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The rate of new crop protection product approvals has decreased in recent years, but the need for new solutions has never been higher. Pressure on existing products from resistance and regulatory requirements as well as the changing needs of growers and societal expectations, mean that we must increase the rate of innovation as we strive towards sustainable agriculture. This conference will highlight how advances in multiple areas including organic chemistry, machine learning and AI, small molecule design and target identification are changing discovery programmes in agrochemical research. The talks will showcase the approaches taken in both industry and academia to support the identification of new and novel crop protection solutions.
 
Attendees:
This event will be of interest to anyone working in industry or in academia on synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, new biochemical targets for weed, insect and disease control, lab automation, and innovations in small molecule design.
 
Location: SCI, London, UK
 
Schedule:
 
09:15 Registration and Refreshments
 
Session 1: Case studies in the discovery of new agrochemicals
Chaired by David Barber, Bayer CropScience
 
09:55 Welcome remarks – Kenny Ling, Syngenta
10:00 Innovation at Syngenta: Strategies, tools and lessons learned – Fides Benfatti, Syngenta
10:25 Discovery and development of Fenmezoditiaz
 
10:50 Break
 
Session 2: Emerging technologies for crop protection
Chaired by Vicky Jackson, Globachem
 
11:10 MOA’s approach to novel mode of action herbicides – Andrew Williams, MOA Technologies
11:35 Using trehalose-6-phosphate to improve crop yields and resilience – Cara Griffiths, SugaROx
 
12:00 Lunch
 
Session 3: Advances in synthesis for crop protection discovery and development
Chaired by Kenny Ling, Syngenta
 
13:30 Synthesis of sulfoximines and sulfonimidamides: attractive motifs for agrochemicals – James Bull, Imperial College London
13:55 Open-Source Chromatographic Data Analysis for Chemical Reaction Optimization – Giulio Volpin, Bayer
14:20 A New Herbicide Vector via Total Synthesis and SAR of Alternaric acid – Allan Watson, University of St Andrews
 
14:45 Break
 
Session 4: Case studies and perspectives in crop protection
 
15:05 Discovery and optimization of Rimisoxafen, a novel herbicide – Thomas Stevenson, FMC [Virtual]
15:50 Recent Innovations and New Technologies for Sustainable Crop Protection of the Future – Peter Maienfisch, CreInSol
 
16:35 Closing remarks – Vicky Jackson, Globachem
 
16:45 Networking reception
 
Attendance fees:
SCI/Å·ÃÀAV* Member - £100
Non-member - £150
SCI/Å·ÃÀAV* Student Member - £60
 *Å·ÃÀAV members should email their name, membership type and number to conferences@soci.org in order to receive the relevant code to book for this event.
 
Contact:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561
Email: conferences@soci.org