In a significant stride toward the future of precision horticulture, Biobest has announced a landmark acquisition of core technology and expert personnel from its long-standing innovation partner, Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. This move underlines Biobest’s ongoing commitment to empowering growers with cutting-edge, automated scouting and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools, solidifying its leadership in the high-tech horticulture ecosystem.
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Biobest acquires Ecoation technology in commitment to support horticulture growers with automated IPM scouting and monitoring tools
Westerlo, 17 July 2025 – Biobest, division of the BioFirst Group specializing in biocontrol and natural pollination for horticulture, has acquired key technology and personnel of its external technology partner Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. (Ecoation). The acquired technology, products and expert staff become part of Biobest’s global High-Tech Development and Customer Success Center, reinforcing its strategic leadership in IPM automation tools.
The Biobest technology acquisition agreement includes the Crop-Scanner™ monitoring and scouting tool as well as the OKO 2 IPM and yield prediction solution and associated intellectual properties. Next to this, the expert staff experienced in developing and maintaining these products will also be taken over as part of the arrangement.
“This acquisition will not only ensure the uninterrupted access for all customers to these automated monitoring and scouting products but also strengthen our portfolio and bring its future development roadmap under our direct control,” says Jean-Marc Vandoorne, CEO BioFirst Group. “It also demonstrates our strategic commitment to high-tech tools as cornerstones for providing total IPM solutions.”
“We believe this technology acquisition will enhance our capability and capacity to provide even better, more integrated automation solutions to growers in future in collaboration with other external technology partners such as PATS,” adds Hanne Steel, Biobest Global Director Product Management & High-Tech.
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ABOUT BIOBEST:
Biobest is a division of the BioFirst Group, a global leader in biological pest and disease control and bumblebee pollination. With 40 subsidiaries and a network in 50 countries, they export to more than 70 countries every week. The organisation provides solutions for both covered and outdoor crops through its Biobest, BioWorks, Plant Products and BIOTROP brands. Their 3,000 employees, including 600 in-house expert consultants, provide global support to growers, backed by ongoing investment in research and development.
Biobest (and its subsidiaries) focuses on the production and sale of biological control agents (macro-organisms such as insects, predatory mites and nematodes) for the control of plant diseases and pests in horticultural crops, as well as bumblebee pollination.
For more information, please contact press@biobest.com
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