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Resurrection plants and regeneration of bones: Eastern European biotechnology in the spotlight 29 May 2020, The KETBIO webinar, part of KETBIO – HORIZON 2020 funded project aiming to support and drive the optimization of the commercialization of biotech research within Europe, showcased the latest developments from the Eastern European biotechnology. The focus was on two...

Milen Georgiev wins the 2020 Pythagoras prize     Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milen Georgiev, PI of IMicB and head of the CPSBB’s Dept. Plant Cell Biotechnology, has won the most prestigious Bulgarian scientific award “Pythagoras” in the category “Life and technical sciences”. The award was presented by Krasimir Valchev, the Bulgarian Minister of Education and...

Workshop: Analysing and Visualizing Data with R and Galaxy 18-20 May 2020, Online Summary Workshop is focused on using tools such as Galaxy and R Studio to analyze and visualize NGS data. It consists of three parts and includes: Day 1: Introduction to the web-based platform Galaxy. Lecturer Dr. Vesselin Baev 11.00-12.00 Introduction to Galaxy...

  Information about the COVID-19 outbreak   Dear Colleagues and visitors, Our health and well-being are top priority. In relation to the COVID-19 outbreak and the State of Emergency on the territory of Republic of Bulgaria, CPSBB implements the following safety measures: Entrance to the CPSBB building is allowed only from the main entrance, where...

The AGRA 2020 International Agricultural Exhibition was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 19 to 23 February 2020. AGRA 2020 has established itself as the largest economic event for agribusiness in SouthEastern Europe and is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests of the Republic of Bulgaria. The event attracted 40,000...

Assist. Prof. Dr. Vesselin Petrov and Mr. Peter Kazakov (CPSBB) presented the molecular priming technology and SuperFifty®, an innovative natural plant-protection product developed by the Irish company BioAtlantis Ltd., in a seminar for plant growers of lavender and roses in Karlovo, Bulgaria, on 02 March 2020. The seminar “How to improve the quality and yields...

Scientists from CPSBB and BioAtlantis Ltd. develop molecular priming technology to protect vegetable crops from abiotic and oxidative abiotic stresses Abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and pollutants are major factors from crop losses worldwide. All of these abiotic stresses as a consequence lead to oxidative stress, which in turn can damage plants,...

CPSBB representatives meet with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Dr. Gergana Zahmanova and Petar Kazakov (CPSBB) met with the EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel during a meeting with citizens and stakeholders dedicated on Horizon Europe. The event, called Horizon Europe: Science responds to modern challenges, is part of the wider EU...

Workshop on Horizon Europe (2021-2027) Implementation 22 January 2020, Ruse, Bulgaria The Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, the Romanian Ministry for Education and Research, and the European Commission invited CPSBB and other important organizations in the region to the Bulgarian and Romanian Regional Stakeholder Workshop on Horizon Europe implementation. https://events.research.gov.ro/uploads/Stakeholder_Workshop_on_Horizon_Europe_2021_2027_Implementation_7820_agenda.pdf The European Council and...

CPSBB is the second largest Horizon 2020 beneficiary in Bulgaria Horizon 2020 is the largest EU Framework program for research and innovation up to date. With a budget of nearly 80 billion EUR for seven years period, the framework set high standards in the field of science and innovations. There are more than 200 Horizon...