On November 19, 2024, BIOVEGEN, in collaboration with the Food for Life Spain Technology Platform (PTF4LS) and the Wine Technology Platform (PTV), organized the second Day of the Inter-Platform Agrifood Group: Boosting R&D in the agrifood sector. The event took place at the facilities of the Agro-Food Technological Institute of Extremadura (INTAEX) and brought together over 30 professionals from the sector.
The day started with a presentation from the organizing Platforms and the hosting technological institute. Subsequently, success stories from companies associated with these Platforms were presented, as well as the various funding opportunities managed by CDTI. In the case of BIOVEGEN, FIKI EUROPA was the partner company responsible for presenting its mission and objectives. Additionally, the meeting also offered attendees the opportunity to visit the INTAEX facilities.
Program
- 9:30 a.m. Welcome
- Carmen González Ramos, director of CICYTEX
- 9:40 a.m. Wine Technology Platform (PTV)
- Andrea Casquete, R&D+i technician and project manager of the PTV
- 9:50 a.m. Plant Biotechnology Technology Platform (BIOVEGEN)
- David Lapuente, project manager of BIOVEGEN
- 10:00 a.m. Food for Life-Spain Technology Platform (PTF4LS)
- Juan Martínez, technical secretary of PTF4LS
- 10:10 h. Technological capacities of the CICYTEX Technological Center adapted to the agri-food sector
- María José Trinidad, head of the Unit for Coordination of Scientific Centers CICYTEX
- 10:30 h. Coffee break
- 11:00 h. “R&D Projects in Viticulture from CICYTEX”
- Dr. M. Esperanza, in charge of the enology area (CICYTEX)
- 11:20 h. Success stories in Extremadura
- Antonio Palomeque, technical secretary of the Spanish Technological Platform for Cork (PTECor)
- Francisco Balas, production and R&D manager of FIKI Europa
- Javier Ramos, CEO BIOBEE microelectronics
- 12:20 h. Agrifood sector funding opportunities
- María José Tomás, Department of Institutional Promotion and Territorial Cooperation. Directorate of Innovation Policies
- 12:35 h. Round table
- Mario de la Fuente, manager of the PTV
- David Lapuente, project manager of BIOVEGEN
- Juan Martínez, technical secretary of PTF4LS
- 13:30 h. Visit to the facilities of INTAEX / Cocktail Networking