rights of the potential innovation, has to be signed on occasion of the grant agreement. Table 2 shows the specific role of each participant in the Consortium. The Ecosyn project consists of nine different work packages: WP1: Production of esterases and recombined P450 enzymes WP2: Novel synergists, characterization and interaction with enzymes WP3: Synthesis of novel synergists WP4: Laboratory bioassays WP5: Glasshouse and field trials WP6: Novel synergists selection for insect resistance WP7: Development and validation WP8: Dissemination of the results and knowledge WP9: Project management The project can be summarized as follows: • Around 50 potential novel synergists have been synthesized • More than 40 potential novel synergists have been tested in vitro • Twelve potential novel synergists have been tested in vivo • Five novel synergists appear to have an interesting and promising performance • Field trials in the UK, Italy and Turkey were planned for 2015 and are underway Ecosyn received positive feedback during the mid-project evaluation held in Brussels in October 2014. Program Coordinator Dr. Valerio Borzatta reported, “All members of the Consortium are strongly motivated to obtain the maximum results from the Ecosyn project in the spirit of reciprocal support and collaboration. Significant progress has 38 Spray May 2015 Table 2. COMPANY ROLE Endura Project coordinator been made in less than one year and field trials are now underway. We trust that these trials can demonstrate that the synergists are able to reduce the enviromental impact of insecticides while increasing the efficacy and using lower doses.” A source from within the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported that, “Excessive use of pesticides also exposes farmers to serious health risks and has negative consequences for the environment and sometimes for crop yields. Consumers have grown increasingly concerned about pesticide residue in food. Rapid urbanization has resulted in the expansion of urban and peri-urban horticulture, where pesticide use is more evident and its overuse even less acceptable to the public.” Another important factor being evaluated in the field trials is the impact of synergists on bees and other beneficial insects. In fact, the bee population in Europe has decreased in recent years due to various environmental and non-environmental factors, such as the possible indiscriminant over-use of insecticides. Therefore, the important objective of decreasing the doses of insecticides will be to contribute to minimizing their effect on beneficial insects such as bees. Spray Manufacture, household trials, sales and Mkt of the novel synergist Babolna PCO trials and sales / Mkt of the novel synergist Agchem Agriculture sales / Mkt of the novel synergist Dewar Crop Protection Novel synergist crop trials Ankara Advanced Tech. Novel synergist crop trials Vyzkumny Ustav Novel synergist trials on beneficial (bees) Cattolica University Novel synergist lab trials Rothamsted Research Novel synergist molecular modelling and in vitro tests Cosimo Franco, CEO Endura, presents the Ecosyn Project at the 8th Latin American Aerosol Congress held in Buenos Aires in October 2014. Bees: beneficial insects at risk. Trial plots at Hatfield Heath (UK) are infested by pollen beetles such as these above. More information, visit ecosyn.eu.
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