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Strengthening Plant Variety Protection for Orchids: CPVO's Taiwan Mission

Strengthening Plant Variety Protection for Orchids: CPVO's Taiwan Mission

In early March 2025, the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) embarked on an important mission to Taiwan aimed at enhancing cooperation in plant variety protection, with orchids taking centre stage. Sergio Semon, Team Leader of CPVO's Quality Audit Service, represented the Agency and delivered a keynote presentation at the Asian Pacific Orchid Congress (APOC), highlighting how the EU's plant variety rights system fosters innovation in the orchid sector and protects breeders' intellectual property.

Beyond the congress, Mr Semon, together with a representative of the Dutch Ministry of
plant-breeder-success-stories Nachtvlinder

Nachtvlinder: the success behind a family run-business

Nachtvlinder BV is a real family business. Together with their daughter Ellen Akerboom, Peter and Gerda Akerboom are engaged in the breeding of various crops. In 1980, Peter Akerboom started breeding Asters for cut flowers. Nowadays, the Asters are the company’s main specialty next to Helleborus and they also do some work in breeding Eryngium and Solidago. The company is based in the village of Ter Aar in The Netherlands.

How many of your aster varieties are being protected by CPVO and in which countries they are being cultivated?

About 20 aster varieties are already
CPVO at IPM Essen 2025
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CPVO at IPM ESSEN 2025: Advancing Collaboration in Plant Breeding

Essen, Germany – The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) is proud to look back on the resounding success of IPM ESSEN 2025, held from January 28 to 31 at Messe Essen. This year’s event reaffirmed IPM ESSEN’s status as the world’s leading innovation platform and a driving force for the global horticultural industry.

A Historic Turnout and Unprecedented Industry Engagement

IPM ESSEN 2025 welcomed well over 40,000 trade fair guests and 1,434 exhibitors from 45 countries. “The spirit of optimism in the green sector is palpable,” stated Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe
Claudia Coletta

AI at CPVO: Navigating Compliance While Driving Innovation – A Conversation with Claudia Coletta

As   new regulatory frameworks on artificial intelligence have been adopted across Europe, the CPVO is actively engaged  to ensure compliance while promoting innovation in plant variety protection. 

At the forefront of this effort is Claudia Coletta, the CPVO’s AI Correspondent, responsible for aligning the agency with the AI Act (EU) 2024/1689 and broader European AI governance. Appointed in October 2024, she serves as the primary liaison with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), working to assess AI-related risks, ensure transparency, and explore how AI can
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Transforming Agriculture - The revolutionary smart data breeding technology of CropXR

The CropXR Institute was founded in the summer of 2023. Its central office is located at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. It is a unique public-private collaboration that comprises scientific institutions, industrial partners and technology innovation companies. The institute unites a community of experts stemming from disciplines such as plant sciences, data sciences and social sciences. All those engaged with CropXR are driven to arm agricultural production to make the field less vulnerable to climate change. The activities of CropXR aim to contribute to reducing the
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Plant Breeders’ Rights Organisations to be Present Together in Joint Stand at IPM ESSEN 2025

17 January 2025 – Press Release Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) Continues Long-Standing Tradition at IPM ESSEN 

Essen, Germany — The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) is pleased to announce its participation in IPM ESSEN 2025, the International Trade Fair for Plants, Technology, Floristry, and Garden Features, which will take place from January 28 to 31, 2025, in Essen, Germany.

As CPVO embarks on a special year marking 30 years of supporting
plant-breeder-success-stories Advanced Berry Breeding

Advanced Berry Breeding: Innovations that Empower Growers for a Profitable Future

CPVO 'Plant Breeding Success Stories' continue with another example of a promising European enterprise: Advanced Berry Breeding. With its headquarters based in The Netherlands, the company's main focus is breeding innovative raspberries with low inputs —less water, les fertilizer and chemicals—while setting new standards in grower ease, post-harvest quality and profitability. Today, we discuss the latest trends in the sector with Mr. Hubert Gadret, Chief Executive Officer at ABB, and Mr. Roy Briga, Chief Scientific Officer at ABB.

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