The Session “Biotechnology for the challenges of the agricultural sector” was successfully held

On April 11, BIOVEGEN held a new meeting of its General Assembly. This meeting was followed by the Session “Biotechnology for the challenges of the agricultural sector” held at the CEOE headquarters (Madrid), where it brought together more than 120 attendees and scheduled more than 100 bilateral meetings among professionals in the agrobiotechnology sector.

The Conference featured high-level speakers who presented the current situation at the legislative level and showed the potential of new genomic and biotechnological tools to address the challenges of the agri-food sector. During the session, a panoramic view of the public and private financing possibilities for the agrobiotechnology sector was also offered to the hundred attendees, contributing to the formation of large science-business consortia that develop innovation projects in response to the challenges of the sector. . The event ended by presenting the new edition of the large international fruit and vegetable fair Fruit Attraction, and the powerful and consolidated Biotech Attraction area aimed at entities with an interest in plant innovation.

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Program

10:00 a.m. BIOVEGEN General Assembly (HYBRID session. Exclusive for BIOVEGEN members)

11:30 a.m. Coffee networking

12:00 p.m. Session “Biotechnology for the challenges of the agricultural sector” (PRESENTIAL Session. Open to the entire sector. Priority assistance for BIOVEGEN partners)

• Marcos Martínez. Head of the Digitalization and Innovation Area, CEOE
• José Pellicer. President, BIOVEGEN

12:10 p.m. NGT crops in the EU – Legislative situation and perspectives

• Ana Judith Martín. Secretary of the CIOMG, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

12:35 p.m. Genome editing techniques and nanoparticles for bioinputs: the case of HRB

• Gabino Sánchez. Business Development Manager, HUDSON RIVER BIOTECHNOLOGY

1:00 p.m. Application of NGT in crops of interest

• Juan José Ripoll. Scientific Advisor, CRISPR QC

1:35 p.m. Financing for agrobiotechnology

• Overview of national and European funds for agricultural innovation. Marina García Vicente. European Projects Office, CEOE
• SWANLAAB, the investment fund for agrobiotech. Xana Belastegui. General Partner of the Agri-Food Tech Fund, SWANLAAB VENTURE FACTORY 

2:15 p.m. FRUIT & BIOTECH ATTRACTION 2024: promoting technological development in the agricultural sector

• FRUIT ATTRACTION 2024. Maria José Sánchez. Director FRUIT ATTRACTION

• BIOTECH ATTRACTION 2024. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN Manager

2:30 p.m. Conclusions and closing

2:45 p.m. Cocktail networking

4:00 p.m. Meetings b2b