As a Platinum Sponsor of Italy’s national organic chemistry conference in Naples, EONANOBIOPS highlighted its ambition to turn Mediterranean plant essential oils into innovative solutions for sustainable tomato protection.
Protecting tomato crops while reducing reliance on synthetic chemical pesticides is a central ambition of EONANOBIOPS. The project brought visibility to this research direction through its support as a Platinum Sponsor of the XLIII National Conference of the Division of Organic Chemistry of the Italian Chemical Society (CDCO2026), held in Naples, Italy, from 13–17 September 2026.
The University of Catania (UNICT), the project’s Italian partner, contributes to EONANOBIOPS’ research into innovative formulations based on essential oils for sustainable crop protection. Its involvement connects scientific expertise in Italy with the project’s wider Mediterranean research collaboration.
The conference brought together the organic chemistry community along the Lungomare Partenope. For EONANOBIOPS, supporting the event provided an opportunity to raise awareness of the project among a specialist scientific audience and highlight the relevance of chemistry to more sustainable agriculture.
EONANOBIOPS—Essential Oil-Derived Next Generation Nano-Biopesticides for Sustainable Eco-Friendly Agriculture—explores how essential oils from Mediterranean plants can be developed into new approaches to protecting tomato crops against pests and diseases. The research combines these plant-derived substances with innovative delivery systems designed to protect the oils and improve their performance in crop protection.
The potential benefit for growers is access to additional tools for managing crop pests and diseases while reducing dependence on conventional chemical treatments. Developing these tools requires research into their effectiveness, safety and suitability for agricultural use, alongside consideration of future production and uptake.
By supporting CDCO2026, EONANOBIOPS connected its sustainable agriculture mission with the wider organic chemistry community. This visibility supports the project’s communication efforts and helps draw attention to the role of scientific research in addressing practical challenges facing Mediterranean agriculture.
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05/10/2026
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