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Agrotecnio researchers organise a technical conference on the usefulness of plant covers in mountain viticulture
On 26 April, researchers from the crop protection group of Agrotecnio and the University of Lleida are organising a technical conference on the usefulness of plant covers in mountain viticulture as part of the 2024 Annual Technology Transfer Plan of the Generalitat de...
The new director of CERCA, Laia Pellejà, visits Agrotecnio
Dr. Laia Pellejà, new director of the Institució dels Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA) has visited Agrotecnio's headquarters to meet with its director, José Antonio Bonet and his team. The rector of the University of Lleida, Jaume Puy, who is also an Agrotecnio...
The Generalitat de Catalunya joins Agrotecnio’s Board of Trustees
The Consell de Govern de la Generalitat de Catalunya has approved today the modification of the Statutes of the Fundació Centre de Recerca en Agrotecnologia (Agrotecnio), confirming the participation of the Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya in the...
Gustavo Slafer and the crop physiology group of Agrotecnio receive the Mensa Lleida award for scientific and technological knowledge
Professor and researcher Gustavo Slafer and the crop physiology group he leads at Agrotecnio and the University of Lleida have received the Mensa Lleida award for scientific and technological knowledge. The award ceremony was held on Friday 12 April in the Auditori...
Spirulina and alternative proteins open the Breakfast4inno
The cycle of "innovation breakfasts" organised by Agrotecnio and the Agrobiotech Park of Lleida began today with a session dedicated to spirulina, an innovative food product produced from a microalgae rich in proteins, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. In recent...
Agrotecnio and the Parc Agrobiotech organise a series of innovation breakfasts to bring research and industry closer together
Agrotecnio and the Agrobiotech Park of Lleida have launched the "Breakfast4inno", a cycle of innovation breakfasts designed to bring people from the world of research and industry together, as well as to promote the transfer of knowledge and technology. These...
A training day on pest control in urban ecosystems with “natural enemies”
On 26 April, a training day will be held on pest control in urban ecosystems where the Guide to natural enemies of pests in urban green spaces, written by Xavier Pons, Roberto Meseguer and Belén Lumbierres, from the crop protection group of Agrotecnio and the...
Olga Martín-Belloso, awarded for her scientific career
The Agrotecnio researcher and professor of Food Technology at the University of Lleida (UdL), Olga Martín Belloso, has been distinguished by the Danone Institute with the Dr. Carles Martí Henneberg Scientific Career Award, endowed with 20,000 euros. The aim of this...
Agrotecnio’s Scientific Advisory Board meets to review the Strategic Plan
On 20 and 21 February, Agrotecnio hold a hybrid meeting of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), an external organism composed of international researchers and experts in the fields of agronomy, animal sciences and food science and technology. The principal objective...
11st February: More women scientists for a more sustainable world
Despite statistics showing similar performance of boys and girls in science and mathematics at school, many girls are still not encouraged to study science, technology, engineering or mathematics, the so-called "STEM professions". The International Day of Women and...
Blast-resistant rice could be grown and marketed in Europe thanks to European Parliament support for New Genomic Techniques
The European Parliament has adopted a favorable position on the European Commission’s proposal on New Genomic Techniques (NGT), which alter an organism’s genetic material in very precise and controlled ways. The aim of this legislative proposal is to make the food...
80% of papers get rejected: how do younger researcher deal with paper rejections?
Facing rejection can be a difficult pill to swallow at the beginning of your research career. For this reason, on 30th January 2024, up to 30 researchers from Agrotecnio gathered for a new edition of the Early Career Forums. On this occasion, the topic was “How to...