Official opening of Bionova

19 February 2024 News

Official opening of Bionova

The new center of expertise in Spain

Enza Zaden has officially opened Bionova Center in our Almería station (Spain). The new building is a center of expertise for insects transmitted viruses, and diseases caused by fungi and viruses present in the Mediterranean area.

Jaap Mazereeuw and José van Eenbergen

Jaap Mazereeuw (CEO): “Spain is an important center of excellence. With Bionova Center, Enza Zaden will be able to develop new varieties with resistances and introduce them to the market faster. It is a center of research and innovative technologies.”

The building hosts a laboratory, several offices, canteen, meeting rooms, changing rooms and a warehouse. In the building and the greenhouses special attention is paid to safety tools and sustainability like solar panels.