Conference "Applied agrigenomics: adapting agriculture and natural resources to climate change".

November 20, 2025. CARTIF Technology Center

Innovation Day, an event funded by the Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICECyL) within the framework of the Training and Support Program for Business R&D&I «Centr@tec»

The aim of this event is to showcase the latest innovations in genomics applied to the agri-food sector. During this session, advances in next-generation sequencing techniques and their application in developing more sustainable, productive, and resilient crops will be addressed, focusing on the challenges posed by biotic and abiotic stress factors. The event will include technical presentations, case studies, and a roundtable discussion with experts, fostering connections between research, technology transfer, and the real needs of the agricultural sector.

It is aimed at companies in the agroforestry sector, agricultural technicians, R&D centers, cooperatives, sector associations, agrotechnological startups, universities and agents of the innovation ecosystem interested in agricultural sustainability, genetic improvement of crops and the application of genomic tools to face the current challenges of climate change and food security.

Program

9:30 a.m. Welcome

ICECYL and CARTIF

9:35 a.m. Presentation of the Centr@Tec4 Program. ICECYL Grants and Services

Beatriz Casado. Territorial Director ICECYL Valladolid.

9:45 a.m. Network innovation: the value of working with technology centers

Francisco Javier Olmos. Responsible for company R&D programs and Centratec program at CARTIF

10:00 a.m. Benefits of agrigenomics in modern agriculture: sustainability, productivity and crop quality

María Fernández Marcos. Researcher in the area of Natural Resources and Climate. CARTIF

10:25 a.m. Application of genomics for the development of crops resistant to diseases, drought and environmental stress

Barbara Diez Rodriguez. Researcher in the area of Natural Resources and Climate. CARTIF

10:45 a.m. BIOVEGEN: plant innovation ecosystem

Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Manager. BIOVEGEN

11:00 a.m. Networking coffee

11:30 a.m. Agriculture and environmental DNA: the role of NGS

Inés Rábano. Mr. inside sales account manager and Mario Montaña, Sr. territory account manager. Illumina

11:45 a.m. Round table discussion "Challenges and opportunities in the implementation of agrigenomics in the agroforestry sector"

Moderate Raúl Sánchez, Director of the Natural Resources and Climate area at CARTIF

Juan Ruiz Ortega. Winegrower of Entrevidas Winery and president of the Rueda Winegrowers Association (pdc)

12:30 h. Round table «Agrigenomics applied to the Castilian and Leonese countryside: from the laboratory to the plot»

Moderate Barbara Diez, Researcher in the Natural Resources and Climate area at CARTIF

Elena Rojo de Benito. Responsible for water and waste innovation projects. VEOLIA
Carlos Albano Martín. Agricultural training technician. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development
Rubén Vicente. Researcher. IRNASA-CSIC

13:15 h. Visit to the CARTIF facilities

2:30 p.m. Cocktail networking