Innovation MeetUp ‘The Future of Crop Protection’

Challenges and opportunities On November 1st, 2022, 140 professionals from the horticultural industry met at the World Horti Center to discuss the innovations that are needed to make crop protection future-proof. By 2030, the EU wants the use of plant protection products to be halved. The central topic of the day was: what needs to…

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Press release Top Sector T&U Innovation Prize 2022

Participate in the Top Sector T&U Innovation Prize and be eligible to win a €25,000 research budget and bring your innovation to the attention of the Food & Flower industry Zoetermeer – Are you an innovative start-up or scale-up? A future maker who can contribute to the sustainability of the horticulture chain through a promising…

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Sigrow wins second edition of Topsector T&U Innovation Prize

Zoetermeer – The winner of the second Top Sector T&U Innovation Prize was announced on Friday 23 October. The jury had selected Dutch entry Sigrow as the winner. The Swiss-based company Vivent SA received the majority of the public votes. Both winners have succeeded in developing an innovation that demonstrably contributes to the further development…

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Nominees announced for the 2020 Top Sector T&U Innovation Prize

Zoetermeer – The nominees of the second edition of the Top Sector T&U Innovation Prize have been announced. The jury has selected the following six nominees from among the twenty-six entries: Applied Drone Innovations B.V. Delft adinnovations.nl Delphy Digital   Bleiswijk delphy.com PATS – Bat-like drones Delft pats-drones.com Sigrow Stomata Camera Wageningen sigrow.com Vertigo Technologies/FRESCO Delft…

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Jury report Topsector TU Innovation Prize 2020

In 2020, the Topsector Horticulture and Starting Materials Innovation Prize was awarded for the second time in succession to a pioneering, disruptive innovation in the International horticultural sector from greenhouse to profit, from field to fork. There were 26 international, top-level entries in the competition. In the first round, the jury nominated 6 candidates. These…

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