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HEADLINES
Telling the story of European biotechnology at European Biotech Week, 06-12 October 2014
The European Biotech Week comprises a weeklong series of events across Europe celebrating benefits biotechnology is bringing to society. If you want to get involved and organise your own event, please express your interest through the Get involved section of www.biotechweek.org, or by sending an e-mail to EuropaBio's Communication Manager Rosalind Travers on r.travers@europabio.org. Read more
European Medicines Agency publishes booklet on European regulatory system for medicines
The illustrated leaflet describes how medicines are authorised and monitored in the EU and how the European medicines regulatory network works to ensure that patients in the EU have access to safe and effective medicines. Read more
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Healthcare Biotech
Biotherapeutics - putting patients first
The story of the manufacturing process of biotherapeutics and the current challenges they face are showcased in a graphic from the International Federation for Pharmaceutical Manufactures and Associations (IFPMA).
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Finland can lead the way in personalised healthcare
Personalised healthcare using genomics data, combined with patients' medical records and a person's own health data can be the solution for Finland to become a proactive healthcare and personalised medicine hotspot in Europe.
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Agricultural Biotech
Food safety boss says it's time to put aside "irrational fears of GM technology"
If Europe is to remain at the forefront of research and innovation in the agri-food arena, policies need to be developed and we need to put aside non-science based fears of new technologies in the interests of consumers everywhere, said Alan Reilly, Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority Ireland.
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Many government funded studies on GM safety
A new database and infographic correct wrong claims that there is little independent research on the safety of GM crops. GENERA shows that particularly in Europe, governments have funded a substantial body of research in this field. Read more |
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Industrial Biotech
DOE announces intent to issue funding opportunity for algae biofuels and bioproducts
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) wants to tackle high costs of algae biofuels and bioproducts. Read more
Aquafuel™ algae fuel to be used to power electric Grand Prix series
The championship organizers have signed a deal to supply generators powered by glycerine for the race cars to recharge on. Glycerine is a byproduct of e.g. biodiesel which can also be produced from saltwater algae. The fuel is biodegradable, nontoxic and can be used in modified diesel generators to produce power.
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EVENTS
- 03 September, Project Liberty Grand Opening, Iowa, USA. More information
- 03-09 September, Biosurfactants, BIO-TIC Business Case Workshops, Berlin, Germany. More information
- 09 September, Protection of Industrial Property in Europe, Prague, Czech Republic. More information
- 20 September: EPDA European Unity Walk 2014, Luxembourg. More information
- 24 September, "CO2-based Chemicals Production using Industrial Biotechnology" BIO-TIC Business Case Workshops 2014, Lyon, France. More information
- 24-26 September, BIOSPAIN - 7th International Meeting on Biotechnology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. More information
- 01 October, "Chemical Building Blocks - What do we need to do to build sustainable foundations for the biobased chemicals industry in Europe?" BIO-TIC Business Case Workshops 2014, Reims, France. More information
- 30 September-2 October, EFIB - European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology & The Biobased Economy, Reims, France. More information
- 06-07 October, Innovation Days 2014, Paris, France. More information
- 15-17 October, BioJapan 2014, Yokohama, Japan. More information
- 30-31 October, Medtech & Pharma Platform: Innovation at the Interface, Zurich, Switzerland. More information
- 17-20 November, 6th European Innovation Summit 2014, Brussels, Belgium. More information
- 17-18 November, 3rd Annual Cell Culture and Bioprocessing Congress, London, UK. More information
- 18-20 November, Food Matters Live, London, UK. More information
- 24-25 November, ELIXIR Innovation and SME Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark. More information
- 01 December, "Bio-based Plastics - How do we grow the EU industry?" BIO-TIC Business Case Workshops 2014, Brussels, Belgium. More information
- 02-03 December, BioFIT 2014, Lille, France. More information
- 03-04 December, Australia Biotech Invest 2014, Melbourne, Australia. More information
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