The 2nd InsectERA Congress brings together experts and stakeholders to collaboratively address the challenges, opportunities and potential of a new bioindustrial sector – insects as bioindustrial tools for sustainability. The international congress on insect-based biosolutions will take place on June 11th, 2025, at CNEMA, during the National Agriculture Fair (FNA25) in Santarém, Portugal.
The Congress will be carried out in English.
Participants in the 2nd InsectERA Congress (June 11th, 2025) can submit abstract proposals for poster presentation (in the Poster Session) during the Congress.
:: Abstracts must be submitted using the form on the button below by May 14th, 2025, at 23:59 (UTC+1).
Read the Regulations and make your submission using the button below:
Explore the different scientific research projects being developed as part of the InsectERA Mobilizing Agenda.
Filipa Sacadura – P-BIO, President of the Scientific Committee
Alexandre Trindade – SPCV
Ana Magalhães – INEGI
Rafaela Fantatto – EntoGreen
Maria João Cardoso – Municipality of Santarém
Ana Tasso – Casa Mendes Gonçalves
Olga Moreira – INIAV
Susana Loureiro – University of Aveiro
09:30 Check-in and registration
10:00 Opening Session
· President of Santarém City Council | João Teixeira Leite
· President of the IPIFF Executive Committee | Adriana Casillas
· President of the InsectERA Executive Committee | Daniel Murta
10:30 Insects on the Farm to Fork strategy
· Member of the European Parliament Committee | Paulo Nascimento Cabral
10:45 Framework for alternative nutritional sources
· Deputy Secretary-General of IPIFF | Steven Barbosa
11:15 Insect industry | Present challenges and future prospects
· Secretary General of IPIFF | Christophe Derrien
11:30 Coffee-break
12:00 InFeed | InsectERA development – results presentation
InFeed – Insects as a novel feed solution
· Speaker | Ana Monteiro, FeedInov CoLab
InFeed main results – Broilers, laying hens and piglets future nutrition
· Speaker | Tiago Mariano, FeedInov CoLab
Insect oil in animal nutrition
· Speaker | Pablo Toral, CSIC – University of Leon
Quality control using hyperspectral images supported by machine learning
· Speaker | Nuno Pereira, Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Q&A and Panel Wrap-Up
· Moderated by the session chair | Ana Cristina Monteiro, FeedInov CoLab
13:00 Lunch Break | Viver Portugal – meet FNA25
14:30 InFood | InsectERA development – results presentation
Extraction, purification and characterization of fatty acids from insects
· Speaker | Luís Branco, FCT-UNL
Extraction of insect proteins – a sustainable approach
· Speaker | Emanuel V. Capela, Universidade de Aveiro
Exploring insect proteins potential: extraction, characterization, and emulsifying properties
· Speaker | Susana Soares, FCUP
Hyperspectral characterization of cricket crackers
· Speaker | Nuno Pereira, Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Implementation of Tenebrio molitor derivates in 3D printed meat analogues
· Speaker | Lorenzo Pastrana, INL
Q&A and Panel Wrap-Up
· Moderated by the session chair | Marisa Santos, Thunder Foods
15:30 Insect derived products | An One Health Perspective
Black soldier fly larvae oil as a functional ingredient for mediterranean fish species
· Speaker | Ana Basto, CIIMAR
Insect-based proteins: Assessment of digestibility, allergenicity prediction and inflammatory potential
· Speaker | Ricardo Dias, FCUP
From waste to value: Assessing Insect frass and protein safety under a One Health perspective
· Speaker | Susana Loureiro, Universidade de Aveiro
Q&A and Panel Wrap-Up
· Moderated by the session chair | Elisabete Matos, Egas Moniz of Health and Science
16:00 Coffee-break
16:30 InFrass | InsectERA development – results presentation
Insect-based Organic Fertilizers: From Production to Application
· Speaker | Sandra Correia, InnovPlantProtect
Producing Frass: Insect Bioconversion and Substrate Optimization
· Speaker | Clarice Souza, EntoGreen
Energy Efficiency, Legal Compliance and Biological quality: New challenges on frass processing
· Speaker | Sara Campos, INEGI
How different Insect frass affect yield and physiological and characteristics of ryegrass
· Speaker | Regina Menino, INIAV
Enhancing horticultural crop productivity via optimized entomofertilizer and biostimulant approaches
· Speaker | Leonor Martins, InnovPlantProtect
Modulating Soil Biodiversity through Insect Frass
· Speaker | Ricardo Ramiro, InnovPlantProtect
Q&A and Panel Wrap-Up
17:30 Day overview and Closing Session
The Congress will take place at CNEMA – Centro Nacional de Exposições e Mercados Agrícolas, during the National Agriculture Fair (FNA25) in Santarém, Portugal.
Address:
Quinta das Cegonhas
2000-471 Santarém
PORTUGAL
