From June 16th to 20th, 2025, the 2025 International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR2025) was grandly held at the Bijloke Gent Music Centre in Ghent, Belgium. As a major event in the field of the model plant Arabidopsis, the conference attracted about 500 experts and scholars from around the world. They engaged in in - depth presentations and exchanges around six main topics, eighteen concurrent sessions, and multiple workshops. Zealquest AI, as a company in the AI - driven biotech field, actively participated in the conference and showcased its measuring equipment and solutions for Arabidopsis research.
The conference featured a wide range of topics, covering several cutting-edge areas in plant science, including plants and their abiotic environment, signal transduction, plant development, biotic interactions, quantitative biology, and translational research. The concurrent sessions delved into hot topics such as seasonality and daily rhythms, computational modeling of plant development and adaptation, epigenetics, and cell - to - cell communication. The workshop topics were equally fascinating, focusing on frontiers like whole - genome polymorphism data in Arabidopsis, gene editing for crop improvement, and empowering plant research with large AI models.
During the conference, Zealquest AI showcased its high - throughput phenotyping technology on site. The multi - module imaging units can be used for measuring and analyzing Arabidopsis morphological phenotypes, water physiology, secondary metabolism, etc. The large-area chlorophyll fluorescence imaging system can be used for screening photosynthetic stress and disease-resistant mutants. In gene editing and crop improvement, these technologies can assist AI models in analyzing and predicting large - scale gene data. They can more accurately identify target genes, improve the efficiency and accuracy of gene editing, and provide strong support for breeding higher - quality and more stress - resistant crop varieties.
As an important communication platform in the field of plant science, the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research offers opportunities for scholars and enterprises worldwide to showcase their achievements and exchange ideas. Zealquest AI's appearance at this conference not only demonstrated its strength in AI - driven biotech big data collection and analysis but also injected new vitality into the development of plant science research. It is believed that in the future, with the continuous advancement of AI technology, Zealquest AI will achieve more breakthroughs in plant science research and agricultural applications, providing more effective solutions for addressing challenges such as food security and climate change.