Portuguese AGRO-TECH Campus is born in Oeiras

Oeiras, 17.06.2016

Three institutions in agro food, veterinary and forestry sectors, come together in AgroTech Oeiras Campus. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV) and Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET) have united in the first research and innovation ecosystem devoted to agro food, veterinary and forestry – from the bench to the fields.

The consortium is the biggest in the country of its kind, and includes over 1.000 researchers. It will promote research and experimental development of agriculture and forestry, animal health and plant sanity and technology and inovation for bioeconomy. It will also support advanced and specialized training of researchers and technicians, namely in agro biotechnology, agro industry and forestry.

“ITQB NOVA represents Universidade Nova de Lisboa in this consortium. Although each institution has its specificities, we have common interests and geographic proximity and it was natural to become an AgroTech Campus together. ITQB NOVA is the partner leading in advanced training with 40 new PhD's every year. We have several master and PhD programs, levered on top notch research, contributing to creating knowledge and training specialized human resources”, says Cláudio M. Soares, Dean of ITQB NOVA.

“AGRO-TECH Campus de Oeiras is strongly oriented to portuguese companies, in particular those that are techology based and focused on exporting. It will also be an attractive ecosystem for multinational companies”, says Nuno Canada, President of INIAV.

“This consortium should stimulate research and tecnology for the industries in agrofood, veterinary and forestry. iBET has been working in that field for over 25 years, and has been an interface between national and international companies”, ends Manuel Carrondo, Vice-President of IBET.

AGRO-TECH Campus is the only of its kind in Portugal, with several National Reference Laboratories, focusing on fundamental and applied research. The Campus is based in Oeiras, where ITQB NOVA, INIAV and iBET have been doing excellent international research for many years.

Program

Oficial creation of AgroTech Campus Oeiras: Portaria 149/2016, de 25 de Maio

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