The annual meeting is a key milestone for the consortium, providing an opportunity to:

– present the latest progress of our work
– align on upcoming steps
– strengthen collaboration across partners

This edition was particularly important as it followed the project’s mid-term evaluation by the European Commission — and we are pleased to share that the Shield4Grape project received a very positive assessment!

A valuable contribution was the presence of Komlan Avia from the sister project GrapeBreed4IPM EU Project, fostering exchanges and strengthening synergies between our initiatives.

Many thanks to Andreia Figueiredo, Rita B. Santos, PhD and their team from the Grapevine Pathogen Systems Lab for their warm hospitality and excellent organization.

We would also like to thank all project partners for their strong commitment and valuable contributions throughout the project !