GIS - TRANSFER CENTER FOUNDATION

30. Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology

Bulgaria
4000 Plovdiv
Ruski Blvd. 139
Email: zahmanova@cpsbb.eu
secretary@cpsbb.eu
Telephone: +359 892 28 69 12

The Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) was established in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in 2015 with the help of the Horizon 2020 Teaming project PlantaSYST. The Department of Technology Transfer and IP Management (DTT&IP) at CPSBB is primarily responsible for promoting all forms of knowledge and technology-transfer. The department also takes care of the communications, networking and policy liaison to develop a close network of stakeholders outside of the scientific community in order to ensure sustainability for CPSBB. Thus, DTT&IP builds a network with local and international partners and will facilitate access to this network for all scientists within CPSBB and PlantaSYST. In doing so, DTT&IP supports the larger CPSBB mission to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of plant living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance plant “health”.

DTT&IP objectives
• to promote all forms of knowledge and technology transfer,
• to develop a close network of stakeholders outside of the scientific community,
• to attract additional funds in order to ensure sustainability for the Center
• to create an IP policy and to inform the personnel about management of intellectual property

We provide consultancy on:
• Creation of necessary infrastructure for IP management and technology transfer
• Technology scouting, evaluation for commercialization potential
• Communication, technology marketing
• Negotiating licenses and collaborative agreements
• Facilitating the transfer of research materials and data into and out of the CPSBB
• Supporting collaborations
• Providing public campaign and presenting innovations

Prof. DSc. Ivan Minkov, Head of DTT&IP

Prof. DSc. Ivan Minkov, Head of DTT&IP
Prof. Minkov has Doctoral degrees in Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology. He used to work at the University of Plovdiv, where he headed the Dept. of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology. During that period, he participated in a number of FP6 and FP7 project and received several awards, including an Award from the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MES) for best regional centre in FP6 in Bulgaria, “Pythagoras” prize for best performing project leader for 2007-2009, and a Diploma from the MES for good performance in developing research infrastructure in ERA, FP7. Since 2015, he joined CPSBB as Head of DTT&IP. He has over 60 research papers, and more than 2000 citations.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Gergana Zahmanova, Postdoctoral researcher at TT&IP
Dr. G. Zahmanova combines experience in plant biotechnology, plant molecular farming and intellectual property rights protection, management, as well as technology transfer. She participated in the communication and networking with different stakeholders and supporting of the IP rules in CPSBB.

Our partners are academic institutes and universities, SME and NGOs providing social services, local authorities: The Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPIMP), Potsdam-Golm, Germany; Potsdam University (UP), Potsdam, Germany; University of Cape Town, South Africa; BioAtlantis Ltd, Ireland; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology (IMicB), Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute (MVCRI), Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Biovet, Huvepharma, Peshtera, Bulgaria, to name a few.

CPSBB has a several project:
• PlantaSYST- this project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (SGA-CSA No. 664621 and No. 739582 under FPA No. 664620)br/> • BG05M2OP001-1.003-0001-C01 – this project received funding by the European Regional Development Fund through the “Science and Education for Smart Growth” Operational Programmebr/> • RESIST - this project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (RISE, Grant Agreement No. 823746) br/> • K-TRIO 4 - this project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (MSCA- European Researchers' Night, Grant Agreement No. 955283)