Fundación Occident and CNB: projectsupporting young researchers

Fundación Occident continues to support research by financing several scientific projects at the National Biotechnology Centre (CNB-CSIC)

Fundación Occident continues to support research through collaboration with the National Biotechnology Centre (CNB-CSIC). The second call for research grants aimed at young researchers will fund four predoctoral contracts, each including additional funding for training expenses over the four-year duration of the contract.

The success of the call is reflected in the number and quality of proposals received for doctoral theses to be carried out in CNB-CSIC research groups led by early-career scientists. The grants have been awarded to projects that address issues with a high social impact, such as agriculture, health and the environment.

The collaboration between Fundación Occident and the National Center for Biotechnology, part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), began in 2019 with direct support for research projects related to COVID-19. In 2022, this collaboration expanded with the launch of a four-year predoctoral grant and four direct research project grants led by early-career researchers at the Institute.