CBGP

Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas

Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics

• General Characteristics

  • ACTIVITY: scientific and technological research.
  • LOCATION: Montegancedo Campus. Highway M-40, Km. 38 (28223) Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid).
  • FOUNDATION DATE: June 2006.
  • CATEGORY: research center.
  • CONTACT: (+34) 910 679 101 / direccion.cbgp@upm.es

• R&D Activities/Interests

  • DESCRIPTION: the CBGP is a joint initiative between the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA). It was created with the dual purpose of:
    • Contributing to the sustainable development of the agricultural, forestry, and environmental sectors through the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE).
    • Increasing the competitiveness of research and production in these areas.
  • MAIN FUNCTIONS:
    • Generation of knowledge in plant genomics and biotechnology and the organisms that interact with them.
    • Development of new technologies and functional analysis instruments.
    • Development of new products and processes of interest to the productive sectors.
    • Transmission of information and development of educational programs for scientists and technicians.
    • Educational role in training undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students, as well as R&D+i technicians and scientists.
  • FACILITIES: scientific-technological services offered to companies and other entities (see services)
  • PERSONNEL: 182 researchers/technicians (43 faculty/researchers on staff (UPM/INIA), 8 researchers from the Talent Acquisition program, 52 postdocs, 51 PhD students, 28 laboratory technicians), and 14 administration staff (8) /scientific/technological services (6).
  • BUDGET: 25% of the annual R&D+i budget of CBGP (UPM-INIA) comes from collaborations with companies or private entities.
  • PROJECTS: 40 active projects funded by the National Plan, H2020, Community of Madrid, Companies, Foundations, etc.
  • KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: 
    • 3 Products on the market
    • 3 Industrial PhDs with companies
    • Translational Biology Action (TBA) to promote innovation and Public-Private collaborations (contact: antonio.molina@upm.es)

TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND: the center is organized into the following work areas:

  • Plant Development (DP).
  • Plant Interaction with the Environment (IPM).
  • Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (BB).
  • Computational Systems Biology and Genomics (CsBPG).
  • New Program in Synthetic Biology and Systems Bioengineering.