Teresa Capell, researcher of the Applied Biotechnology group, will receive the Creu de Sant Jordi «for all her research in the field of agricultural biotechnology, which have focused on the need for an improvement in the quality of life of people». The Generalitat’s ruling also recognizes «especially the search for GM crops in the framework of efficient agriculture».
The Creus de Sant Jordi honor personalities and entities «for the services provided in Catalonia in defense of their identity or in the civic and cultural field».