Technological Skills and Innovation

Technology transfer is the way in which knowledge generated through scientific and technological research, can reach society. In this way, IBR contributes in incorporating science in the society in general and in the production in particular, as its best contribution to innovation and sustainable development.

Genetics, genomics and expression analysis

• Development of genetic tools for measuring variability in Pacú (Piaractus mesopotámicus) Surubí (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans), Silverside (Odontesthes bonariensis) and Boga (Leporinus obtusidens).

Plant Biotechnology

• Plants resistant to different sources of stress (biotic, abiotic and xenobiotic) as a result of the expression of a cyanobacterial flavodoxin.
• Plants tolerant to oxidative stress as a result of expression of flavodoxin-ferredoxin NADP + reductase system from cyanobacteria.
• New transgenic plants for agriculture with higher biomass production and higher yields.

Bioenergy

• New transgenic plants for agriculture with higher biomass production and higher yields.

Health / Biomedical

• Development of biotechnological tools for molecular screening to increase transfusion safety in blood banks.
• Development of biotechnological tools for the diagnosis of oncogenic viruses.

Pharmaceutical Industry

• Toxicity assays in eukaryotic cell cultures.
• Determination of levels of toxicity and eco-toxicity using zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio).

Environment and natural resources s

• Determination of levels of toxicity and eco-toxicity using zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio).
• Development of broad spectrum bacterial biosensors to assess toxicity due to heavy metals.

Food industry

• Development of methods and tools for data integration that contribute to the quality of vegetables for human consumption.
• Determination of levels of toxicity and ecotoxicity using zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio).