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EuropaBio Weekly
Contact us	09 - 15 March 2010

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Upcoming event
11 March - Mobility and Brain Gain in Biotechnology: BioCT & CEBR workshop, Barcelona, Spain 15 - 17 March - World Biofuels Markets 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 23 - 24 March - 2nd Annual Disposable Solutions for Biomanufacturing, London, UK

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HEADLINES
Article - Is Europe Finally Ready for Genetically Modified Foods? "Europe's opposition to GMOs is a backlash against science," says Willy De Greef, secretary general for Europabio, the European biotech lobby. "We have a lot of catching up to do. While the U.S., Brazil, India and China have forged ahead in genetic engineering, we have lost a generation of good scientists."
Brussels unveils 2020 economic roadmap for Europe José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, has unveiled a long-awaited 10-year plan for greener growth and jobs in Europe, proposing a limited set of targets on education, R&D and poverty reduction and "policy warnings" for EU countries that fail to meet them.
Socialists propose 'New Deal' for EU farm policy post-2013 The Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament tabled its vision for a fair, large-scale reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Innovation in Healthcare: from Research to Market. SMEs in focus - 20 & 21 May, Brussels This conference jointly organized by the services of the European Commission (DG Research and DG Enterprise and Industry) will focus on SMEs operating in the health sector, and on the challenges and drivers affecting their innovative capacity. It will provide a forum to highlight and discuss policy developments at European and national level, widening and enriching the research and innovation debate.
Event - World Biofuels Markets 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Trainee – Green Biotech Regulatory Affairs: click here for more information

GREEN BIOTECH
Use of GM food biotechnology continues to grow across globe; Well-fed Europeans remain resistant Last Tuesday, the European Commission approved the cultivation of genetically-modified (GM) potatoes but well-fed environmentalists and some European ministers slammed the move. Despite more than a decade of use with no credible evidence of of negative health impacts, the anti-science lobby against food biotechnology remains strong.
EU Nations Get More Leeway on Modified Crops The European Commission Tuesday signaled a more liberal stance on regulating genetically modified crops, approving a controversial biotech potato and moving to allow national governments leeway on regulating biotech crops.

RED BIOTECH
Personalized Medicine Could Shake Up Pharma New methods of targeting certain treatments to smaller patient populations could drastically change the sales patterns of well-known drugs—for better or worse
Reinvigorating European R&D innovation Despite its importance to Europe, there is a feeling that the pharma industry is not as innovative as it once was and has lost ground to foreign rivals.

WHITE BIOTECH
EuropaBio and IntertechPira are pleased to announce new additions to EFIB 2010 agenda

OTHER
Commission tempers ambitions on EU biowaste law Under pressure from the Spanish EU Presidency to table a directive on biowaste management, the European Commission is insisting that amending existing waste laws would be a simpler option.
Patent - Patent problems If the patent system is to remain fit for purpose in the future, there is a need for greater integration and the creation of a truly global, sustainable patent system, says the President of the European Patent Office Alison Brimelow.
SME - Enterprise 'clusters' seen as foreign springboard for SMEs Grouping industry players together in clusters can be an effective way of giving small businesses access to foreign markets, according to the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), a European Commission service.