Ramboll

Your partner in agribusiness regulatory and scientific support

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Ramboll provides global regulatory support for chemical and biological substances and products across plant protection and fertiliser regulatory frameworks, including agrochemicals, biorationals, fertilisers, biostimulants, and adjuvants.

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Upcoming events

Meet Ramboll at upcoming industry events

Meet our experts at key industry events worldwide, where we share insights, discuss challenges and exchange perspectives on the future of the crop health and plant nutrition industry. 

The Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) Winter Annual Meeting brings together fertiliser control officials and industry stakeholders to exchange perspectives on fertiliser regulation, labelling, analytical methods, and the safe and effective use of fertilisers across North America.

Shannon Bryant-Spas, Senior Managing Consultant, Product Safety and Stewardship US at Ramboll, will be  attending the Winter Annual Meeting in Charleston.

Shannon looks foward to connecting with regulatory and industry stakeholders to discuss recent developments and challenges in the fertiliser and plant nutrition sector.

The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) Annual Conference brings together regulatory officials and stakeholders responsible for pesticide regulation and enforcement to share their views on current and emerging regulatory topics. AAPCO connects officials from US states and territories, federal agencies, and Canadian provinces who are responsible for administering and enforcing pesticide laws and regulations.

Meet Juli Mann, Ramboll's Senior Managing Consultant of Product Safety and Stewardship, at the conference to discuss the latest regulatory developments and challenges in the US.

Ramboll will be exhibiting at the BPIA 2027 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, an important gathering for the biological products industry. BPIA is committed to supporting ongoing improvements to the regulatory process for biological products.

Visit our booth to meet our experts, exchange perspectives on the evolving regulatory landscape, and discuss how we can support the development and registration of biological crop protection products.

Ramboll participants: 

The 7th Annual Eastern Europe Regulatory Conference, organised by LEGERA, will bring together regulatory authorities, industry and experts to discuss the evolving EU framework for plant protection products, with a particular focus on Central and Eastern Europe.

Key topics include regulatory reform, formulation requirements, digital labelling, biocontrol and low-risk solutions, harmonisation and mutual recognition, and emerging technologies such as NAMs and precision application.

Connect with our Health Sciences experts at the conference in Bratislava to exchange perspectives on the latest regulatory developments and challenges shaping plant protection products in Europe:

  • Dagmar Heibertshausen, Principal, Health Sciences Germany, Head of Agriculture Regulatory and Scientific Affairs

  • Joachim Rumbolz, Principal, Global Practice Area Lead, Agrochemicals and Biorationals 

Ramboll will be exhibiting at Chemspec Europe 2027, a key marketplace for the fine and speciality chemicals industry, bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, purchasers and agents to explore products, solutions and industry developments.

Visit our booth to meet our experts and discuss how we can support you with regulatory, scientific and product stewardship challenges across the chemicals, biocides and agrochemicals sectors:

 

Our services for the crop health and plant nutrition industry

Developing effective crop health and plant nutrition products is complex – navigating global regulatory requirements adds further challenges. With deep expertise and proven experience, we efficiently support your products through all stages of the regulatory process – from strategy to approval – across key markets.

Product industries where we provide regulatory support:

  • Agrochemicals
  • Biorationals/biologicals
  • Biostimulants and fertilisers
  • Adjuvants
  • Soil amendments
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and sustainable farming practices, including organic certification support.

Global regulatory expertise

We support active substance approval and product authorisation across major regulatory frameworks, including Europe and UK, North America (U.S. & Canada), and APAC (Japan, Korea, China, India, Australia & Southeast Asia). 

Our expertise in regulatory support:

  • Well-thought-out data gap analyses to guide clients’ projects through all regulatory phases from the outset.
  • Design and management of testing programmes, including higher-tier studies
  • Study design, scientific oversight, and selection of optimal testing facilities
  • Human and environmental exposure modelling (dietary, occupational, and residential) across all key environmental compartments (soil, surface water, groundwater, and air), including New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), such as state-of-the-art in silico  (QSAR) analysis, read across and resulting risk assessments
  • MRLs/import tolerances, including CODEX MRLs, combined with dossier preparation, submission, and defence
  • Classification and labelling, including CLH dossiers
  • Complete task force/consortium management.

We provide comprehensive scientific and technical support in:

  • Toxicology and toxicokinetics

  • Exposure modelling and quantitative risk assessment

  • Ecotoxicology and environmental fate

  • New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for human health & environmental assessment

  • In silico toxicology including (Q)SAR, grouping and read-across

  • Epidemiology

  • Product performance (efficacy)

  • Higher-tier and weight-of-evidence assessment strategies

  • Endocrine disruption (ED) testing and evaluation

  • Physico-chemistry and analytics

  • Occupational health and worker safety 

Our expertise in numbers

75+
active substance (a.s.) submissions under Directive 91/414/EEC

>15
a.s. renewals under Regulation 1107/2009 (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, PGRs)

>20
biological a.s. under Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 incl. 8 new a.s. applications 

>10
a.s. submissions and numerous PPP submissions in UK

55+
existing a.s. re-registration reviews in US

>30
a.s. dossiers in Japan

Contacts

MicahReynolds

Micah Reynolds

Senior Managing Consultant, Environment and Health

Micah Reynolds specialises in the registration and ongoing compliance of pesticide products and new active ingredients with USEPA with an emphasis on conventional pesticides and biopesticides, including biochemicals, microbials, and emerging technologies, in areas including crop protection, insect repellents, animal health, and vector control products. In addition to providing strategic support for initial registration, Micah advises and supports clients in continued compliance and with anticipated change through registration review, label and use site updates, and formulation changes, among others.

Dagmar Heibertshausen

Dr. Dagmar Heibertshausen

Principal, Health Sciences Germany, HoD Agriculture Regulatory and Scientific Affairs

Dagmar Heibertshausen has 20 years of professional experience in plant protection (organic and integrated) and regulatory affairs. She has nine years of experience leading regulatory affairs teams and three years as director of regulatory affairs EMEA in industry. Since 2022, Dagmar has been leading a multi-disciplinary team of more than 60 experts and project leaders to support clients in product stewardship and registration of agrochemicals, adjuvants, biorationals, biostimulants, fertilisers, and feed additives.
Dagmar has a diploma in agrobiology and a PhD in agricultural sciences. 
Carrie Lou

Carrie Lou

Principal, APAC Service Area Lead Agrochemicals

Carrie Lou has 20 years of experience working for multinational corporations, advising clients on regulatory compliance across the APAC region. She specialises in providing registration support for agrochemicals, household and public health products, biocides, and fertilisers. Carrie’s expertise spans China, India, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Her comprehensive skill set includes regulatory control for production operations and M&A management, with proficiency in due diligence, product registration owner changes, manufacturing site relocations, label and safety data sheet updates, and registration data transfer.

Dr. Joachim Rumbolz

Dr. Joachim Rumbolz

Principal Product Safety and Stewardship

Joachim Rumbolz has been working for the agrochemical and biocides industry as a regulatory consultant in various roles for more than 23 years. His field of expertise is the registration of crop protection active substances and products, particularly biopesticides (i.e., micro-organisms, pheromones, natural substances including plant extracts), as well as biocides, in Europe and overseas. He provides strategic advice for the development of robust registration roadmaps for safe and sustainable new active substances and related products. He also supports the strategy implementation from data generation to dossier preparation and submission and regulatory approval. Joachim is a winegrower and a biologist by training and has worked in Germany, Switzerland, and the USA.

He holds a Dr. rer. nat. in plant pathology from the University of Konstanz, Germany.

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