1/12/2014

Mexico: two advanced research greenhouses situated 2 200 metres above sea level

Armature serre biosecuridad

CMF was selected by the international maize and wheat improvement centre (CIMMYT) to achieve the first biotechnology research greenhouses in Latin America.

Integrated within a large laboratories complex, situated 45 km from Mexico City, the humanitarian site was officially inaugurated on February 13th in the presence of Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, and a Mexican delegation.

  • “BIOTECNOLOGÍA” : a 1 577 m² greenhouse for wheat and maize genetics research.
  • “BIOSEGURIDAD” : a 400 m² biosafety cleanroom with greenhouse effect, the assembly of which is over since July 2013.