On January 26, 2016, the “BIOECONOMY: RETOS COLLABORATION 2016 Call” was held, organized by BIOVEGEN in collaboration with MINECO and ten other Technological Platforms. The event, held to celebrate the recent publication of the Call for Collaboration Challenges 2016, brought together nearly 300 attendees related to the Bioeconomy sector from the research, business, and administration fields at the MINECO headquarters.
- +120 companies
- +50 research organizations
- Administration (CDTI, MINECO, MAGRAMA…)
The objective of the event was to promote the participation of researchers and companies in the RETOS COLLABORATION 2016 call through various activities:
- An informative part about the details of the call, with a Q&A session where attendees could resolve their doubts about it
- A block of public presentations of 7 R&D project proposals to present to the RETOS 2016 call
- In parallel, a 62 bilateral meetings were held with MINECO technicians in which applicants could review and refine aspects related to their R&D proposals.
- Additionally, and in light of the publication of the Collaboration Challenges 2016 Call, the organizing Platforms have mobilized more than 60 R&D proposals to seek interests, potential partners, and project development.
Program and presentations of the event
10:00 AM Registration
10:30 AM Welcome
10:45 AM Technological Platforms as support entities for R&D&i projects in collaboration
- Mª Ángeles Ferre. Deputy Director General of Public-Private Collaboration – Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO).
11:00 AM Call for Challenges-Collaboration 2016 of the State R&D&i Program
- Mª Ángeles Ferre. Deputy Director General of Public-Private Collaboration – Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
11:30 AM Question and answer session
11:45 AM Coffee
12:00 PM Presentation of R&D proposals in the Challenges Collaboration 2016 Call
- Comprehensive decision-making system to optimize grape quality for wine production (EasyViñedo). José Manuel Mirás. CEBAS-CSIC.
- Ensuring the quality of food in its distribution. José S. Torrecilla. UCM.
- Development of a functional barrier for paper and cardboard packaging to prevent the migration of mineral oils to food. Laura Zacares. ITENE
- Novel Multifunctional Nanoplatforms Theranostic Technology for Alzheimer’s Disease. Mª del Carmen Dona. GECOTEND
- Strategies for reducing acrylamide in food. Vicente Ros Lis. UPV
- Monitoring network of hives. David Atauri. Look how good
- Assessment of whey. Milk and whey fractionation. Purification Organic Solutions. Felipe Sánchez. MEGA
1:00 PM. Closure of the Day
From BIOVEGEN, we would like to thank MINECO for their willingness, help, and collaboration in organizing the Event, as well as the collaborating Platforms, especially Suschem and Food for Life, for their support during the organization of the event.