"CEBAS-EMPRESAS: Science and Technology at the Service of Agriculture" Conference

Conference "CEBAS – COMPANIES: Science and Technology at the Service of Agriculture"

May 20, 2025. Murcia

The Journey «CEBAS-EMPRESAS: Science and Technology at the Service of Agriculture» will be held next Tuesday May 20, 2025 in it CEBAS-CSIC Auditorium (Murcia)The event, organized by CEBAS-CSIC, the Cajamar Cooperative Group, and BIOVEGEN, aims to foster collaborative innovation and the competitiveness of the Spanish agri-food sector through scientific knowledge and technology.

The Conference is conceived as a tool for promoting public-private collaboration and business development based on innovation, offering the sector a meeting space that includes presentations, bilateral meetings (B2B) and activities networkingFurthermore, the event will showcase and highlight the scientific and technological potential of CEBAS-CSIC, in order to promote new opportunities between the research and business sectors.

Along these lines, the event will be structured around the three main working blocks of CEBAS-CSIC: Water and soil resources; Plant nutrition and health; and plant systems and applied plant biotechnologyEach of these blocks will feature the participation of leading research groups and companies in the sector, who will present their lines of work, research, and technological developments. The conference will also feature a Roundtable on financing and technology transfer in the Region of Murcia in which representatives from INFO Murcia, CDTI and Cajamar Innova will participate.

The event is conceived as a tool for developing collaborations and business, so participating professionals will be able to request and maintain bilateral meetings to promote collaborations and projects science-business.

Bilateral meetings

The day will also allow attendees to maintain bilateral meetings with the speakers and other professionals participating in the spaces of networking enabled. If you are interested in holding bilateral meetings, please send an email to the address dlapuente@invegen.org indicating the entity(ies) you wish to meet with.

Preliminary program

• 9:00 a.m. Reception of attendees
• 9:30 a.m. Opening of the Day
  • Pedro Martinez. Director CEBAS-CSIC
  • Jesus Lopez. Director of Institutional Relations at Cajamar in Murcia
  • José Pellicer. President BIOVEGEN
• 9:45 a.m. Presentation of the technological capabilities of CEBAS-CSIC
  • Pedro Martinez. Director CEBAS-CSIC
• 10:00 a.m. Block I RESOURCES: Sustainability of existing water and soil resources. Moderator: Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN
  • Evaluation of the effect of biostimulants on proteins involved in the mineral nutrition of crops
    • Manuel Nieves. Senior Scientist at CEBAS-CSIC
  • Natural Intelligence for Crop Adaptation to Challenging Environments
    • Angela Sanchez. Researcher hired for the CEBAS-CSIC project
  • FITOSOIL: leading laboratory in agri-food and environmental analysis
    • Miguel Ángel Sarrión. Technical Manager of Physics and Chemistry
  • PROBELTE: From the Lab to the Field: Biotechnology R&D at Agronova Biotech for Sustainable Agriculture 
    • Antonio Bernal. Chief R&D Officer
• 10:45 a.m. Block II: Nutrition and Health: Plant Nutrition and Soil Health. Moderator: Carlos Baixauli. CAJAMAR
  • Soil health: importance of the soil microbiome and approaches for its study
    • Felipe Bastida. Scientific researcher CEBAS-CSIC
  • MICROGAIA: microbiological solutions for soil and plants
    • Christopher Sanchez. Director
  • LUCAS BIOTECH: biotechnological products that transform and nourish
    • Javier Lucas. Manager
• 11:30 a.m. Networking cafe
• 12:15 p.m. Block III: Plant Biotechnology Applied to Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding, and Stress Biology. Moderator: David Lapuente. BIOVEGEN
  • Biotechnological improvement: cultivation in vitro and obtaining edited plants
    • Nuria Alburquerque. Scientific researcher CEBAS-CSIC
  • Fruit Breeding 4.0: Revolutionizing Fruit Breeding with AI and Phenomics
    • Pedro José Martínez. Senior Scientist at CEBAS-CSIC
  • Identification of virus resistance targets
    • Manuel Miras. Ramón y Cajal Postdoctoral Researcher CEBAS-CSIC
  • ABIOPEP: technological solutions in plant health
    • Yolanda Hernando. Managing director
  • GENOMA LAB: applied biotechnology for agriculture
    • José Manuel Lucas. CEO and founding partner
  • BEYOND SEEDS BIOTECH GROUP: Genetic sovereignty: a new model for creating value for producers and marketers
    • Edgar Garcia. Head of the genetic improvement area
• 1:15 p.m. Roundtable "Financing and Acceleration of Agrobiotechnology Projects in the Region of Murcia". Moderator: Carlos Garcia. CEBAS-CSIC
  • CDTI Innovation. Mar Arjona. Directorate of Evaluation and Technological Cooperation
  • INFO Murcia. Inmaculada Espinosa. Department of Business Innovation
  • CAJAMAR INNOVA. Juan Carlos Gázquez. Deputy Director CAJAMAR INNOVA
  • BIOVEGEN. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Manager
• 2:15 p.m. Conclusions
• 2:30 p.m. Closing ceremony and end of the day