Wharf42 News
Introducing the 2026 Asia Biological Summit
I'm excited today to share the news that the 2026 Asia Biological Summit will take place in Singapore on Tuesday 10 November 2026. The Summit will once again coincide with Singapore International Agrifood Week. Last November, Wharf42, together with...
Early-Bird 2026 Salinas Biological Summit tickets now on sale!
Wharf42 is absolutely thrilled to announce that the 2026 Salinas Biological Summit Early-Bird tickets went on sale today. This year's Summit promises to be the largest and most consequential to-date. We'll be publishing the draft program shortly...
Announcing the inaugural New Zealand Biological Symposium
I'm absolutely delighted to share the news that the inaugural New Zealand Biological Symposium with take place at the Tauranga Club in Tauranga on Thursday 12 February 2026. Following this year's successful inaugural Brisbane & ASEAN Biological...
Platform10 to open its global office in New Zealand
The Tauranga-based office will complement the work being undertaken at the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) in Salinas, California. Whilst WGCIT will continue to focus on Platform10's field trials program in the US,...
EXCLUSIVE: Platform10 plants long-term foundation seeds in Europe
Last week, I joined 2,000+ delegates for Day 3 of the ABIM 2025 Conference in Basel, Switzerland. It was an awesome 72 hours. The conference provided me with an in-depth understanding of the landscape for European biocontrol. Whilst the regulatory...
Announcing the 2025 Asia Biological Symposium!
I'm absolutely thrilled to be able to share the news that Wharf42 and partners, AgriFood Futures, will be jointly hosting the inaugural 2025 Asia Biological Symposium on Monday 3 November, timed to coincide with this year's Singapore...
Join Wharf42 at the Australian Banana Industry Congress
The Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) leads and represents commercial banana growers to ensure a profitable and resilient industry future. If there’s a new regulation or initiative that’s going to affect banana growers the ABGC ensures...
The 2025 Salinas Biological Summit delivered!
In her Welcome address at this year's Salinas Biological Summit, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross called for post-Summit action. It's fair to say that I think we delivered! For Wharf42, two of the highlights of this year's Summit were the signing of an...
Launching the Global AgriBio Startup Network in Woodland
The 2025 Salinas Biological Summit will see the launch of the Global AgriBio Start-up Network; a network that will provide both in-person and virtual support to the rapidly emerging early-stage biological community. Whilst the Western Growers...