01-07 December 2009

 
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Headlines

 

Christmas with EuropaBio: EuropaBio Advent Calendar
Every day between now and Christmas click on a calendar door to reveal a benefit of biotech

 
  EuropaBio Publication - 6 Questions on the Basics of Agricultural Biotech
 
  EuropaBio Publication - Industry Recommendations and Suggestions for the Practical Implementation of Policy Principles to Improve Access to Orphan Medicinal Products in the EU
 
  Event - Anglonordic Biotech Conference VII, 15 April, 2010 - London, United Kingdom
 

Green Biotech (top)

  New GMO Cottonseed Is Edible: Scientists Claim It Could Feed Millions
A Texas researcher has found a way to reduce toxin in cottonseed that until now could only be eaten by cattle. The bovines' multiple stomachs gradually digested the poisonous substance called gossypol.
 
  Should agriculture pay the climate price?
While agriculture and food production have long been considered untouchable in international climate talks, calls to make the sector contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation efforts have been growing louder.
 
 

Red Biotech (top)

  EU-funded researchers use gene therapy to slow brain disease
The brain disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) can be treated with a combination of gene therapy and blood stem cell therapy, new EU-funded research shows.
 
 

White Biotech (top)

  New deal to make biofuel based on plant residues commercially viable
Inbicon and Novozymes have signed an agreement to further develop and optimize the process and the enzymes for converting plant residues to fuel.
 
 

Other (top)

  Financing - New money floods into biotech
A flood of new money is coming into European biotech after an impoverished year of credit crunch and recession. Deals are flowing, venture capitalists and institutional investors are loosening the purse strings, and there is even the prospect of an initial public offering (IPO).
 
  IPR/Green innovation - European patent office to study green innovation
The European Patent Office (EPO) has embarked on a detailed study to map the growth in eco-innovation since the introduction of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The move comes ahead of the next month's UN climate summit in Copenhagen and as major industry players line up behind green technology.