BIOTECH ATTRACTION Congress: Plant biotechnology as a driver of agri-food competitiveness

Next Wednesday, October 1, 2025 , within the framework of the international fairFRUIT ATTRACTION 2025 , the BIOTECH ATTRACTION Congress "Sowing knowledge, harvesting innovation" will be held, organized by BIOVEGEN and FRUIT ATTRACTION . The event will take place in the FRUIT FORUM Auditorium , located in the connection core between pavilions 1-3 of IFEMA Madrid .

The fair will be the ideal setting for this congress, which will showcase the strategic role of plant biotechnology in the competitiveness of the agri-food sector , focusing on precision genetic improvement, new genomic techniques (NGTs), and the value of public-private partnerships as drivers of innovation .

Congress Program

• 11:45 a.m. Registration and badge collection.
• 12:00 p.m. Welcome and introduction
  • María José Sánchez, Director of FRUIT ATTRACTION
  • José Pellicer, President of BIOVEGEN
  • Ana Castro, Vice President of Innovation and Transfer, CSIC (pdc)
• 12:15 p.m. Roundtable: Potential and prospects for the Spanish agrotech sector
  • Inés Lucía Orea, ICEX, Investor Services Manager
  • Juan Carlos Gázquez, Deputy Director, Cajamar Innova
  • Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna, Manager, BIOVEGEN
• 1:00 PM. Accuracy Improvement: Potential and Prospects
  • NGenia: Consulting on new genomic techniques for agricultural innovation , by María Lois (CRAG)
  • Making the broccoli of the future now , by José Miguel Mulet (IBMCP, UPV-CSIC)
• 1:30 p.m. Public-private consortia in agricultural innovation
  • Drug discovery against drought , by Jorge Lozano (IBMCP, UPV-CSIC)
  • BIODIF : Biofunctionalization of Strategic Crops , by Francisco Bermúdez (Beyond Seeds Group)
  • SIMBIOLIVA : biotech revaluation of alperujo , by Pablo Gutiérrez (Viveros Integrales El Ejidillo)
• 2:15 p.m. Conclusions and closing
  • Elisa Rivera , Director General of Planning, Coordination and Knowledge Transfer (MICIU, pdc)
• 2:30 p.m. Cocktail and networking

The BIOTECH ATTRACTION Congress is presented as a key event for researchers, companies, startups and institutions interested in biotechnology, genetic innovation and cutting-edge agrotech solutions , consolidating FRUIT ATTRACTION as the great international showcase for plant production and knowledge transfer .