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Sylvan Attends 17th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG)

Dublin, Ireland – As a fungal biotechnology company, Sylvan couldn’t miss out on the 17th ECFG Conference, that was held from 2-5 March, 2025. This prestigious event brought together leading researchers, industry professionals and innovators from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in fungal biotechnology.

Unlocking Fungal Genomics

The conference highlighted the significant progress in fungal genomics, with new sequencing technologies and genetic mapping techniques offering deeper insights into fungal traits such as growth efficiency, disease resistance and environmental adaptability. These advancements are particularly relevant to Sylvan’s work, providing new tools to refine breeding programs and improve spawn quality. Additionally, researchers presented novel biotechnological applications to enhance strain performance and optimize substrate utilization, which can help Sylvan in optimizing it’s production processes even further.

Pioneering Sustainability in Fungal Biotechnology

Another major topic was sustainability. Discussions were held on sustainable agriculture practices, waste reduction and circular economic models. These insights align with Sylvan’s core value sustainability and our commitment for eco-friendly production methods. It also aligns with our ongoing efforts to minimize environmental impact while maximizing service and efficiency.

Building Lasting Relationships

At the conference, it was also possible to connect with other leading industry experts in mycology and fungal genetics. Partaking in discussions with other researchers and industry peers allowed us to exchange ideas, explore new collaborations and be an industry leader in fungal biotechnology trends.

“Attending the European Conference on Fungal Genetics emphasized the importance of continous innovation in our field. The knowledge and connections I gained from this event will undoubtedly help Sylvan enhance its products and processes even further, ensuring that our company is at the forefront of innovation” said Aniça Amini, European Research Manager at Sylvan.

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Sylvan delivers excellent quality of spawn and provide great crop care support

Sylvan has been our invaluable partner in sporeless Pleurotus spawn for over a decade. With their exceptional support, we have scaled our Oyster production in Greece to become one of Europe’s largest integrated producers. Sylvan’s top-quality sporeless spawn and their high level of technical assistance have been crucial to our success.

Athanasios Kechagias, Owner Kechagia, Greece

Four generations of strong partnership

Sylvan and Basciani have been doing business together for four generations.  My grandfather, father, brothers and I; and now, our kids are partnering with Sylvan America too. Sylvan’s niche is their knowledge of the industry’s past combined with their innovative ideas for the future.  What I most like about Sylvan, is that their teams and experts care about the relationships. They make our family feel comfortable and we enjoy exchanging ideas with them.  We both share the same goals: to produce quality products and a lot of them.

Michael J. Basciani Sr., CEO and President of the Basciani Group of Companies, USA

Trusting Sylvan for top quality

With Sylvan, I can sleep at night! We are A15 (white strain) and Bavarian (chestnut strain) growers, we wouldn't use anything else, and our customers love our quality!

Nghia Le, Head Grower at Farmers Fresh Mushroom Co, Canada

Sylvan’s red yeast rice: 20 years of quality!

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Mark Butera, GNC Vice President Merchandising, USA

Sylvan's way of working and thinking was key to our production success

Sylvan’s R&D centre was instrumental in our early development, and we could rely on their support and quality from day one. The Sylvan Team displayed a “no job is too small or too big” mentality which is a necessary and foundational quality for innovation in a new industry, such as mycelium production in the case of Bosque Foods.

Quentin Loth, Managing Director & Head of Production Bosque Foods, Germany