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The awards panel has announced its decision on the projects submitted for the first year, releasing the names of those who will receive the Prize itself and the runner-up Prize for Castile-Leon. The \u2018Grupo Siro Foundation Agri-food Research Prize\u2019 seeks to promote research as a tool for improving the agri-food sector. At the end of the symposium, Luc\u00eda Urb\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, Chair of the Panel and Vice-President of the Grupo Siro Foundation, announced that the official Award Presentation Ceremony will take place in 2016 at the Foundation\u2019s headquarters, the San Pelayo Monastery in Cevico Navero, Palencia. <\/p>\n The panel for the 1st \u2018Grupo Siro Agri-food Research Prize\u2019 was made up of 15 applied research experts and professionals specialising in agri-food development. They represented Spanish organisations that are highly regarded in the spheres of science, technology and institutional matters. <\/p>\n The Foundation was set up in 2007 by the express wishes of the Grupo Siro owners Juan Manuel Gonz\u00e1lez Serna and Luc\u00eda Urb\u00e1n L\u00f3pez. Grupo Siro is a 100% Spanish-owned business group operating in the food sector. Its goal is focused on excellence through efficiency and innovation from the standpoint of sustainable social commitment. Its strategy is based on meeting the needs of all its stakeholders through long-term partnerships. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The awards panel has announced its decision on the projects submitted for the first year, releasing the names of those who will receive the Prize itself and the runner-up Prize for Castile-Leon. The \u2018Grupo Siro Foundation Agri-food Research Prize\u2019 seeks to promote research as a tool for improving the agri-food sector. Madrid, 14 December 2015 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" El jurado del Premio ha comunicado su fallo sobre los proyectos candidatos a esta I Edici\u00f3n, nombrando a los galardonados con el Premio y el Acc\u00e9sit para Castilla y Le\u00f3n. El \u201cPremio Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro a la Investigaci\u00f3n Agroalimentaria\u201d pretende fomentar la investigaci\u00f3n como herramienta de mejora del sector agroalimentario.<\/p> Madrid, 14 de diciembre de 2015<\/strong> - La Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro ha comunicado el fallo del Jurado del \u201cPremio Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro a la Investigaci\u00f3n Agroalimentaria\u201d en su I Edici\u00f3n. El nombramiento ha distinguido el proyecto del Instituto Navarro de Tecnolog\u00eda e Infraestructuras Agroalimentarias (INTIA), \u201cHerramientas SIG avanzadas de ayuda a la toma de decisiones para una gesti\u00f3n sostenible de cultivos extensivos\u201d, dirigido por Ana Pilar Armesto.<\/p> El Acc\u00e9sit para Castilla y Le\u00f3n ha correspondido al trabajo del Instituto de Biolog\u00eda Funcional y Gen\u00f3mica, de Salamanca, titulado \u201cDe Nuevas Levaduras, Cereales y Productos de Panificaci\u00f3n\u201d y dirigido por Mercedes Tamame.<\/p> El jurado ha dado a conocer el fallo durante el Simposio sobre Investigaci\u00f3n Agroalimentaria que la Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro ha celebrado en i+dea, el Centro de I+D+i de Grupo Siro, con el objetivo de que los candidatos tuvieran la oportunidad de presentar y defender sus proyectos ante jurado.<\/p><\/blockquote> Un total de 13 trabajos, todos de gran calidad y de distinta procedencia, auton\u00f3mica, nacional e internacional, han concurrido a esta I Edici\u00f3n del Premio, dirigida a la innovaci\u00f3n y aplicaci\u00f3n tecnol\u00f3gica de desarrollos agrarios destinados a la producci\u00f3n de cereales y, en concreto, a la cadena de valor del trigo.<\/p> El acto, una jornada de trabajo eminentemente cient\u00edfico t\u00e9cnica, ha congregado a m\u00e1s de 70 personas de los principales Centros Tecnol\u00f3gicos y Universidades espa\u00f1olas que, junto con representantes de la Administraci\u00f3n, organizaciones empresariales sectoriales, empresas l\u00edderes del sector y Organizaciones de Productores Agrarios, han podido compartir experiencias y conocimiento sobre el sector agroalimentario, desde la perspectiva de la investigaci\u00f3n aplicada.<\/p> Al t\u00e9rmino del Simposio, Luc\u00eda Urb\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, Presidenta del Jurado y Vicepresidenta de la Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro, ha anunciado que el Acto oficial de Entrega del Premio tendr\u00e1 lugar en 2016 en la sede de la Fundaci\u00f3n, el Monasterio de San Pelayo, situado en Cevico Navero, Palencia.<\/p> El jurado de la I Edici\u00f3n del \u201cPremio Grupo Siro a la Investigaci\u00f3n Agroalimentaria\u201d ha estado formado por 15 expertos en investigaci\u00f3n aplicada y profesionales especializados en desarrollo agroalimentario, pertenecientes a las m\u00e1s prestigiosas entidades nacionales de los \u00e1mbitos cient\u00edfico, tecnol\u00f3gico, acad\u00e9mico e institucional.<\/p> Se constituye en 2007 por expreso deseo de los propietarios de Grupo Siro, Juan Manuel Gonz\u00e1lez Serna y Luc\u00eda Urb\u00e1n L\u00f3pez.