CBGP

Center for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics

• ACTIVITY: scientific and technological research.
• LOCATION: Montegancedo Campus. M-40 Highway, Km. 38 (28223) Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid).
• CONSTITUTION DATE: June 2006. 
• CATEGORY: research Center.
• CONTACT: (+34) 910 679 101 / address.cbgp@upm.es

• DESCRIPTION: The CBGP is a joint initiative between the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA). It is created with the double purpose of:
  • Contribute to the sustainable development of the agricultural, forestry and environmental sectors through the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE).
  • Increase the competitiveness of research and production in these areas.
• PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS:
  • Generation of knowledge in genomics and biotechnology of plants and the organisms that interact with them.
  • Development of new technologies and functional analysis instruments.
  • Development of new products and processes of interest to the productive sectors.
  • Transmission of information and development of educational programs for scientists and technicians.
  • Educational role for training Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate students and R&D&I technicians and scientists.

• FACILITIES: scientific-technological services offered to companies and other entities (see services)
• STAFF: 182 researchers/technicians (43 professors/staff researchers (UPM/INIA), 8 Talent Acquisition Program researchers, 52 postdoctoral fellows, 51 PhD students, 28 laboratory technicians), and 14 administration people (8)/scientific services /technological (6).
• BUDGET: 25% of the annual R&D&i budget of the CBGP (UPM-INIA) comes from collaborations with companies or private entities.
• PROJECTS: 40 active projects financed by the National Plan, H2020, Community of Madrid, Companies, Foundations, etc.
• KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: 
  • 3 spin-off companies created:
    • Plant Response Biotech (www.plantresponse.com)
    • Genomics4All (www.genomics4all.com)
    •  FAIR Data Systems (www.fairdata.systems)
  • 3 Licensed Patents and two know-hows in operation (last 5 years)
  • 3 Products on the market
  • 3 Industrial Doctorates with companies
  • Translational Biology Action (TBA) to promote innovation and Public-Private collaborations (contact: antonio.molina@upm.es)

TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPLY/DEMAND: The center is organized into the following work areas:

• Plant development (PD).
• Interaction of plants with the Environment (IPM).
• Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (BB).
• Computational Systems Biology and Genomics (CsBPG).
• New Program in Synthetic Biology and Systems Bioengineering.