Event agenda
Monday, 20 April 2026
19:00 - 20:30
Guided tour of Salamanca
Guided tour of Salamanca's historic district
1 speaker
20:30 - 22:30
Welcome reception & registration
Join us the evening for a cocktail and meet event participants in a relaxed atmosphere at the gorgeous 16th Century Fonseca College.
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
08:30 - 17:30
Partnering Meetings
- Partnering room
Meeting duration:30 minute time slots
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:15
Pioneering food regulatory sandboxes in Europe
- Foodtech
- Regulation
The AgriFoodTech Sandbox offers companies a safe environment to test innovative technologies, products, services or approaches that operate at the regulatory frontier.
3 speakers
10:15 - 11:00
What is the food industry looking for in biotechnology?
- Foodtech
- Innovation
- Industry
- scaleup
An invitation to leaders in the food industry to present what their expectations and goals from biotechnology sector are.
2 speakers
11:00 - 11:45
Beyond Fertilizers: Activating Nature's Toolkit in the Biostimulant Revolution
- Biostimulants
1 speaker
Hosted by
11:45 - 12:30
The long road from patents to markets: pitfalls and opportunities
- Foodtech
- Innovation
- Patents
This pannel will examine the path from patent to market. SESSION SPONSORED BY MIA PATENTS
5 speakers
Hosted by
12:30 - 13:45
Startup pitch presentations
Startup pitch presentations. SPONSORED BY PNO INNOVATION
1 speaker
Hosted by
13:45 - 15:00
Lunch break
15:00 - 15:45
Biotechnology that feeds the future: fermentation, enzymes and the microbiome in the food industry
- Foodtech
- Innovation
- Sustainability
Biotechnology is transforming food: precision fermentation, enzymes for more sustainable processes, probiotics and microbiome solutions that impact health and functionality.
4 speakers
15:45 - 16:30
Monetizing and transforming CO2 into state-of-the-art products.
- CO2 capture
This roundtable will explore how research centers and various industries are developing innovative technologies to capture, transform, and monetize carbon dioxide, turning it into high-end products
5 speakers
16:30 - 17:15
Refreshments and a tasting of biotech foods and cosmetics
- Tasting
- Foodtech
- Degustación
Refreshments and a tasting of biotech food products and cosmetics.
17:25 - 17:30