EuropaBio Press Briefing, March 13th at World
Biofuels Congress:
European biotech industry sets the record straight on
biofuels and outlines contribution of biotech to a
low-carbon society
On
March 13th
at a
press briefing held at the World Biofuels Markets in Brussels,
the biotech industry set the record straight on biofuels and
showed how biotechnology can contribute to a low-carbon
society by helping to deliver sustainable, secure and
competitive energy.
For more information please visit
http://www.europabio.org/Biofuels/Biofuels_PressBrief.htm
or contact EuropaBio’s Rebecca Weaver,
r.weaver@europabio.org.
Also to see a sample of the press coverage, please click on
the following links.
Foodnavigator.com
RTL
EuropaBio champions SMEs at the DIA
EuropaBio championed the innovative role that Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have the potential to play
in the European economy at the Drug Information
Association’s 20th EuroMeeting 3-5 March in
Barcelona. Academics, policy makers and industry
representatives attended the session “If the Future of
Treatment Is in the Hands Of SMEs, How Can We Unlock Their
Potential?”. EuropaBio’s Secretary General, Dr. Johan
Vanhemelrijck spoke on “What Needs Joining Up in Europe to
Help SMEs Deliver Their Promises to Patients?”. To read
EuropaBio’s related press release, please click
here.
[Top]
Visit
EuropaBio’s new biofuels portal!
EuropaBio’s new biofuel’s portal is live on:
http://www.europabio.org/Biofuels/ Comments or
suggestion to
r.weaver@europabio.org
[Top]
FT says rising food costs may pressure governments to review
their opposition to genetically modified crops
“The FAO hopes to encourage a co-ordinated policy response
in the second half of the year, at least as regards the
impact of biofuels and climate change. It has convened a
high-level conference in Rome in June, which would bring
together policymakers in the area. “Agriculture is back into
the political agenda,” says Alexander Mueller, assistant
director-general at the FAO in Rome. “We want to take the
triangle of food security, biofuel and climate together
because they are closely linked,” he says.” To read the
article, please click
here.
[Top]
DG
Sanco announces Comitology Planner
DG
Sanco’s Comitology Planner will be published each year to
allow stakeholders to anticipate consultations of the
forthcoming year and to provide answers to the
consultations. To view the 2008 Comitology Planner, please
click
here.
[Top]
GM
food wins backing from Country Life magazine
In a
hard-hitting editorial, the magazine argues that for the
Government to ignore GM crops is "immoral" and "criminal".
Climate change, the huge rise in the cost of food and a
worldwide population explosion are causing problems that
embracing GM food could help alleviate, it adds. To view the
related article, please click
here.
[Top]
Sensor system detects airborne bioterror agents
Innovative Biosensors is marketing a new sensor system that
can identify six airborne bioterror agents, including
anthrax, within three minutes. The mouse immune system cells
used in the device are genetically engineered to emit light
in the presence of contaminants. To read the article, please
click
here.
Top]
The
1st European Day on Rare Diseases was celebrated on 29
February
29 February, was chosen to celebrate the First European
Awareness Day on Rare Diseases. This “rare” date was
selected as an appropriate day to recognise the rare disease
community in Europe. It was organised on the initiative of
EURORDIS (the European Organisation on Rare Diseases) which
brings together more than 310 rare disease associations in
34 different countries representing millions of patients.
To
read the related press release, please click
here.
[Top]
EVENTS APRIL - NOVEMBER 2008
For a full list of events, click
here
APRIL
7-9 April 2008;
Bio-Europe Spring; Madrid (Spain) For more information,
http://www.bioeuropespring.com
16-17 April;
BioMedica 2008;
Maastricht, The Netherlands. For more information, click
http://www.biomedica2008.com/.
17-19 April;
European Course for Life Sciences Executives (ECLE);
Basel, Switzerland. For more information, click
here.
27-30
April; World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology &
Bioprocessing; Chicago;
http://www.bio.org/worldcongress2008/
MAY
5-6
May; BioFusion 2008; Atlanta
JUNE
4-5 June;
Biofuels International Expo & Conference; Rotterdam
http://www.biofuelsinternationalexpo.com/conf_prog.html
17-20 June: BIO 2008; San Diego, California
For more information, visit:
http://www.bio2008.org/
22-26 June: 4th EPSO Conference: ‘Plants for Life’,
Toulon, France
For more information, visit:
www.epsoweb.org/catalog/conf2008.htm
July 2008
6-9 July; HTAi 2008: Health Technology
Assessment in Context; Quebec; To visit
the website, click
here.
18-22 July; EuroScience (ESOF) Open Forum
2008, Science for a better life;
Barcelona, Spain
http://www.esof2008.org/
September 2008
15-17 September; EuropaBio's European Forum
for Industrial Biotechnology; Brussels,
Belgium; More information, Dirk Carrez
d.carrez@europabio.org
17-19 September;
BIOSPAIN 2008, Granada, Spain
Organization of BioSpain is led by ASEBIO.
The event will be divided to five workshops:
Scientific Seasons, International
Conferences, Investment Forum, Partnering
Activities and Trade Fair. Granada has been
selected as a new core of Biotech
Development in Spain. For more information,
please click
here.
October 2008
1-2 October;
Bioforum Milan;
www.assobiotec.it
7-9 October; EuroBiO 2008; Paris
France
http://www.eurobio2008.com/
November 2008
7-8 November;
9th EMBL/EMBO Science &
Society conference, Systems and Synthetic
Biology - Scientific and Social
Implications, Heidelberg, Germany
http://www.embl.org/sciencesociety/conference2008
17-19 November;
Bio-Europe; Mannheim (Germany) For more information:
http://www.ebdgroup.com/bioeurope/
[Top]
|
