IPNA

The Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA) is part of the network of research centres of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), State Agency of the Ministry of Science and Innovation.

IPNA's activity extends from basic research to technological development. IPNA's objectives are diverse, considering that this is a multidisciplinary centre with three main scientific-technical areas:

Chemical Sciences and Technologies

Chemical synthesis, biological chemistry and medical chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis and chemistry of materials and nanotechnology.

Agricultural Sciences

Water in agriculture, soil quality, plant nutrition and physiology, phytopathology and fruit growing.

Natural Resources

Biology of terrestrial organisms and systems, as well as earth sciences.

 

The aims of the IPNA are scientific and technological research, the transfer of knowledge to industry and society, the training of research staff and the dissemination of science to society.

 

IPNA was founded in 1990, when it was agreed to merge two research centres: the Institute of Organic Natural Products (IPNO) and the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology (IRNA), the first in the field of Chemistry and Chemical Technology and the second in the area of Agricultural Science.

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Since then, its scientific activity has increased steadily, both qualitatively and quantitatively, as well as in the area of Chemistry, which was the centre's first assignment, in the specialities of Agricultural Science, Volcanology and more recently in Ecology and Evolution on Oceanic Islands. This thematic richness is one of the main assets of the Institute, due to its potential for synergies derived from interaction between these research lines.

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IPNA in numbers

Between 2012 and 2021, the Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology published 720 research papers, 74% of which belonged to the Q1 rank (45% in D1). In addition, during this time, the IPNA-CSIC was cited in more than 15,000 external articles. In 2021, the IPNA's research activity resulted in 88 publications, 27 communications at conferences, 13 posters and 4 awards to researchers based at the centre. Along with 29 current research projects and 17 training and research programmes, 5 doctoral theses were also successfully defended. All this information is available in detail in the IPNA-CSIC Annual Report 2021.

Annual report

Research

The ultimate goal of the research carried out at the IPNA-CSIC is to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of science. The activity of IPNA-CSIC ranges from basic research to technological development. Its specific objectives of research are diverse, as it is a multidisciplinary center with three major scientific-technical areas:

 
  • Estrés biótico y abiótico
  • Agua en agricultura
  • Calidad del suelo
  • Nutrición y fisiología vegetal
  • Fitopatología Fruticultura
  • etc.
  • Productos naturales y derivados
  • Biotecnología de productos naturales
  • Síntesis química
  • Moléculas pequeñas
  • Catálisis metálica
  • Péptidos antimicrobianos
  • Supramoléculas
  • Química computacional
  • Metabolómica
  • Tecnología de polímeros
  • Materiales en forma de gel
  • etc
  • Ecología insular y evolución de los organismos terrestres
  • Biogeografía
  • Metagenómica
  • Ciencias de la tierra
  • Vulcanología
  • Paleomagnetismo, etc.

Staff

The Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología has grown steadily in its various sections in recent years. It currently employs around 100 people, including 25 tenured researchers, as well as training, technical and administrative staff.

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Funding

The research projects carried out by scientists of the Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología receive funding through competitive calls from different institutions such as the European Commission, the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish Government, the Government of the Canary Islands, the Council of Tenerife and the European Union ERDF funds.

Evolución de la financiación 2014 - 2019:

 
 

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Services

El Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología presta diferentes servicios de apoyo científico-tecnológico al exterior, a cualquier sector empresarial que pueda beneficiarse de las capacidades y medios del centro y que se resumen en: Servicios de consultoría, Servicios de apoyo tecnológico (análisis, pruebas, validaciones, etc.) y Solución de problemas tecnológicos y desarrollo de productos y servicios bajo contrato de I+D.

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COMISIONES EN EL IPNA:

Comisión de Sostenibilidad

  • Dirección IPNA
  • Gerente IPNA
  • Manuel Nogales
  • Eva Parga
  • Ignacio Brouard
  • Jairo Patiño

Comisión de Emergencias

  • Dirección del IPNA
  • Gerente del IPNA
  • Manuel Nogales
  • Juan I. Padrón
  • Concepción González
  • Sergio Rodríguez
  • Pablo González

Comisión de Resolución de Conflictos

  • Ana Raquel Díaz Marrero
  • Víctor Noguerales
  • Carmen Balibrea
  • Rubén Barroso