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EFGCP Annual Conference 2010 - Aspects of Personalised
Medicine for Society - A Challenge Yet to be Met,
Brussels, Belgium - 26 & 27 January 2010.
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Green Biotech
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Organic farmers must embrace GM crops if we are to feed
the world, says scientist
The organic movement should overcome its hostility to
genetically modified crops and embrace the contribution
that they can make to sustainable farming, one of the
world’s leading agricultural scientists has told The
Times.
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British researchers develop GM potato
A trial to develop genetically modified potatoes that
would save British growers more than £40 million a year
has been successful, initial results have revealed.
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Africa food woes blamed on Europe’s hypocrisy
Europe’s resistance to genetically modified crop
production in Africa is a major challenge to tackling
Africa’s food insecurity, according to experts.
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Red Biotech
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Study uncovers costs of drug resistance for bacteria
Developing resistance to certain antibiotics may come at
a price for the bacteria, new Swedish research suggests.
Sara Thulin Hedberg of Örebro University studies the
bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, one of the main causes
of meningitis. She found that bacteria that are
resistant to the drug rifampicin do not reproduce as
fast as non-resistant bacteria and are not as good at
infecting people. She hopes that her findings, which
form part of her doctoral dissertation, will lead to the
development of new, more effective antibiotics.
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More mergers and acquisitions ahead for 2010
Many life sciences companies are likely to execute an
acquisition in the next 12–24 months as economic
conditions improve, according to Why capital matters, a
global survey of senior executives in the life sciences
sector conducted by Ernst & Young in 2009. Respondents
believed 2010 would offer many transaction opportunities
and a strong majority of respondents rated the outlook
for merger and acquisitions as "favorable" or "very
favorable" during the next 12 months.
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White Biotech
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Biofuel R&D updates
The biofuel industry might be struggling right now but
advanced technology developments are definitely still
alive and kicking -- especially if government grants and
funding from both public and private sector are flowing
in.
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Other
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EU plans SME help centres across the world
The EU executive is planning to open a string of new
offices across the world to help small businesses expand
into new markets, but Brussels is wary of stepping on
the toes of national agencies and private organisations
which already provide such services, according to
European Commission documents seen by EurActiv.
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