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EuropaBio
Fact Sheet:
Time for Action: The Financial Crisis
and Biotech SMEs
[pdf]
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Europabio and
Venture Valuation Report -
Biotech in the new EU Member States: an
emerging sector
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European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology
2009, 20-22 October - Lisbon, Portugal
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Africa 'resistant to GMOs because of
relationship with EU'
Europe's cautious approach to genetically
modified crops is having a negative effect
on agriculture in Africa, according to a
group of farmers.
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Green Biotech
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GM Crops Essential for Production Boost
World Population is increasing at a
steady pace and leading agricultural
bodies are emphasizing on the need to
boost the agricultural crops production
in order to feed the population. GM
crops have always remained controversial
but now it seems that the world is
recognizing the importance of GM crops
for sustained agricultural production.
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Vatican, food experts say biotechnology will
improve African farming
African farmers should be able to use new
biotechnology, including genetically
modified organisms, to help lift their
continent out of poverty, Vatican officials
and agricultural experts said.
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Sowing the seeds for a better future
written by Struan Stevenson
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Red Biotech
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Nobel prize for chromosome find
This year's Nobel prize for medicine
goes to the three US researchers who
discovered how the body protects the
chromosomes housing vital genetic code.
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EU to offer 'incentives' for alternative
antibiotic research
The European Union is stepping up the
fight against hospital bugs amid fears
that antibiotic-resistant bacteria could
spark a plague of infectious disease
which will paralyse healthcare systems.
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White Biotech
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Industrial Biotech identified by the
European Commission as a key enabling
technology
In its
communication “Preparing
for our future: Developing a common
strategy for key enabling technologies (KET)
in the EU” the
European Commission selected industrial
biotechnology as a KET. These
technologies are vital if the EU is to
address challenges such as climate
change
and energy security. The
Communication foresees setting up a
high-level expert group tasked with
developing a shared longer term strategy
and action plan on the identified KETs.
As such, it forms part of the
development of EU industrial policy and
of the preparation for the new European
plan for innovation.
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Biofuels -
Results of the REFUEL project
This project was
designed to
encourage a greater market penetration
of biofuels
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Other (top)
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IFPRI report
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Climate change: Impact on agriculture and
costs of adaptation
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'SMEs
need 'strong commissioner' for enterprise
Europe's new
enterprise commissioner will need a "strong
personality" to fight for small business,
according to Christophe Leitl, honorary
president of Eurochambres, who warned that
SMEs should not be left behind when the
financial crisis is over.
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