The III Biotechnology Week, sponsored by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, dependant of the Ministery of Economy and Competivity; the University of Salamanca, the Spanish Federation of Vegetal Physiology and the Spanish–Portuguese Agricultural Research Institute, it was one of the most important Biotech popularization events organized for 2014, Spanish National Year of Biotechnology. As the Project Manager, I leadered a team of more than 50 people for its realization. Our approach was holistic, looking to get close to all segments of Society. It had an impact of about 5.000 people.

• Exposition and popularization workshops “Meet Biotechnology”, located on a tent of 100 m2 in one of the main points of the city. More than half hundred A3 posters, exhibition materials and eight popularization workshops.
• ShareBiotec: It comprises several initiatives focused to bring Biotechnology to Society.
• Biomeetings: Focused on Schools, Highschools, Day Centres for the Elderly, and Centres for disabled persons, with specific content for each one.
• With Science, Tea. Simple and entertaining talks about different concepts and utilities related to Biotechnology which are given in an casual environment, a cafeteria, accessible to all.
• Biolingua: Introductory talks given incollaboration with the Official School of Languages of Salamanca in Spanish, French, German, English and Italian.
• Online material:
  • Virtual visit to the tent.
  • Web browser/s games
  • Special focus on Social Networks.
• Multimedia campaign “I Research Here”. Several interviews along the country to representative researchers, PhD students and even students, focused on showing what is being doing, what are we researching for and what is the situation.
• Formative courses for professionals. Three different courses (Bioinformatics, Biobank management and Genome sequencing were offered at a special price as part of the event.

FEBiotec Divulga is the most important Biotechnology popularization programme in Spain, sponsored by Amgen and the King Balduin Foundation of the United States. It comprises four main subprojects: Biotechnofarm (oriented to highschool students), Biodocentia (oriented to highschool teachers), Emprendevirus (oriented to teach entrepreneurship) and Symbiotica (online resources). Each year it reaches about 5000 persons. In 2013-2014, I collaborated in the design of the annual project, and co-leadered Biotechnofarm and Biodocentia in some regions.

In 2012, I organized with a team of 15 people the second edition of the Conferences on Agricultural Transgenics, in Salamanca. Sponsored by the Genome Fundation, dependant of the Ministery of Economy and Competivity; Pioneer Dupont Ltd.; the Spanish Federation of Vegetal Physiology; the Spanish–Portuguese Agricultural Research Institute and the University of Salamanca, it was an open forum, where we tried to include voices from all sectors of Society and Academy (both pro- and anti-transgenics) for people to attend and get correctly informed. During all the talks and round tables we fomented the questions and involvement from the public, bringing about 150 attendants and streaming online the conferences.