The Head of the Plant Cell Biotechnology department of CPSBB, Prof. Dr. Milen I. Georgiev, was a speaker and chairperson of the International Congress on Natural Products Research (ICNPR) in Krakow, Poland. The ICNPR is a major event in the natural products field and is held once per four years. It is organized by seven major societies worldwide (USA, Europe, South Korea and Japan). The lecture of Prof. Georgiev covered the research efforts of his scientific team on obesity and longevity domains. The researchers from the department also presented their study with poster presentations, impressing the delegates with the scientific approach for development of natural cosmetic and medical products for anti-ageing, longevity promotion and weight management.