This new venture allows both groups to offer a pan-European service to their sponsors, combining complementary skills to provide a wide range of services:
- Horticultural and Agricultural Field Trials
- Wide range of species and crops covered
- GLP and GEP Field Trials
- Ecotoxicology trials at different tiers
- Side effects on beneficials and non-target organisms
- Resistance Monitoring & Risk Management Strategies
- Studies on nematodes
- Studies on GM crops
Annex II and III dossiers in Crop Protection
- Biocides and Professional Products, Laboratory and Field Trials
- Mollusc Trials
- Market Research and Analysis
- Tree Health Monitoring
These services are provided through a lean and efficient network that includes 8 units in Italy, 2 in the UK and 1 in the Czech Republic, together with partnerships in the most important EU and Mediterranean countries, and collaborations with many Universities and Research Centres.
Peter McEwen, Managing Director at i2LResearch Ltd, notes that “We have been working with Agri2000 for a number of years now, building mutual respect and trust. The two organisations complement each other perfectly, and the new Alliance formalises and strengthens our collaboration”.
For Agri2000, Francesco Valli, states “Both organisations operate to the same high standard, and share a philosophy of excellence of delivery. The new venture allows both groups to significantly enhance the overall package that they offer to sponsors”.