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EuropaBio Newsletter 17-21 June

HEADLINES

Stem cell discovery might someday help regrow lost fingers
The power of regeneration might be right at your fingertips.Doctors might one day use nail stem cells to treat malformed nails or even amputated limbs, according to research by Mayumi Ito of New York University Langone Medical Center.  Read more

Press Release: European founder of plant biotech awarded prestigious “World Food Prize”
Brussels, 20 June 2013 -The prestigious “World Food Prize”, also known as the “Nobel Prize in Food & Agriculture”, has been awarded to Belgian plant scientist and GM inventor Prof. Marc Van Montagu, jointly with the American scientists Mary-Dell Chilton and Robert T. Fraley.
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GM crops: EU policies on trade and development
The EU is the world’s biggest importer of agricultural commodities, many of which are based on GM crops. Yet, the EU's own system is falling behind other regions in approving these imports, so necessary to farmers to feed their animals. Watch video highlights capturing the high-level conference in March - How do EU policies impact trade and development?
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Healthcare Biotech

Finding and treating the cause of inherited blindness

European scientists have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of inherited retinal diseases.  Read more

New biomarker to help detect early stage cancer

The FLOWERFIELDS project, led by Dr Eduardo Moreno at the University of Bern, is aiming to help doctors make a diagnosis before aggressive tumours develop. Read more

Plastic Surgery – Is Gene Therapy the Future?

According to a NBC article researchers have madeprogress in the development of gene therapy techniques that can grow skin, bone and tissue for reconstructive surgery. Read more

Agricultural Biotech

UK government makes strongest statement yet in favour of GM food

Britain should embrace the benefits of GM crops and push other EU countries to drop their opposition to GM food. Read more


Plant science blooms in quagmire

GM crops covered 170m hectares of the world’s farmland last year – of which less than 0.1 per cent was in Europe where GM remains stuck in a political and regulatory quagmire. Read more

Children are dying because of failure to use GM crops, says Owen PatersonPlant science blooms in quagmire
GM crops will “improve human health”,  as Owen Patterson warned that people “thwarting” their production are putting lives at risk. Read more

Industrial Biotech

Following the Future of Biodiesel

An analysis of where the biodiesel industry is headed is optimistic. This article posted on Stockhouse.com from biodiesel producer FutureFuel Corp. looks at where some of the best prospects for biodiesel are – the biodiesel supply appears limited, and the robust economics and public support biodiesel enjoys. The Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) … helped the biodiesel industry reach production levels of nearly 1.1 billion gallons per year over the past two years, exceeding the programs requirements. 
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EVENTS

  • 05 June: BIA/MHRA Conference, London, , UK. More information

  • 05-06 June: World Research and Innovation Congress, Brussels, Belgium. More information

  • 17-21 June: BioBusiness Summer School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information

  • 23-24 September: 7th Eropean Business Development Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany. More information

  • 30 September - 2 October: European Forum for industrial Biotechnology , Brussels, Belgium. More information

  • 09-11 October: BioJapan 2013 Conference, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan. More information
  • 14-15 October: Nordic Life Science Days, Stockholm, Sweden. More information

  • 17-18 October: Isbc 2013 - Third Central European Life Science Investment Conference, Krakow, Poland. More information

  • 22-23 October: Italian Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy, , Naples, Italy. More information

  • 23-25 October: World Congress on Regenerative Medicine, Leipzig, Germany. More information

  • 29-30 October: CropWorld Global 2013 Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. More information
  • 09-10 December: Biolatam Conference, Bogota, Colombia. More information
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