CONICET

Industry

Industrial chemistry, Seeds & genetics

Topics

Enzymes & biocatalysis, Synthetic biology platforms & biomanufacturing, Hybrid seeds & crop breeding, GM traits & gene editing

Role

Research / RTO — “…ence and collaboration with universities and other institutions. - ** ** — - Organization: Argentina’s CONICET…”

Parent / group

Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros

Why it is bioeconomy

CONICET is the primary public research institute in Argentina dedicated to the promotion and execution of scientific and technological research across various disciplines, including those relevant to the bioeconomy.

Found via

INIA Chile; INIA Uruguay

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

• Latest status: There have been ongoing reports and rumors regarding potential restructuring, fusion, or closure of the organization, but no such official action has been taken as of October 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2026-10-01 Descubren 57 nuevas especies en los cañones submarinos de Argentina | CONICET
  The article highlights CONICET as leading and coordinating Argentina’s deep-sea biodiversity work, presenting its scientists as key organizers of an international taxonomic workshop and principal researchers on the Talud Continental IV expedition, while …
• 2026-10-05 Exploran una vía para frenar el avance de un cáncer de mama muy
  CONICET specialists identified a therapeutic target (receptor H4R) in preclinical mouse models of triple-negative breast cancer, showing that blocking H4R with an antagonist reduces tumor proliferation and migration and boosts anti-tumor immune responses; …
• 2026-09-24 Equipo del CONICET obtuvo el Genomics in Context Award | CONICET
  CONICET leads a prestigious international project that won the Genomics in Context Award to build Argentina’s first dedicated paleogenomics cleanroom, enabling local, high-tech ADN antiguo research and advancing scientific sovereignty with regional …
• 2026-09-25 Un equipo del CONICET busca reemplazar el cianuro en el principal método de recubrimiento de metales | CONICET
  CONICET is leading a project at CIDEPINT to replace toxic cyanide in the metal galvanoplastia process, aiming for safer, more environmentally friendly copper plating (CuGlu) with improved adhesion, backed by FITBA funding and new electrochemical equipment.
• 2026-09-30 Una nueva herramienta para monitorear la resistencia de la vinchu
  CONICET researchers (CENEXA, UNLP-CONICET) helped develop a molecular tool to detect insecticide resistance in Triatoma infestans, linking kdr mutations to pyrethroid resistance and enabling faster, larger-scale vector surveillance for Chagas disease control.
• 2026-09-22 Córdoba tendrá el primer laboratorio de paleogenómica del paí
  CONICET leads a collaborative, high-impact project in Córdoba to establish Argentina’s first paleogenomics lab, funded internationally (Wellcome) with USD 645,000, advancing national scientific sovereignty and local, culturally co-produced bioantropology …

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