BIOVEGEN Assembly 2026 “Towards precise, efficient, and sustainable plant production”
April 16, 2026. Madrid
The BIOVEGEN General Assembly will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 starting at 9:30 AM in hybrid format at the headquarters of the State Agency for Research (c/Torrelaguna 58, 28027, Madrid). The Assembly will be exclusive to BIOVEGEN members.
At 12:00 PM, the BIOVEGEN Session “Towards precise, efficient, and sustainable plant production” will be presented. This event, in in-person format, will analyze the strategic relevance of biotechnology to address the challenges of the agri-food sector. Legislative updates in genomic editing will be discussed from both public and private perspectives, and key science-industry collaboration initiatives in plant innovation will be showcased. Attendance will be prioritized for BIOVEGEN members.
Bilaterals Meetings
The session will allow participating professionals to hold bilateral meetings between biotechnology suppliers and demanders, in pre-scheduled encounters that will take place throughout the day in the designated networking areas. If you are interested, please write to the address dlapuente@invegen.org indicating the entity/entities you wish to meet with. These meetings will be attended on a first-come, first-served basis, prioritizing BIOVEGEN members.
Program
9:30 h. BIOVEGEN General Assembly (HYBRID Session. Exclusive for BIOVEGEN members)
11:30 h. Networking Café
12:00 h. BIOVEGEN Session “Towards precise, efficient and sustainable plant production” (IN-PERSON Session. Open to the entire sector. Priority attendance for BIOVEGEN members)
- State Agency for Research (AEI). José Manuel Fernández de Labastida. Director General
- BIOVEGEN. José Pellicer. President
12:15 h. Agri-food, biotechnology, and geopolitics
- Manuel Lainez. Director of innovation and agri-food development. Fundación Grupo Cajamar
12:35 h. Crops and genetically edited microorganisms: news and perspectives
- Ana Judith Martín de la Fuente. Secretary of the Interministerial Council of Genetically Modified Organisms (CIOMG). Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA)
- Concepción Novillo. Director for Regulatory Policies of Seeds and Biotechnology in Europe. Bayer CropScience.
13:15 h. CONVERGE CSIC Program: Science at the service of society’s challenges
- Ana Castro. Vice President of Innovation and Transfer. CSIC
13:35 h. TRL BOOST Program: Innovative biocides for plant health
- Azucena González. Research Professor. Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICA-CSIC)
13:45 h. Spanish Society of Horticultural Sciences and BIOVEGEN: Alliance for science-business innovation
- Francisco José Arenas. IFAPA and President SECH
- Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Director BIOVEGEN
14:00 h. Conclusions and closing
- José Moisés Martín. General Director. CDTI
Cocktail networking