BIOVEGEN holds the session “Tools to promote innovation: public and private perspective”

On June 26, the BIOVEGEN Session “Tools for promoting innovation: public and private perspective”, organized by BIOVEGEN within the framework of the FV Congress 2019 (Pamplona). The XXIII Meeting of the Spanish Society of Plant Physiology and the XVI Hispanic Portuguese Congress of Plant Physiology (FV2019) were held in Pamplona from June 26 to 28, 2019. The congress was divided into 11 sessions that covered the main areas of biology of the plants. In addition, FV2019 included several sessions that aimed to disseminate science to society and promote technology transfer between the academic world and companies in the agricultural sector.

For its part, the BIOVEGEN Session “Tools for promoting innovation: public and private perspective” included talks on financing science-business projects (CDTI, RETOS-COL...) and practical experiences. In addition, the session offered the possibility of holding bilateral meetings with funding program managers.

Program and presentations

2:45 p.m. CHALLENGES-COLABORATION Call:

• Public Administration Perspective. María Ángeles Ferre. State Investigation Agency. Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

• FERTINAGRO BIOTECH company experience. Julia Martin.

3:15 p.m. CDTI Tools:

• Public Administration Perspective. Carlos Sanchez. Dept. Biotechnology, Health Technologies and Agri-Food. CDTI

• Company experience. AFEPASA. Rafael Gago. R&D and Quality Director

3:45 p.m. Science-Business Dynamization and project management.

• Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN Coordinator