22-28 September 2009
 
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Headlines

  EuropaBio press release- Industrial Biotech : a major toolbox to help fight climate change
 		  
 
Biotechnology could cut C02 sharply, help build green economy - WWF Report (see also EuropaBio Press Release)
Industrial biotechnology has the potential to save the planet up to 2.5 billion tons of CO2 emissions per year and support building a sustainable future, a WWF report found.
EuropaBio welcomes this report and highlights the WWF’s assertion that the correct policies need to be put into place for these technologies to fulfill their potential and actively contribute to a sustainable low-carbon society.

Event - Lunch workshop at the European Health Forum Gastein: Look once, look twice:
New Indications For Approved Medicines
 		  
 

Green Biotech (top)

  Agriculture part of the solution to problem of climate change
 		  
  European Union must get GMOs moving, says Danish food Minister
At Monday's Council of Ministers meeting, the EU Commission warned that there will soon be a lack of soy and maize crops, which are used for fodder and food production. A poor harvest in South America has led to a lower supply of these crops.
 		  
 

Red Biotech (top)

  'Gene cure' for colour blindness
A US team were able to restore full colour vision to adult monkeys born without the ability to distinguish between the colours red and green.
 		  
  EU 'biobank' first to benefit from VAT exemption
A pan-European biobanking initiative looks set to become the first research consortium to benefit from VAT-free status under a new regulation agreed by EU leaders in May.
 		  
   
 

White Biotech (top)

  BP expects biofuels to replace 25% of gasoline in U.S.
World oil giant BP expects bio fuels to become a larger part of the U.S. motor fuel market, probably displacing 25 percent of gasoline in the U.S. in the next two decades, the head of BP's alternative energy unit said.
 
 

Other (top)

  Barroso pledges to create European Chief Scientist role
Europe is finally to get a Chief Scientist with a brief to provide advice across the Commission. José Manuel Barroso made the pledge to newly elected Members of the European Parliament in Strasburg on Tuesday, as they met to rubber-stamp the renewal of his presidency.
 
  New EU website goes live
The European Commission will today (21 September) launch a revamped version of its Europa website. After two years of analysis and review, the EU executive hopes its new central web portal will make for a simpler, more organised experience for EU citizens.