Technology transfer
3
PATENTS
(1 in 22 and 2 in 23)
1
SPIN-OFF
(created in 2023)
1
Industrial PhD
(ongoing)
Creation of PLANeT Biotech, first CRAG spin-off
PLANeT Biotech is the first spin-off company born from CRAG. It was founded in 2023 with the transference and licensing of a CRAG proprietary intellectual asset. The project, led and developed by Dr. Ana I. Caño-Delgado at CRAG, is focused on the validation of candidate molecules as modulators of the plant responses to abiotic stress, considering the brassinosteroids metabolic pathway. The technology of PLANeT Biotech S.L. is based on the deep understanding of natural resilience mechanisms used by plants to overcome stressors such as drought and heat waves.
CRAG & Companies Event
In November 2022, a “CRAG & Companies” event was held at CRAG premises with the aim of bridging the gap between research and the private sector, to foster future collaborations with the agrobiotechnology sector.
To this aim, the event included talks, B2B meetings, as well as a visit to CRAG facilities. A total of 85 participants attended the meeting and networking took place among researchers, company members, and R&D funding organizations. In the event, 34 companies from the sector were present, as well as 5 entities from the public sector.
Contracts with companies
In this period, CRAG has continued to collaborate with national and international companies to foster the field of biostimulants and genetic improvement. These partnerships leverage CRAG’s scientific expertise and technological capabilities.
The scope of these collaborations has been extensive, encompassing a wide variety of species. This includes algae, fruit trees, horticultural crops, ornamental plants, and plants of therapeutic interest. The collaborations are not limited to the agri-food sector but also extend to other areas of interest.
CRAG also engaged in public-private partnerships to promote the valorization of its technologies and discoveries. In this context, the CRAG research team lead by David Caparrós-Ruiz participated in the Cork2Wine project, which is coordinated by the cork company Francisco Oller SA. This project is aimed at identifying the origin of TCA and explore solutions to the “corked wine” aroma problem.
