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HEADLINES
Apply now: EuropaBio Communications and Association Liaison Manager
EuropaBio, ranked the no. 1 most effective trade association in Brussels, invites highly motivated professionals to join their team by applying for the position of Communications and Association Liaison Manager to handle internal and external communications and coordinate the work of EuropaBio's National Associations Council as well as that of the SME Platform. Read more
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
ENTENTE- Life Sciences Investment Forum supported by EuropaBio
The FP7 Health project ENTENTE and EuropaBio event will gather 28 European early stage innovative companies active in the health sector and seeking investment opportunities and international exposure. The selected companies will have the opportunity to pitch their innovation, developments and needs to an international jury of about 40 business angels, venture capitalists, corporate investors and other industry experts. The deadline for applications is 29 August.
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Healthcare Biotech
EU consults on genomic biomarkers for personalised medicine
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has opened a consultation on new draft guidance on good practice in the use of genomic biomarkers. The consultation period closes at the start of November 2014.
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Gene therapy trial begins in heart pump patients
The aim of the therapy is to restore the heart's ability to beat by itself. Using a harmless modified virus as a gene carrier, the therapy is designed to increase levels of an enzyme involved in muscle contraction in damaged heart muscle cells.
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Agricultural Biotech
EU GM acceptance should be based on "science not politics"
EU scientists are some of the best in the world and Europe would be better served by a political leadership that embraced the scientific method and scientific evidence and the scientific consensus on the safety and benefits of GM crops, said José Manuel Madero, chief executive of Monsanto EMEA in an interview with Agra Europe.
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Seeds of doubt
When Vandana Shiva writes that "golden rice will make the malnutrition crisis worse" and that it will kill people, she reinforces the worst fears of her largely Western audience, writes journalist Michael Specter in The New Yorker. Read more |
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Industrial Biotech
British biofuel plant to convert rubbish into airplane fuel
New industrial plants will turn into liquid fuels organic scraps such as paper, food and garden clippings. One of the first ones, currently under construction, will be able to produce 60,000 tonnes of jet fuel annually.
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Irish scientists aim to use seaweed to sustainably create bioplastics
By using the waste products of aquaculture, such as fish farming, a group of Irish scientists is aiming to cultivate seaweed for use as bioplastics, resting assured that this will lead to a reduction of CO2 emissions and to minimal effects on the environment.
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EVENTS
- 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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