The 1st GO BIODIF Webinar was successfully held.

On March 31, 2025, the "1st GO BIODIF WEBINAR: Biofunctionalization of strategic crops to improve their market competitiveness", an event dedicated to the presentation of this innovative project and its members.

During the day, which included more than 65 participants Throughout the event, the main objectives of BIODIF were presented. This innovative initiative seeks to biofunctionalize strategic national crops such as tomatoes, corn, and olives using nanotechnology to improve their market competitiveness.

In addition, project members They presented the lines of work which will be developed in the coming months, addressing key aspects such as the identification of healthy/target compounds from a nutritional perspective, the selection of genetic material, the establishment of protocols for biofunctionalization, the analysis of the impact of nanofertilizers, nutritional labeling, and the economic and sensitivity analysis of producers and cooperatives.

The webinar concluded with the intervention of the Simbioliva Operational Group, an initiative that originates from the Call for Operational Groups 2023 and seeks to promote a strategy of circular economy in olive groves, focused on the management of olive oil.

Program and presentations

11:00 a.m. Opening and welcome

• CELLBITEC FOUNDATION. Antonio del Saz
• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. María Teresa Ambrós
• BIOVEGEN. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna 

11:10 a.m. General presentation of GO BIODIF

• CELLBITEC FOUNDATION. Antonio del Saz

11:20 a.m. Presentation of the GO BIODIF members

• Identification of healthy/target compounds (macro/microelements/metabolites of interest) from a nutritional point of view
  • ICTAN-CSIC. Grace P Blanch

• Selection of pools of commercial and traditional hybrids (genetic material)
  • MBG-CSICPedro Revilla
  • DACUNHA. Roberto Lopez

• Establishment of protocols for biofunctionalization
  • NANOINTEC. José M. Jiménez
  • EEZ-CSICJuan de Dios Alché

• Impact of nanofertilizers on the agronomic, nutritional, sensory, and functional characteristics of tomato, olive, and corn
  • NANOINTECAndrés Cáceres
  • IBMCP-CSICClara Pons

• Nutritional labeling and declaration
  • SAN SEBASTIANDavid Manuel Ortega

• Circular Economy Good Practices Certificate (BPEC) BPA / Integrated Agriculture
  • UNIQUE. David Romera

• Economic and sensitivity analysis of producers/cooperatives and implications for management
  • EPS. Paula Sánchez

1:00 PM. Discussion and questions

1:15 p.m. Interaction with other Operational Groups: SIMBIOLIVA Operational Group

• THE EJIDILLO INTEGRAL NURSERIESPablo Gutiérrez

1:30 p.m. Conclusions and closing

Webinar recording

Content manager: BIODIF Operational Group