News and Events

    The Summer Open Days was organized by Opora Zaden on 22-24 June 2023 in Tsalapitsa, Plovdiv. CPSBB attended the event and presented four new tomato varieties, developed in partnership with “Maritsa” Vegetable Crops Research Institute.  Field tomato presentations of the new sorts “Rozovo siyanie”, “Dara”, “Salzica’ and “Mini Miss” were showcased during the...

    The 2nd Regional Meeting “From Science to Innovation” was organized by the Executive Agency “Program for Education” on June 15, 2023 in Gabrovo. More than 80 participants attended the meeting. The event brought together business and municipalities, as well as beneficiary representatives, in order to present them the strategic objectives and infrastructures of...

    Dr. Veselin Petrov and Mr. Petar Kazakov participated in the ISF World Seed Congress, organized by the International Seed Federation in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, from 5 to 7 June 2023. The International Seed Federation  is the largest organization that unites biotechnology, vegetable breeding, and seed-producing companies all over the world....

    Tenth graders from the Professional School of Food Technology in Plovdiv visited CPSBB as part of their practical education in Biotechnology. The researchers from CPSBB, Dr. Emil Vatov, Dr. Maria Benina, Dr. Alicja Wieteska, and Valentina Ivanova, guided the students through the laboratories, greenhouses, and plant growth chambers in the scientific campus, presenting some...

Young scientist from the PlantaSYST project was awarded for best poster presentation by the Association for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (AMAPSEEC)       Monika Todorova, a PhD student and young researcher who works in one of the partnering organizations from the PlantaSYST project – The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology...

Official delegates from EIT Food visited CPSBB       On 22 May, 2023, a delegation led by the executive director of EIT Food, Dr. Andy Zinga, met with student and teaching community, business and political representatives,  scientists and innovators. Head of the Funding Department, Assistant Prof. Dr. Veselin Petrov, took part in the meeting...

Scientist from CPSBB was nominated for Pythagoras Prize for young researchers     Dr. Liliya Mihaylova, researcher from the Plant Cell Biotechnology Department of CPSBB, was among the first three awarded young scientists for the Pythagoras Prize of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science in the category “Life Sciences and Medicine”. The official awarding...

    Academia representatives, business companies, and students participated in the Career Day of the Agricultural University, Plovdiv. The event gave businesses the opportunity to present job vacancies and corporate internship programs to the students. Hristina Vancheva, PR Expert of CPSBB, gave a brief introduction to a corporate video presentation of CPSBB and welcomed students...

CPSBB presented the PlantaSYST project to Bulgarian and British academic institutions for potential partnership in transnational education     Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vesela Kazashka (Administrative Director, CPSBB, Dr. Vasil Kolev (Project Manager, CPSBB), and Mrs. Christina Vancheva (PR expert, CPSBB) participated in an online webinar organized by the British Council in Bulgaria. The event gathered...

The third edition of CPSBB’s Green Initiative was held in Plovdiv   For a  third consecutive year  the “Green Initiative” of CPSBB was held in Trakia district of Plovdiv on 16 March, 2023. The main goal of the campaign is to improve the area around the newly built campus of CPSBB, as well as the...