouse and open-field crops. Comparable in product category (biological control agents, biopesticides) and target customer (specialty crop producers).
• Certis Biologicals: Developer and marketer of biological crop protection products including biofungicides, bioinsecticides, and bionematicides. Directly comparable as a focused biopesticide player competing for the same specialty-crop and IPM-driven customers InPP serves.
• Agrauxine (Lesaffre): Business unit of Lesaffre focused on biocontrol and biostimulation products for agriculture. Comparable as a biopesticide-focused player commercializing microbial and natural-origin crop protection products in overlapping European markets.
• Koppert Biological Systems: Global leader in biological crop protection (macrobials, microbials, biostimulants). Comparable because it offers integrated biological and IPM solutions targeted at Mediterranean specialty crops like olives and vines where InPP also operates.
• Symborg: Spanish-origin agricultural biotechnology company developing microbial biostimulants and biopesticides. Comparable because it operates in the same Mediterranean specialty-crop segment (olive, grape, horticulture) with biological solutions and has overlap with InPP's go-to-market geography.
• Suterra: World leader in pheromone-based pest control products (mating disruption, attract-and-kill). Comparable as a biological alternatives provider to synthetic pesticides targeting Mediterranean and specialty crops in the same IPM-oriented value chain as InPP.

Broad incumbents

• Novonesis: Global biosolutions leader (formed from Novozymes and Chr. Hansen) developing microbial and fermentation-based solutions for plant protection. Directly comparable because Novonesis supplies the same biopesticide/biosolution category InPP targets, and is an active InPP partner supplying formulation expertise.
• Syngenta: One of the world's largest crop protection and seeds companies with a growing biologicals portfolio (biostimulants, biofungicides, bioprotectors). Comparable as a founding-member of InPP and a direct competitor/supplier in the same biologicals market InPP addresses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/innovplantpro
• Facebookfacebook.com/innovplantprotect

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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