SO Centres / MM Units

CBGP is a joint research centre of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and the National Institute for Agri-Food Research and Technology. CBGP generates science of excellence in areas such as plant development, plant-microorganism interactions, responses of plants to abiotic stresses, plant nutrition and computational biology, which have resulted in the generation of novel technologies and applications. The main building with 7,200 m²  includes state of the art laboratories and scientific infrastructures (metabolomics, cell biology platforms and a P3-level containment lab). A nearby building contains plant growth chambers of last generation type and 1,200 m2 of greenhouses, including a certified P2-level greenhouse for genetically modified organisms.