BIOVEGEN organizes the Session “Innovative companies and R&D financing” at the XV RBMP

Last week the Plant Molecular Biology Meeting (RBMP) in virtual format. It is a biennial event with a great impact within the field of quality research in plants, where Scientific Societies and highly prestigious researchers meet to present their latest results and the way in which they have carried them out with the in order to promote collective scientific enrichment.

Goals:

• Present the latest advances in research in Plant Biology to the scientific and business sector
• Provide a favorable environment for scientific interaction
• Strengthen Science-Business collaboration, promoting the transfer of knowledge and technology to the business sector

During the meeting BIOVEGEN organized a special session of “Innovative companies and R&D financing” that took place on November 27 and that brought together researchers and companies to enhance Science-Business collaboration.

BIOVEGEN Session Recording

Program and presentations of the BIOVEGEN Session

Moderate: Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna (BIOVEGEN)

Innovative Companies:

• INCENTIA: A world of possibilities. DVA IBERIA. Andres de la Cruz. Global Head of Crop Nutrition

• MAFA and plant biotechnology for new natural solutions. MAFA BIOSCIENCE. Hanan El Bakkali. Responsible for the R&D and regulations department
• TricoPharming: From medicinal trichomes research to business. TRICOPHARMING. Luis Matias. CEO and co-founder

• Fertilosophy: the science behind sustainability. ANTONIO TARAZONA. Sergio Monzón. R&D&I Manager

Management and financing:

• Financing opportunities in R&D projects in the agri-food sector. CDTI. Carlos Sanchez. Biotechnology and Agri-Food Department

• AEI-State Research Agency. Mª Ángeles Ferre. Scientific-Technical Thematic Programs
• BIOVEGEN-Plant Biotechnology Technology Platform. Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Coordinator

Questions and discussion.