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

On September 15, 2016, the conference "Trends in genetic improvement in fruit and vegetable production" was held, organized jointly by SUCA, CAJAMAR and BIOVEGEN. The event, which took place at the SUCA Headquarters in Huelva, brought together more than 65 professionals from the sector, including researchers, companies and financing 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.

• Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN
• José Antonio Rodríguez Vázquez. SUCA
• Manuel Carlos Sánchez San Roman. CAJAMAR

Block I FINANCING

10:15 a.m. 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

Block II SCIENCE

10:45 a.m. R&D tools in strawberry improvement

• Carmen Soria Navarro. IFAPA – Churriana Center (Málaga)

11:15 a.m. R&D tools for improving citrus rootstocks

• Francisco Arenas Arenas. IFAPA – Las Torres-Tomejil Center, Alcalá del Río (Seville)
• Áurea Hervalejo García. IFAPA – Las Torres-Tomejil Center, Alcalá del Río (Seville)

11:45 a.m. Rest

Block III COMPANY

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

• Citrus fruits: CITRUSEQ-CITRUSGENN project Carlos Baixauli. Cajamar Foundation Valencian Community

• R&D in arrears: AGRÍCOLA EL BOSQUE Ruben Palanco.Agricultural The Forest
• R&D in strawberries: EUROSEMILLAS Francisco Jover Cobos. Euroseeds
• R&D in berries: PLANASA Miguel Ángel Hidalgo. Planase

1:00 p.m. Colloquium

1:30 p.m. Conclusions and closing