BIOVEGEN, CAJAMAR and IRTA bring together more than 65 experts to talk about innovation in plant production

On December 1, 2015, the conference "Innovation and economic impact in plant production" was held, organized jointly by IRTA, CAJAMAR and BIOVEGEN. The event, which took place at the Lleida Agri-Food Science and Technology Park (PCiTAL), brought together more than 65 professionals from the sector, including researchers, companies and funding entities.

The event served to show the new technological trends in plant biology and its possibilities, the added value that research brings to the economic activity of the private sector of plant production and how this can stimulate the private sector to undertake R&D activities and collaborations. with public research centers. Financing and assistance tools in the development of R&D projects were also shown, such as those offered by CDTI and the BIOVEGEN platform.

Furthermore, in order to strengthen science-business relations and the development of R&D projects to enhance the competitiveness of the sector, attendees had the opportunity to mobilize R&D proposals and hold bilateral meetings with interested companies or researchers. Several meetings were also held with an expert from the CDTI (the main Spanish public agency for financing business R&D) with the aim of analyzing the innovation interests of the companies requesting the meeting.

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Program and presentations of the day

10:00 a.m. Welcome.

Organizers

FINANCING Block

10:15 h BIOVEGEN as a catalyst for R&D projects.

Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN

10:30 a.m. CDTI financing opportunities for companies in the plant production sector.

Carlos Franco. Department of Health, Bioeconomy, Climate and Natural Resources. CDTI

SCIENCE Block

10:45 h Technological possibilities of genetic improvement for new varieties.

Pere Arus. IRTA

11:45 a.m. Break

COMPANY Block

12:00 h Examples of public-private collaboration in genetics and plant improvement.

Citrus fruits: CITRUSEQ-CITRUSGENN project. Carlos Baixauli. Cajamar Foundation Valencian Community
Semillas Fitó and its commitment to public-private collaboration. Torben Jahrmann. Fitó Seeds
Prunus: NBT-IRTA-CRAG Project. Berta Rodríguez. NewBioTechnic.
Naxxis Biotech: knowledge transfer to the private sector. José Luis La Paz. Naxxis Biotech
Agroilla: fruit and vegetable production, R&D proposals. Violeta Lopez. Agroilla

1:15 p.m. Colloquium

1:30 p.m. Conclusions and Closing