Fytofend

Industry

Crop protection, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Food ingredients

Topics

Crop protection chemicals & fertilizers, Biopesticides & biocontrol

Role

Research / RTO — “…veloped by Fytofend and the University of Namur, comprised of chito-oligosaccharides (COS) and oligogalacturon…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Fytofend is a Belgium-based company that develops and markets biological plant protection solutions, including biocontrol agents and biostimulants based on its proprietary COS-OGA technology.

Found via

[Rubric] Belgium · biocontrol; [Rubric] Belgium · phages; [Rubric] Belgium · pheromones

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Products: Fytosave; Fytosol; Fyto-6; COS-OGA-based biosolution range; Algi-up; Fyto-8; Ibisco®; Messager; Eliseos; COS-OGA

Applications

powdery mildew on vegetables · strawberries · grape · rice blast · downy mildew on baby leaf crops · crop protection · organic farming · integrated pest management

Customers & partners

40+ countries served · 15+ international distributors · agricultural partners in more than 30 countries

Production sites

Créalys® Parc, Belgium — 1,200m² production & formulation area; Biosolutions

Products (website)

Fytosave — A COS-OGA-based biocontrol solution for powdery mildew and downy mildew. · Fytosol — A biocontrol agent that reinforces crop resistance and enhances plant health. · Fyto-6 — A foliar biostimulant that improves photosynthesis, drought resistance, and overall crop productivity. · COS-OGA-based biosolution range — Two families of solutions built around COS-OGA, our natural elicitor: biocontrol products that activate plants’ natural defenses against disease, and biostimulants that support growth, vigor and stress resilience. · FytoSave — A biocontrol made with COS-OGA that enhances plants’ natural defenses against powdery mildew and downy mildew. · FytoSol — A Biocontrol plant defence inducer for natural protection against potato late blight. · Fyto-6 — A foliar biostimulant designed to enhance productivity and crop vigor by optimizing chlorophyll content. · Algi-up — A cutting-edge foliar biostimulant designed to improve tolerance to heat and water stress. · Fyto-8 — Designed specifically to enhance chlorophyll content and increase crops vigour and productivity. · FytoSave — Un biocontrôle à base de COS-OGA qui renforce les défenses naturelles des plantes contre l’oïdium et le mildiou. · FytoSol — Un inducteur de défense des plantes de biocontrôle pour une protection naturelle contre le mildiou de la pomme de terre. · Fyto-6 — Un biostimulant foliaire conçu pour améliorer la productivité et la vigueur des cultures en optimisant la teneur en chlorophylle.

R&D facilities

450m² laboratory

Read from the company's own website: about · products · production · rnd · leadership · contact · sustainability · topic

• 2026-04-23 Fytosave : biocontrôle efficace contre oïdium des fraises
  Fytosave is a 100% natural, EU-approved biocontrol product by Fytofend that protects strawberries and blueberries from powdery mildew with zero days to harvest (DAR 0), no detectable residues, and compatibility with organic farming; it uses the COS-OGA active …
• 2025-11-28 Raffael Buonatesta (Fytofend) : « Trouver un distributeur avec la même approche du marché que soi » | AKTus – CCI
  Fytofend, cofondée par Raffael Buonatesta, est un leader européen des bio-solutions agricoles qui développe des biostimulants et des alternatives biologiques aux pesticides, exportant dans plus de 40 pays (98% du chiffre d’affaires) avec une forte priorité …
• 2025-09-25 Fytofend at the heart of Europe’s Biocontrol Future - Fytofend
  FytoFend is a Belgian biotech company that develops science-based biocontrol innovations to help farmers reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and support a sustainable European agriculture aligned with the Green Deal and Farm to Fork. The article highlights …
• 2026-06-01 🌱 Terugblik op een rijke dag rond biocontrole in Wallonië
  FytoFend presented biocontrol solutions based on COS-OGA technology. The day highlighted its role in translating research into field-ready biocontrol options for agriculture in Wallonia.
• 2026-03-09 Fytofend presents Fytosave at the VINOENVI 2026 in the Czech Republic
  Fytofend presented its FytoSave® biocontrol solution at the VINOENVI 2026 conference in the Czech Republic, highlighting COS-OGA technology that activates grapevines’ natural defenses to combat powdery and downy mildew. The company emphasized its support for …
• 2026-03-09 17th Slovenian Consultation on Plant Protection - Fytofend
  Fytofend showcased Fytosave®, a COS-OGA–based biocontrol product for sustainable viticulture, highlighting field trials that suggest reduced disease pressure while preserving vine vigor and yield. The company advocates integrating biocontrol into IPM to lower …

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