Day “CEBAS-COMPANIES: Science and Technology at the Service of Agriculture”

Conference “CEBAS – COMPANIES: Science and Technology at the Service of Agriculture”

May 20, 2025. Murcia

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The Conference “CEBAS-COMPANIES: Science and Technology at the Service of Agriculture” will take place next Tuesday May 20, 2025 at the CEBAS-CSIC Auditorium (Murcia). Organized by CEBAS-CSIC, the Cajamar Cooperative Group, and BIOVEGEN, the event aims to promote collaborative innovation and the competitiveness of the Spanish agri-food sector through scientific knowledge and technology.

The Conference is designed as a tool to promote public-private collaboration and business development based on innovation, providing the sector with a meeting space that includes presentations, bilateral meetings (B2B), and networking activities. Additionally, the event will highlight and showcase the scientific-technological potential of CEBAS-CSIC, in order to promote new opportunities between the research field and the business fabric.

In this session, the event will be structured around the three main working areas of CEBAS-CSIC: Water and Soil Resources; Plant Nutrition and Health; and Applied Plant and Plant Biotechnology System. Each of these areas will feature the participation of research groups and leading companies in the sector that will present their lines of work and research as well as their technological developments. Additionally, the event will include a round table on financing and technological transfer in the Region of Murcia with representatives from INFO Murcia, CDTI, and Cajamar Innova participating.

The event is conceived as a tool for developing collaborations and business, allowing participating professionals to request and hold bilateral meetings to promote collaborations and projects between science and industry.

CEBAS-CSIC Technological Offer

Bilateral meetings

The event will also allow attendees to hold bilateral meetings with speakers and other participating professionals in designated networking spaces. If you are interested in holding bilateral meetings, please send an email to dlapuente@invegen.org indicating the entity or entities you wish to meet with.

List of participating entities

Preliminary program

  • 9:00 h. Reception of attendees
  • 9:30 h. Opening of the Day
    • Pedro Martínez. Director CEBAS-CSIC
    • Jesús López. Director of Institutional Relations of Cajamar in Murcia
    • José Pellicer. President BIOVEGEN
  • 9:45 h. Presentation of the technological capabilities of CEBAS-CSIC
    • Pedro Martínez. Director CEBAS-CSIC
  • 10:00 h. Block I RESOURCES: sustainability of existing water-soil resources. Moderator: Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN
    • Evaluation of the effect of biostimulants on proteins involved in the mineral nutrition of crops
      • Manuel Nieves. Tenured Scientist CEBAS-CSIC
    • Natural Intelligence for Crop Adaptation to Challenging Environments
      • Ángela Sánchez. Contracted researcher at project CEBAS-CSIC
    • FITOSOIL: leading laboratory in agro-food and environmental analysis
      • Miguel Ángel Sarrión. Technical manager of physical-chemical
    • PROBELTE: from the laboratory to the field: R&D biotechnology in Agronova Biotech for sustainable agriculture 
      • Antonio Bernal. Chief R&D Officer
  • 10:45 h. Block II NUTRITION AND HEALTH: plant nutrition and soil health. Moderator: Carlos Baixauli. CAJAMAR
    • Soil health: the importance of the soil microbiome and approaches for its study
      • Felipe Bastida. Scientific researcher CEBAS-CSIC
    • MICROGAIA: microbiological solutions for soil and plants
      • Cristóbal Sánchez. Director
    • LUCAS BIOTECH: biotechnological products that transform and nourish
      • Javier Lucas. Manager
  • 11:30 h. Café networking
  • 12:15 h. Block III PLANT: biotechnology applied to plant pathology, plant improvement, and stress biology. Moderator: David Lapuente. BIOVEGEN
    • Biotechnological improvement: in vitro cultivation and obtaining edited plants
      • Nuria Alburquerque. Scientific researcher CEBAS-CSIC
    • FruitBreeding 4.0: Revolutionizing the Genetic Improvement of Fruit Trees with AI and Phenotyping
      • Pedro José Martínez. Senior scientist CEBAS-CSIC
    • Identification of resistance targets against viruses
      • Manuel Miras. Postdoctoral researcher Ramón y Cajal CEBAS-CSIC
    • ABIOPEP: technological solutions in plant health
      • Yolanda Hernando. Managing Director
    • GENOMA LAB: applied biotechnology for agriculture
      • José Manuel Lucas. CEO and founding partner
    • BEYOND SEEDS BIOTECH GROUP: genetic sovereignty: a new model for creating value for producers and marketers
      • Edgar García. Head of genetic improvement
  • 13:15 h. Round table “Financing and accelerating agbiotech projects in the Region of Murcia”. Hosted by: Carlos García. CEBAS-CSIC
    • CDTI Innovation. Mar Arjona. Directorate of Evaluation and Technological Cooperation
    • INFO Murcia. Inmaculada Espinosa. Department of Business Innovation
    • CAJAMAR INNOVA. Juan Carlos Gázquez. Deputy Director CAJAMAR INNOVA
    • BIOVEGEN. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Manager
  • 14:15 h. Conclusions
  • 14:30 h. Closure and end of the day