BIOTECH ATTRACTION – SESSION I – New tools for development of varieties and plant material

October 8, 2020

He BIOTECH ATTRACTION Cycle* consists of a series of four days on-line that fall within FRUIT ATTRACTION 2020, a leading international fair in the plant production sector, which will be held electronically this year during the month of October.

He Cycle BIOTECH ATTRACTION aims to show the technological trends that will mark the future of agriculture, as well as examples of companies and innovative projects that work on these topics.

*Remember that when you register for the BIOTECH ATTRACTION Cycle sessions you will obtain a code, courtesy of BIOVEGEN, with which you can access the FRUIT ATTRACTION LIVE CONNECT application for free, which will work throughout the month of October and through which you can be part from the FRUIT ATTRACTION 2020 community.

Program of the day

11:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction

IFEMA. Raul Calleja. Director FRUIT ATTRACTION
BIOVEGEN. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Manager

11:10 a.m. COMPANIES

Creating Tomorrow's Crops: Unique Challenges & Opportunities in Applying CRISPR in Plants. HUDSON RIVER BIOTECHNOLOGY. Gabino Sánchez. Business Development Director
UNITED GENETICS. Implementation of new biotechnological tools. UNIGEN. Francisco Javier Puyo. Sweet Pepper Plant Breeder
Varietal innovation in citrus fruits. AVASA. Jose Cuenca. Technical director

11:40 a.m. SCIENCE-BUSINESS PROJECTS

GOCITRUS: Innovation for citrus varietal identification and management. Manuel Talon. Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA)
MEICOM project, crossing borders in agriculture. Monica Pradillo. Complutense University of Madrid (UCM)
HybRice: new biotechnological strategies for obtaining rice hybrids. Cristina Ferrándiz. Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants – IBMCP (CSIC-UPV)

12:10 p.m. Colloquium and questions

12:30 p.m. Conclusions and closing