Meeting of the “Phytophagous Plant” Research Network

May 18, 19 and 20, 2022. Cercedilla (Madrid)

The Research Network “Learning from nature: multitrophic interactions for the protection of crops and forests”, funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Ref. RED2018-102407-T), during 2020-21 and extended in 2022) , is made up of 11 Spanish research groups whose interest is to delve deeper into the knowledge of the complex network of plant-phytophagous interaction.

This network will hold its meeting on May 18, 19 and 20, 2022 and will have a COMPANY SESSION that will take place May 19, 2022 between 9:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. The objective of this session, in which several companies in the sector will participate (both speakers and attendees), will be to present and discuss possible points of interest and opportunities for public-private collaboration in relation to plant-phytophagous interactions.

If you are interested in attending this meeting, please contact BIOVEGEN

Program

Moderators: Gonzaga Ruíz de Gauna and Isabel Díaz

9:15 a.m. Presentation of NETWORK groups

Presentation of the NETWORK. Isabel Diaz. NETWORK Coordinator
BIOVEGEN. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN Manager
NETWORK Coordinated Group 1:
- María José Pozo. Season Zaidín Experimental (EEZ-CSIC)
- Victor Flors. Jaume I University of Castelló
- Salvador Herrero. University of Valencia (UPV)
- Ainhoa Martínez. Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca (IRNASA-CSIC)
NETWORK Coordinated Group 2:
- Carolina Escobar. University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)
- F. Xavier Sorribas. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
NETWORK Coordinated Group 3:
- Rafael Fernandez. Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture “La Mayora” (IHSM-CSIC-UMA)
- Alberto Urbaneja. Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA)
NETWORK Coordinated Group 4:
- Felix Ortego. “Margarita Salas” Biological Research Center (CIB-CSIC)
- Isabel Diaz. Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM)

10:50 a.m. Coffee and rest

11:15 a.m. Company presentation

BIOMAR. Amalia Castro
KOPPERT BIOSYSTEM. Pablo Ibort
ARTAL. Juan Artal
TRADECORP. Patricia Fernandez
RED-Companies discussion table

2:00 p.m. Lunch-cocktail with companies