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CPSBB in Plovdiv was officially announced by the European Commission as a finalist in the prestigious international competition REGIOSTARS Awards 2025. The initiative has been organized annually since 2008, honoring the most innovative and impactful projects in Europe, funded through the EC’s Cohesion Policy.  CPSBB was established within the PlantaSYST project in 2015 and it...

The international conference on natural products utilization for medicine, pharmacy and the cosmetic industry started today in Bansko. With an official ceremony the Bulgarian scientific team and the organizer of the event welcomed nearly 230 guest researchers from 33 countries.  Prof. Dr. Milen Georgiev, Head of research departments at CPSBB and the Institute of Microbiology...

CPSBB took part in the annual “Career Day” organized by the Agricultural University of Plovdiv. Dr. Veselin Petrov (Head of the “Funding” Department at CPSBB), Hristina Vancheva (PR Expert), Petar Kazakov (Marketing Manager), as well as university graduates Mihail Angelov (Molecular Biologist, PhD student in Biotechnologies) and Konstantin Nikolov (Agricultural worker, CPSBB) presented the Center...

A public exhibition in the center of Plovdiv under the title “10 years of the Center for Excellence in Plant Sciences! Synergy for the Development of Science in Bulgaria” marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Center for Excellence in Plant Sciences. The exhibition was installed on the square in front of the...

CPSBB, together with AgroHUB.BG and the industrial partner ONDO within the AgroDigiRise project, held a demonstration event in the scientific complex pf CPSBB to present the results from the application of technologies for irrigation, fertilization and climate control in the “Science” greenhouse demo point “Science” at CPSBB. The event was attended by agricultural producers and...

CPSBB participated in an online seminar to exchange experience and know-how in the development and implementation of gender equality policies in scientific institutions and organizations. The event was organized by Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. Prof. Vessela Kazashka, Head of the Department “Administration” at CPSBB presented the activities and organizational policies at the Center that...

Prof. Dr. Milen Georgiev was elected as a member of the 27-member Management Board of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) for a term of four years. The Management Board of BAS is the governing body that ensures the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly. Among the most important functions of the Management...

This year’s international exhibition, AGRA 2025, attracted thousands of visitors, including agricultural industry representatives and scientific institutes. The event, which took place from February 18 to 22 in Plovdiv, presented innovative developments, products, and techniques for the needs of agricultural producers, farmers, and hobby gardeners. With a joint stand at the exhibition, Maritsa Vegetable Crops...

For a second consecutive year CPSBB was a partner and host of the Plovdiv Science Festival, organized by the “Beautiful Science” Foundation. The four-day event attracted thousands of students, teachers and parents from Plovdiv and the region, as well as speakers from Bulgaria and abroad. Public lectures, workshops, educational games and demonstrations were among the...

Over 50 students in 11th and 12th grade from the French Language High School “Alphonse de Lamartine” in Sofia visited CPSBB as part of their practical training in Biology and Chemistry. They were welcomed by the Head of the Plant Cell Biotechnology Department, Prof. Dr Milen Georgiev, who presented in brief CPSBB, established within the...