II WEBINAR GO BIODIF: Biofunctionalization of national strategic crops for improving their competitiveness
April 22, 2026
The Grupo Operativo BIODIF: biofunctionalization of national strategic crops for improving their market competitiveness arises in the context of the Supra-autonomous Operational Groups 2023 call. This project aims for biofunctionalization with essential micro/macroelements of three national strategic crops used as food matrices (tomato, corn, and olive) for the production of table olives and oil through the application of nanotechnology (nanofertilizers).
In this context, the upcoming April 22, 2026 will see the celebration of the II Webinar of GO BIODIF: biofunctionalization of national strategic crops for improving their market competitiveness, which will be dedicated to presenting the advances of the innovative project.
Preliminary program
11:00 a.m. Opening and welcome
- CELLBITEC FOUNDATION. Antonio del Saz
- BIOVEGEN. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna
11:10 a.m. General presentation of the GO BIODIF
- CELLBITEC FOUNDATION. Antonio del Saz
11:20 a.m. Presentation of the progress in the different activities of the GO BIODIF
- Biofortification of crops through the use of nanofertilizers
- NANOINTEC. José M. Jiménez
- TOMATO:
- IBMCP-CSIC. Clara Pons
- UNICA. David Romera
- CORN:
- MBG-CSIC. Rosana Malvar
- ICTAN-CSIC. Gracia P. Blanch
- DACUNHA. Roberto López
- OLIVE:
- EEZ-CSIC. Juan de Dios Alché
- Producers and cooperatives, future perspectives…
- UPA. Paula Sánchez
1:00 PM. Colloquium and questions
1:15 PM. Interaction with other Operating Groups
- GO PITAMED. Vanesa Raya. Canary Institute of Agricultural Research (ICIA)
1:30 PM. Conclusions and closure
Members
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