BIOTECH ATTRACTION 2023 Conference: Research, innovation and entrepreneurship in agrobiotechnology

BIOTECH ATTRACTION 2023 Conference: Research, innovation and entrepreneurship in agrobiotechnology

October 4, 2023. Fruit Forum Auditorium. Pavilion 4. IFEMA, Madrid

Registration for this event includes a free pass to the FRUIT ATTRACTION fair, courtesy of BIOVEGEN

The Conference “Research, innovation and entrepreneurship in agrobiotechnology” will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in the FRUIT FORUM Auditorium (pavilion 4 of IFEMA-Madrid), within the framework of FRUIT ATTRACTION 2023, an international reference fair for plant production.

The Conference, organized by BIOVEGEN and Fruit Attraction, will show the technological trends that mark the present and future of productive and sustainable agriculture, in addition to presenting successful cases of knowledge transfer in technology and agrobiotech companies.

Additionally, the session will allow participants to request bilateral meetings with other registrants. Currently the event has more than 420 registered professionals from 155 entities, you can consult the list of them in the following document.

Program

• 11:45 a.m. Registration and collection of accreditations
• 12:00 p.m. Welcome and introduction
  • María José Sánchez, director of FRUIT ATTRACTION.
  • José Pellicer, president of BIOVEGEN.
• 12:15 p.m.. Potential of bioinformatics in agriculture
  • Present and future of bioinformatics in agriculture. Bruno Contreras, DEI CSIC CLASSROOM
  • VALGENETICS experience in bioinformatics. Miguel Morard, director of VALGENETICS bioinformatics unit
• 12:45 p.m. Fixation of atmospheric nitrogen and development of biofertilizers. Ana Pérez González, CBGP (UPM-INIA).
• 1:15 p.m.. Alternative plant-based proteins:
  • Potential of lemna as a source of vegetable protein. Antonio Leyva, CNB-CSIC
  • AGRENVEC: molecular agriculture. Isabel Bronchalo, CEO
• 1:45 p.m.. Innovation and entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector
  • AGROTEC UV incubator. Eva Bataller, responsible business development
  • MADEINPLANT. Federico Grau, CEO
• 2:15 p.m. Conclusions and closing. Esther Esteban, INIA-CSIC general director.
• 2:30 p.m.. Cocktail and networking

Day location

See you at FRUIT ATTRACTION!