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Students from the “Dimitar Matevski” Secondary School visited CPSBB as part of their practical education in natural sciences. The students were welcomed by Dr. Nikola Staykov (Molecular Biologist), Eng. Dr. Alicja Wieteska (Agronomist), and Dr. Nikolay Anachkov (Plant Biologist). The researchers from CPSBB presented to the students the opportunities for education at CPSBB, as the...

More than 50 students from schools in Italy, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria visited CPSBB within the Erasmus+ Programme. The visit was initiated by the Plovdiv Secondary School “Konstantin Velichkov” within the “GoGreen” initiative. Dr. Staykov held a brief presentation on CPSBB, showcasing the PlantaSYST project, within which the Center was established, as well as some...

On September 17 at the Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, a 7-member scientific jury unanimously approved the habilitation work of Dr. Mihaylova and promoted her to Associate Professor. The major part of her habilitation work was related to the PlanaSYST project in which Liliya worked as a PostDoc under...

Prof. Dr. Vesela Kazashka, Head of Administration at CPSBB, together with the scientific secretary, Mrs. Marina Mircheva, and the Specialist in training and development, Dr. Aneta Roycheva, took part in a round table within the EU project “Transform4Europe” T4Europe is an alliance for strategic cooperation between universities and multiple stakeholders from the surrounding regions. Its main...

  The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China initiated a visit at CPSBB to meet with the Director of the Center, Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev, and the Head of CPSBB’s “Plant Cell Biotechnology” Department, Prof. Dr. Milen Georgiev. The official delegation included representatives from the Chinese Embassy to Bulgaria and the Ministry of Science...

  A working meeting was held for the revival and reconstruction of the Botanical Garden in Plovdiv. The meeting was hosted by the Governor of the city, Prof. Hristina Yancheva and was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Plovdiv Municipality, Mr. Vladimir Temelkov, the Rector of the Agricultural University-Plovdiv, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boryana Ivanova, Prof....

A delegation with  representatives of the National Contact Points (NCPs) within the WIDERA Horizon Europe Work Program visited CPSBB as part of the project “Transnational network of NCPs for Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area (NCP_WIDERA.NET)”. National Contact Points (NCPs) are independent organizations of different natures (ministries, academies of science, research agencies, etc.)...

Scientists and administrative personnel of CPSBB took part in the fourth edition of the GREEN INITIATIVE of the Center. Paulownia tomentosa, Ginkgo biloba, and Gymnocladus dioicus were the tree species, transplanted in an interblock space in the Trakia district, as well as on the sidewalk of the main street in front of the scientific complex...

20 billboards were installed in the Central Park of Plovdiv (Tsar Simeon’s Garden, next to the Demetre fountain), presenting to society the PlantaSYST project, as well as some of the research projects of CPSBB. The research complex, technical equipment and research departments of CPSBB are the main topics of the exhibition. Eight international research projects,...

On October 13, 2023, the official opening ceremony of the newly built scientific complex of the Center for Plant System Biology and Biotechnology (CBSBB) took place in Plovdiv. Acad. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Denkov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Prof. Dr. Galin Tsokov, Minister of Education and Science, Mr. Boyko Blagoev, Head of the...