BIOVEGEN participated in the “XII Meeting of the Spanish Society of In Vitro Cultivation of Plant Tissues (SECIVTV)” which took place in Madrid on September 13, 14, and 15, 2017. The event was organized jointly by the Biological Research Center of the Spanish National Research Council (CIB-CSIC) and the Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering, Food and Biosystems of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSIAAB-UPM).
The meeting was dedicated to the most current topics in plant in vitro cultivation research, featuring plenary talks, scientific oral sessions, and posters. It was aimed at anyone interested in plant in vitro cultivation, including scientists, companies, young researchers, etc.
BIOVEGEN participated in the special session “Science and Industry, the Challenge of Transferring Knowledge to the Productive Sector” which took place on Friday, September 15 at 9:00 AM and discussed the importance of plant biotechnology and technology transfer activities in the private sector. Companies related to in vitro cultivation participated in this session. The discussion highlighted the importance of enhancing Science-Industry connection activities and the need to boost R&D funding in plant production, through both greater public investment and funding programs more suited to the characteristics of the sector that encourage innovation in the private sector by mobilizing business investment.