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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...

  CPSBB was presented at the biggest agricultural fair in Bulgaria – AGRA on 22-25 February 2023. The Center and its partner – “Maritsa” Vegetable Crops Research Institute (MVCRI) participated with a mutual stand where six  tomato and pepper varieties, developed in a collaboration between the two institutes, were presented to visitors. As a partner...

CPSBB was awarded for “Building of the Year 2022”   The newly built scientific campus of CPSBB in Plovdiv was awarded for “Building of the Year 2022” in the category “Social Infrastructure – Science, Culture and Education”. The award was handed to Assoc. Dr. Vasil Kolev, Project Manager at CSBB, during an official ceremony in...

The newly built scientific campus of CPSBB was nominated for Building of the Year   The new building of the CPSBB in Plovdiv was nominated for “Building of the Year 2022” in the national contest for architecture organized by The City Media Group. The scientific campus of CPSBB was nominated in the category “Social infrastructure...

  CPSBB took part in a regional meeting “From Science to Innovations”, organized by the Executive Agency “Programme Education”. The event was held in Stara Zagora on 29 November 2022. All participants were welcomed by the Executive Director of the Executive Agency – Prof. Georgi Vaysilov. The regional meeting was attended by managers and coordinators...

Scientists from CPSBB, BioAtlantis Ltd. (Ireland), and Bio Insumos Nativa (Chile) held an online workshop with eight lectures, dedicated to the recent developments in the molecular mechanisms of biostimulants and their role in mitigating the effects of climate change. There were applicants from all continents, except Australia (India – 20 subscriptions, Bulgaria (12), Pakistan (8),...

Something else we should know about organic farming   Dr. Vinelina Yankova and Dr. Tsvetanka Dincheva, both from The Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute (MVCRI), were invited lectors in the School of advanced horticulture, an initiative within the PlantaSYST project. The subjects of the two lectures were dedicated to organic farming. The lectures were designed...

The CPSBB welcomes students and pupils to the newly built scientific campus in Plovdiv as a co-organizer of the international campaign European Researchers’ Night 2022, 30 September 2022 This year, the international initiative “European Researchers Night” 2022 brought together scientists, pupils, students and teachers demonstrating scientific achievements and research projects with the aim of increasing...

Researchers from the CPSBB received a prestigious e-poster award at the international PSE conference, 19-22 September 2022 The researchers from the Plant Cell Biotechnology Department of the CPSBB – Iva Stoykova, Ivanka Koycheva, Biser Binev, and Prof. Dr. Milen I. Georgiev – were awarded for Best e-poster presentation during the International Conference PSE 2022 – Natural Products...

The CPSBB and The PlantaSYST project were showcased with a photo exhibition in Sofia The PlantaSYST project and the Center of Plant System Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) are a main focus of the photo exhibition “Education and Science”, organized in the center of Sofia by the OP “Science and Education for Intelligent Growth” with the...