SMARTBIOCONTROL
For a concrete alternative to traditional chemical pesticides
An internationally renowned faculty, located in an exceptional setting, at the forefront of sustainable development and eco-innovation.
Helping students to develop cutting-edge technical and managerial skills in the fields of life-engineering, landscape architecture, agro-ecology and the food of tomorrow, is the shared objective of the entire teaching team.
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech - University of Liege's privileged position at the crossroads of research and development and at the heart of issues of international and societal interest, makes it an essential player in terms of sustainable development.
The wooded campus of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech is located in the heart of the small town of Gembloux.
With its 5 projects, SMARTBIOCONTROL aims to develop alternatives to traditional pesticides, biodegradable products that will limit the emergence of resistance mechanisms, more effective and less expensive.
For this portfolio of projects, 26 partners from France, Wallonia and Flanders, from university laboratories, research centres or farmers' unions, have decided to use their skills to discover new biomolecules, mainly belonging to the lipopeptide family, capable of effectively combating many recurrent diseases of our crops, while respecting nature.