Ms. Geronima Eusebio currently holds the position of Supervising Agriculturist and serves as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Head of the Biotechnology Office at the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). This office is the central hub for handling genetically modified (GM) applications and issuing biosafety permits. Additionally, she chairs the Biotechnology Core Team for Plant Breeding Innovations (BCT-PBI), a group responsible for conducting technical consultations to assess and determine the regulatory status of plant breeding innovation products.

Ms. Eusebio is also a Deputized Plant Quarantine Officer and previously served as the Head of the National Plant Quarantine Services Division (NPQSD) Central Laboratory for Pest and Disease Diagnosis.

She earned a Master of Science in Agricultural Plant Biotechnology from the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Budapest, Hungary, and a Bachelor of Science in Plant Pathology from the University of the Philippines Los BaƱos.

Technical Session Accelerating And Safeguarding Innovation

Time Session
13:55
14:55
Moderator: Marc Cool, Global Seed Policy Lead, Corteva AgriScience
  • Genome Editing Scenario in China
    Kevin Zhao Speaker CTO and Co-founder Qi Biodesign
  • Need for Push for Innovation in Agriculture in India
    Bhupen Dubey Speaker Global CEO Advanta Enterprises Limited
  • Regulatory Framework to Accelerate Innovation
    Geronima P. Eusebio Speaker OICBureau of Plant Industry Biotechnology Office Phil
    Shimpei Takeshita Speaker Representative Director-President Sanatech