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HEADLINES
EuropaBio calls for EMA action on labeling of biosimilars
Members of the EuropaBio Healthcare Council call on the European Medicines Agency to define specific guidance on the labelling of biosimilars, in order to take into account the specificities of these products and facilitate their understanding and acceptance by patients and physicians. In particular, EuropaBio supports a transparent label that combines information on both the biosimilar and the reference product. 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.
EuropaBio launches #mybiotech social media campaign
A social media campaign addressed to plant scientists, researchers and science students will be launched on the EuropaBio's Growing Voices platform as part of the 2014 edition of the European Biotech Week that will take place across Europe from 06 to 12 October 2014. Check out the Growing Voices' Campaign page here.
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Who will win EuropaBio's Most Innovative Biotech SME Award this year?
Join and find out on 8 October at the Stanhope Hotel in Brussels, Belgium! During the ceremony, the judging panel will reveal the overall winner of this year's award: an SME that in the face of financial and other constraints is working on extraordinary scientific discoveries for the benefit of European citizens.
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How can biotech enhance executive leadership? Gender diversity in biotech
Research project led by PhD student at Oxford University looks into gender diversity in biotech, focusing on C-suite and NED level positions in Europe and the US. In addition to professionals in biotech, this work evaluates the views and roles of pharma, academia and the investor community. You can share your input by filling in a survey here.
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Healthcare Biotech
Denmark all set for the world's first human stem-cell trials
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the city hospital Rigshospitalet aim to begin the trials in 2015. Some of the diseases the stem cell therapy will be tested on include liver and blood diseases, diabetes and nerve/brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, epilepsy and sclerosis. Read more
Biosimilars collaboration at Amgen and Actavis
Both companies agree that there is a need for further education on the subject of biosimilars in order to establish confidence for those using biosimilars, i.e. physicians and patients. Furthermore, there is no reason for biosimilars to have a lower confidence level than generics. Read more |
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Agricultural Biotech
Can these GMO foods save the world?
Some GM foods have the potential to feed millions of people in developing nations offering a high nutritive value. A Huffington Post article suggests a list of genetically modified foods that just might save the world.
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The debate about GMO safety is over, thanks to a new trillion-meal study
Referring to the recently launched GENERA database listing more than three-dozen examples of studies, there seems to be now a large set of data, both experimental and observational, showing that GM feed is safe and nutritionally equivalent to non-GMO feed.
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Industrial Biotech
Novozymes, Cargill and BASF succeed in making superabsorbent polymer from bio-based acrylic acid
It's a great example of what can be accomplished when industry leaders with unique expertise in biotechnology and chemistry come together to create new innovations, said Jack Staloch, Vice President of Research and Development at Cargill.
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Lufthansa uses farnesane in first European scheduled flight
The Lufthansa Group is operating its LH 190 flight from Frankfurt to Berlin Tegel using a 10% blend of the new biofuel component farnesane. This is the first scheduled flight in Europe to run on this sugar-based bio-kerosene mix.
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SMEs
EU SME Instrument: first 155 winners of grants announced
After gathering 2662 proposals from the countries participating in Horizon 2020, evaluation by independent experts showed that 217 of the proposals met the evaluation standard. Of those, 155 have been selected for funding. Read more
Save the date! IP for SMEs Forum
INNOVACCESS, a European network of National Intellectual Property Offices, and the European IPR Helpdesk are organising a joint IP for SMEs Forum on building sustainable IP support services for SMEs. Read more
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EVENTS
- 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
- 23 October, "Advanced Biofuels - Fuelling the Industry in Europe" BIO-TIC Business Case Workshops 2014, London, UK. 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
- 17-19 November, Focus on Frontiers in Industrial Biotechnology, 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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