Chief Scientific Officer, AgBioScout
Roma Gwynn is a biopesticide specialist working for over 35 years; initially as a research scientist then for biocontrol companies and now an independent specialist, working internationally. She has an MSc in Technology for Crop Protection and a PhD in Biological Control both from Reading University. Roma has taken a lead role in the development and registration of many new biopesticide technologies (semio-chemical, botanical and microbial substances). Her expertise is in facilitating the process of getting biopesticide products onto the market by streamlining bio-discovery, product development, registration and marketing.
Roma has been an expert for regulation of biocontrol agents (OECD, EU, FAO/WHO). She is an independent board member for AHDB Horticulture and Vice-President of IBMA. Roma is involved with farmer projects, including AHDB SCEPTRE+ and AMBER projects. She was editor of the BCPC ‘The Manual of Biocontrol Agents’ and supports CABI for their Bioprotection portal.
