Last week, BIOVEGEN participated in the X Congress on Plant Genetic Improvement by organizing the “BIOVEGEN Session: Public-Private Collaboration and Funding of R&D+i”, which took place on Wednesday, September 21 from 16:00 to 18:00. In this session, companies such as SINENTA, AGROINTEC, SEMENTARES, and ANECOOP participated, presenting their goals and interests, and there was also an active and enriching science-business discussion panel.
Program and presentations
16:00 h. Introduction and objectives of the session. BIOVEGEN. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna.
16:10 h. Recovery of plant genetic biodiversity. PTI AGROFOR. Rosana Malvar.
16:30 h. Companies in plant innovation
- SINENTA. Ángel Leo-Revilla
- AGROINTEC. Edgar García
- SEMENTARES. Fernando Almeida.
- ANECOOP. Victoria Ibáñez.
17:20 h. Support for innovation in agriculture
- State Agency for Research. María Ángeles Ferre.
- Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI). Carlos Franco.
17:50 h. Questions and discussion
18:00 h. Conclusions
