CN INIA-EMPRESAS FORUM: “Bioinputs and New Technologies for Sustainable Plant Nutrition and Protection”
September 25, 2026. Hybrid format. CSIC Press Room. Madrid
The National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), a National Center integrated into the State Agency of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), is a reference institution at both national and international levels whose objective is to generate and transfer knowledge to tackle the challenges in the agri-food and forestry sectors, improve its competitiveness, and support the development of agricultural and environmental policies. It has scientific, technological, and knowledge generation capabilities that are reference points in strategic areas related to plant nutrition, crop health, biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, and the digitalization applied to the agri-food sector.
The CN INIA-EMPRESAS Forum has been designed as a specific meeting space between researchers, companies, and other R&D entities with the aim of:
- Communicating the scientific, technological, and knowledge capabilities of INIA-CSIC concerning nutrition, stimulation, and plant protection.
- Understand the knowledge and technology demands of the auxiliary industry, as well as those of other companies and entities interested in these areas of knowledge.
- Promote collaboration with innovative companies and other agents in the R&D&I ecosystem.
- Schedule b2b meetings at the request of attendees, with the possibility of being held within the framework of BIOTECH ATTRACTION 2026.
Program
10:30 a.m. Reception and welcome coffee
11:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction.
11:05 a.m. Presentations of scientific and technological capabilities of CN INIA-CSIC and technological demands from companies
- From the laboratory to the market: development and evaluation of safe, effective microbial bio-inputs adapted to the European regulatory framework. Belén Guijarro Díaz-Otero, Inmaculada Larena Nistal, Department of Plant Protection
- Agricultural and Forestry Entomology: research on integrated pest management. Manuel González Núñez, Department of Plant Protection
- Geo-spatial techniques for managing inputs through Precision Agriculture and high-performance phenotyping. Ana Isabel de Castro Megías, Department of Environment and Agronomy
- From genomics to the field: determinants of pathogenicity in plant pathogenic bacteria and their applications in diagnosis and biological control. Jaime Cubero Dabrio, Department of Plant Protection
- Determination of organic contaminants in agro-environmental samples. Beatriz Albero Romano, Department of Environment and Agronomy
- Behavior of pesticide residues. Risk assessment. Pilar Sandín España, Pesticide Products Unit
- Scientific trials to evaluate impacts on plant nutrition and soil health. José Luis Gabriel Pérez, Department of Environment and Agronomy
12:00 h. BIOVEGEN. Plant Innovation Ecosystem
- Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna Gutiérrez. Director of BIOVEGEN
12:15 h. Questions and discussion
12:45 h. Conclusions and next steps
13:00 h. Closure
