On September 25, 2024, BIOVEGEN organized, in collaboration with CICYTEX and IATEX, the science-business session “Impact of science-business collaboration and tools to stimulate plant innovation,” as part of the XI National Congress on Plant Genetic Improvement, held on September 24, 25, and 26, 2024, at the Cultural Complex of San Francisco (Cáceres).
The session, which was attended by more than 70 people, highlighted the advancements of the innovative projects GO FITONET and NUTRIVEX, as well as the potential of several companies incubated in the High Technology Incubator in Bioeconomy and Circular Economy, along with well-established companies in plant genetic improvement. The session concluded with a block dedicated to the presentation of the funding tools and avenues promoted by both the AEI and the CDTI, aimed at stimulating public-private collaboration.
Program and presentations
Moderator: David Lapuente, project manager at BIOVEGEN
16:00 h. Welcome and introduction to the session
16:10 h. Block I – Companies and innovative projects in genetic improvement and bioeconomy
16:10 h. Management of phytogenetic resources: Project GO FITONET
- CRF (INIA-CSIC).Lucía de la Rosa, researcher
- IBMCP (UPV-CSIC). Antonio Monforte, researcher
16:30 h. Autocthonous varieties as functional foods from sustainable crops: NUTRIVEX project
- MBG-CSIC. Rosana Malvar, researcher
- SEMENTARES. Fernando Almeida, technical director
16:40 h. Bioeconomy Incubator-IATEX and incubated companies
- IATEX. Sara Martillanes, researcher
- BIOTTONIA NATURALCARE. Irene Palacios, quality control manager
- SOLUCIONES DEHESA SANA. Ángela Chávez, project member
17:10 h. Varietal improvement in fig
17:25 h. Block II – Tools for Stimulating and Financing Innovation
- CDTI Innovation. Carlos Franco, technical advisor for R&D+i projects in the agri-food sector
- State Agency for Research – AEI. Estefanía Freitas, deputy head of the scientific-technical thematic programs subdivision
17:55 h. Questions and Discussion
18:00 h. Conclusions and Closing