<\/p> La Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro se articula en torno a cuatro fines fundacionales: la concesi\u00f3n de Becas de Excelencia Formativa para contribuir a la formaci\u00f3n de los hijos de los colaboradores, el apoyo a tratamientos m\u00e9dicos excepcionales de los colaboradores y sus familiares, la promoci\u00f3n de la integraci\u00f3n de personas en riesgo de exclusi\u00f3n social, la recuperaci\u00f3n y puesta en valor del Patrimonio Hist\u00f3rico, Art\u00edstico y Medioambiental de los entornos donde opera.<\/p> Para la consecuci\u00f3n de los fines mencionados la Fundaci\u00f3n realiza, entre otras, actividades de formaci\u00f3n, investigaci\u00f3n y acci\u00f3n social, en particular, actividades de fomento de la investigaci\u00f3n.<\/p> Grupo Siro es un grupo empresarial del sector de la alimentaci\u00f3n, con capital 100% espa\u00f1ol y cuya meta es la excelencia en base a la eficiencia y a la innovaci\u00f3n, desde la \u00f3ptica del compromiso social sostenible. Su estrategia se basa en satisfacer las necesidades de todos sus grupos de inter\u00e9s por medio de alianzas a largo plazo.<\/p> El Grupo est\u00e1 presente en Espa\u00f1a en los negocios de galletas, pasta, pan de molde, pasteler\u00eda, boller\u00eda, cereales, coproducto y en I+D+i. En 2014 factur\u00f3 563 millones de euros y cuenta con 20 centros de trabajo, en los cuales colaboran m\u00e1s de 4.000 personas.<\/p> Grupo Siro mantiene con Mercadona un acuerdo de interproveedor desde 1998 como fabricante de la marca Hacendado. Este acuerdo se basa en la confianza y la estabilidad que han permitido afrontar una inversi\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de 300 millones de euros en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, seguir creciendo y abordar proyectos para ofrecer productos con la m\u00e1xima calidad al mejor precio posible a los consumidores.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMadrid, 14 December 2015<\/strong> \u2013 The Grupo Siro Foundation has announced the decision reached by the panel for the 1st \u2019Grupo Siro Foundation Agri-food Research Prize\u2019. The winner is a project by the Agri-food Technology and Infrastructures Institute of Navarre (INTIA) entitled \u2018Advanced GIS Tools for Decision-making Support aimed at the Sustainable Management of Extensive Crops\u2019, led by Ana Pilar Armesto.
\nThe runner-up Prize for Castile-Leon was given to the project by the Functional and Genome Biology Institute of Salamanca entitled \u2018On New Yeasts, Cereals and Baking Products\u2019, led by Mercedes Tamame.
\n The panel announced the decision at the Symposium on Agri-food Research organised by the Grupo Siro Foundation at i+dea – the Grupo Siro centre for R&D+i – to give the candidates an opportunity to present and defend their projects in front of the panel.
\nA total of 13 projects \u2013 all of superb quality and involving a diverse range of regional, national and international bodies \u2013 took part in this first edition of the awards. The theme was technological innovation and the practical application of farming developments geared towards cereal production and, more specifically, the wheat value chain.
\nThe event, a conference with a predominantly technical-scientific theme, was attended by over 70 people from the leading technology institutes and universities in Spain. Together with representatives from the public authorities, business organisations and leading companies in the sector, along with producer organisations, they were able to share experiences and knowledge of the agri-food sector from an applied research perspective.<\/p>\nPanel for the 1st \u2018Grupo Siro Foundation Agri-food Research Prize\u2019<\/h2>\n
About the Grupo Siro Foundation<\/h2>\n
\nThe Grupo Siro Foundation is based on four founding objectives: the awarding of Training Excellence Grants to help support training for the children of employees; support for non-standard medical treatment for employees and their families; promoting the integration of people at risk of social exclusion; the restoration and conservation of historical, artistic and environmental heritage in the areas where it operates.
\nTo achieve its objectives, the Foundation is engaged in programmes that promote training, research and social action, among other things, and it puts a high priority on fostering research activity. <\/p>\nAbout Grupo Siro<\/h2>\n
\nIn Spain, the group has operations in the biscuit, pasta, sliced bread, cake, pastry, cereal, co-product and R&D+i sectors. In 2014, it posted a turnover of 563 million euros and currently has 20 work centres employing over 4,000 people.
\nGrupo Siro has had an inter-supplier agreement with Mercadona since 1998 as manufacturer of the Hacendado brand. This agreement is based on trust and stability, leading to an investment of over 300 million euros in recent years, ongoing growth and projects aimed at offering products of the highest quality at the best possible price for consumers.<\/p>\nJurado I Edici\u00f3n \u201cPremio Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro a la Investigaci\u00f3n Agroalimentaria\u201d<\/h2>
Sobre Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Siro<\/h2>
Sobre Grupo Siro<\/h2>