Industry Workshop on Biotechnology and Genomics in Livestock,
Agriculture and Human Health
Pilot activity under Argentina’s Associate Membership to the European
Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
October 8-9, 2015
Cultural Center of Science (C3)-Scientific Technological Pole, Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA
Organized by the National Direction of International Relations of the Ministry of Science,
Technology and Productive Innovation (MINCyT), the European Bioinformatics Institute of the
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-EBI) and the Argentinean Chamber of
Biotechnology (CAB)
October 8th 2015
9.00-9.30
Registration
9.30-10.00
Opening and overview of the Workshop
Lino Barañao, Minister of Science, Technology and Productive
Innovation of Argentina
Águeda Menvielle, MINCyT National Director of International
Relations
Silke Schumacher, EMBL Director of International Relations
10.00-10.30
Promotion of Biotechnology Innovation in Argentina: an
experimental approach
Lino Barañao, Minister of Science, Technology and Productive
Innovation of Argentina
10.30-11.10
Introduction to Argentinean Associate Membership to EMBL
Silke Schumacher
Fernando Goldbaum, President of the National Agency for
Science and Technology Promotion (ANPCyT-MINCyT)
11.10-11.30
Coffee break
11.30-11.50
EMBL-EBI services
Dominic Clark, EMBL-EBI
11:50-12:20
MycoSynVac: Developing a universal vaccine for animal
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health using synthetic biology
Luis Serrano and María Lluch Senar, Centre for Genomic
Regulation of Barcelona (CRG)
12.20-13.00
Biotechnology and Genomics in Livestock
Daniel Salamone, Faculty of Agronomy of the University of
Buenos Aires (AGRO-UBA)
Adrián Mutto, Biotechnology Research Institute of the
National University of San Martín (IIB-INTECH-UNSAM)
Questions / Discussion (10 min.)
13.10-14.30
Lunch break
14.30-15.30
Biotechnology and Genomics in Livestock (cont.)
Dario Colombatto, AGRO-UBA
Rodolfo Cantet, AGRO-UBA
Carlos Azambuja, GENIA Molecular Biology
Questions / Discussion (10 min.)
15.40-16:40
Round table on Genomic applications in Livestock
Moderator: Rodolfo Cantet (AGRO-UBA)
Juan José Ysrraelit, Holando Argentino Association
Martín García Fernández, Brangus Association
Alfonso Bustillo, Angus Association
Alejandro de la Tour d´Auvergne and María Calafé, Hereford
Association
16.40-17.00
Coffee break
17.00-18.00
Round table on Genomic applications in Livestock (cont.)
Moderator: Adrián Mutto (IIB-INTECH-UNSAM)
Marcela Martínez, Genetic Laboratory SRA
Pablo Corva, College of Agriculture, University of Mar del
Plata (AGR-UMP)
Carlos Munar, Munar & Asociados
Alejandro Aguado and Ramiro Olivera, KHEIRON
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18.00
Closing remarks
Dominic Clark, EMBL-EBI and Adrian Turjanski, UBA
October 9th 2015
9.00-9.10
Opening
Dominic Clark and Edgardo Ferran, EMBL-EBI
9.10-10-30
Biotechnology and Genomics in Agriculture
Raquel Chan, Litoral Agrobiotechnology
Marcelo Yanovsky and Pablo Cerdán, Leloir Institute
Fernando Carrari, National Institute of Agriculture
Technology (INTA)
10.30-10.50
Coffee break
10.50-11.50
Biotechnology and Genomics in Agriculture (cont.)
Martín Vázquez, INDEAR
Federico Trucco, BIOCERES
Marcos Quiroga, Don Mario
Andrés Zambelli, Advanta Semillas
Questions / Discussion (10 min.)
12.00-13.00
Biotechnology and Genomics in Human Health
Edgardo Ferrán, EMBL-EBI
Mariano Gabri and Daniel Alonso, University of Quilmes
Fernán Aguero, IIB-INTECH-UNSAM
13.00-14.30
Lunch break
14.30-15.10
Biotechnology and Genomics in Human Health (cont.)
Hernán Dopazo (CONICET, Biocódices) and Claudia
Perandones, National Agency of Laboratories and Health
Institutes of Argentina (ANLIS) Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán
Adrián Turjanski (UBA) and Germán Biagioli (BitGenia)
15.20-16.20
Questions / Discussion (10 min.)
Round table on Technology Transfer & Business Development
Moderator: Graciela Ciccia, CAB-INSUD Group
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Gábor Lamm, EMBL- EMBLEM Technology Transfer
Jürgen Bauer, EMBL- EMBLEM Technology Transfer
Pablo Cironi, CRG
Juan Soria, National Scientific and Technical Research Council
(CONICET)
Nicolás Tognalli, CITES
16.20-16.40
Coffee break
16.40-18.00
Science dissemination talk on Biotechnology and Genomics
Moderator: Diego Golombek (University of Quilmes)
Edgardo Ferrán, EMBL-EBI
Daniel Salamone, UBA Agronomy
Martin Vazquez, INDEAR
Luis Serrano, CRG
18.00
Wrap up & closing remarks
Dominic Clark and Edgardo Ferrán, EMBL-EBI
*Sessions will be alternately in Spanish and English language
Participation
Registration is required. The application form should be submitted before October 1st to the
following e-mail address: embl@mincyt.gob.ar. For further information, please write to the
listed e-mail.
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