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International Biocontrol Manufacturers' Association

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, International Biocontrol Manufacturers' Association appears in 32 declared MEP meetings (23 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

32
declared meetings
with current MEPs
23
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“BIOLOGY FIRST TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A SUSTAINABLE WORLD. IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association represents the biocontrol industry, with over 230 member companies globally, to discover in our Members Directory. IBMA is the experienced voice of Biocontrol for a sustainable and resilient global agriculture for healthier food systems to benefit farmers, environment and consumers. Working with nature, our…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 32 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe928%
European People's Party722%
Greens/EFA722%
Socialists & Democrats516%
European Conservatives & Reformists26%
The Left26%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (19 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
2
2023
1
2024
4
2025
19
2026
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Martin Hojsík
4 meetings · Renew
Majdouline Sbai
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alexander Bernhuber
2 meetings · EPP
Benoit Cassart
2 meetings · Renew
Eric Sargiacomo
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Jun 2026Anja HazekampBiocontrol / Biotech Act I & Food and Feed Omnibus
28 May 2026Katri KulmuniBiotech I
20 Apr 2026Gheorghe CârciuFood and Feed
7 Apr 2026Benoit CassartOmnibus Food and Feed
26 Mar 2026Gerben-Jan GerbrandyFood & Feed
3 Oct 2025Eric SargiacomoBioncontrôle
1 Oct 2025Alexander BernhuberBiologische Pflanzenschutzmittel
30 Sep 2025Majdouline SbaiBiocontrol INI
29 Sep 2025Cristina MaestreBiocontrol
3 Sep 2025Anna StrolenbergBiocontrol
12 Jun 2025Majdouline SbaiINI Report Biocontrol
12 Jun 2025Alexander BernhuberBiologische Pflanzenschutzmittel
11 Jun 2025Sebastian Everdingbiological control agents
11 Jun 2025Benoit CassartBiocontroles
5 Jun 2025Bert-Jan RuissenBiocontrol

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