Conference "Bio-solutions in plant nutrition: challenges of innovation and collaboration"

Conference "Bio-solutions in plant nutrition: challenges of innovation and collaboration"

April 22, 2025. Seville

The Conference "Bio-solutions in plant nutrition: challenges of innovation and collaboration" will be held next April 22, 2025 in it Auditorium of Building 2 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Andalusian Regional Government (Seville). This event, organized by CTA, IFAPA and BIOVEGEN, will bring together experts from the plant nutrition sector to Analyze the technological challenges and opportunities for innovation in biofertilization.

The meeting will feature companies, research centers, and key players in the agri-food sector. The goal is to promote the development of innovative solutions in plant nutrition and foster a forum for discussion and sharing knowledge and experiences in the search for more sustainable and efficient strategies in the field of biofertilization.

In this context, the conference represents a unique opportunity to strengthen science-business collaboration, promote technological development, and exchange ideas.

Bilateral meetings

The meeting will also allow participating professionals to maintain Bilateral meetings between suppliers and demanders of biotechnology, in pre-scheduled meetings that will take place throughout the day in the networking spaces provided. If you are interested, please write to the address dlapuente@invegen.org indicating the entity(ies) with which you wish to meet.

Program and presentations

11:00 a.m. Welcome and presentation of the day

• Marta Bosquet. IFAPA President
• Elias Atienza. Managing Director CTA
• José Pellicer. President BIOVEGEN

11:15 a.m. Technological challenges and innovation demands in biofertilization

• Challenges of biofertilization. FERTINAGRO. Pablo Quirós. R&D&I Project Manager

• Technological needs for biofertilization in the agri-food sector. The case of GO-Simbioliva. DCOOP. Javier López. R&D&I Department Technician

11:45 a.m. Roundtable: Technological offerings and innovative solutions in plant nutrition

Moderator: David Lapuente. Project Manager BIOVEGEN

• IBVF-CSIC. Vicente Mariscal. Principal Investigator of the CPLAB group

• IFAPA. Maria Camacho. Principal Investigator

• BIORIZON BIOTECH. Joaquin Pozo. Director R&D

• TIMAC AGRO. Berta Rodríguez. Coordinator scientist

12:45 p.m. Questions and requests            

1:00 p.m. Conclusions and closing