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20-Sep-2007
A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology
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03-Aug-2007
This document addresses the general information concerning the δ-endotoxin genes and their protein toxin products that confer insect protection to plants. The United States served as the lead country in the preparation of this document.
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06-Jul-2007
An OECD workshop was held by the Sub-working Group on Micro-organisms of the OECD Working Group on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology (the Working Group), 20-22 June 2007 at Moscow State University.
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14-Jun-2007
In order to meet modern demands for the further advancement of biotechnology and life sciences, the OECD in 2001 introduced a new concept of repositories and providers of high quality biological materials and information: Biological Resource Centres (BRCs). BRCs are considered to be one of the key elements for sustainable international scientific infrastructure, which is necessary to underpin successful delivery of the benefits of biotechnology, whether within the health sector, the industrial sector or other sectors, and in turn ensure that these advances help drive growth.
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14-Jun-2007
The threat of bioterrorism gives rise to the need to protect facilities that work with, store or transfer dangerous biological material from being intentionally misused for malevolent ends. The OECD Best Practice Guidelines on Biosecurity for BRCs are designed to secure all types of biological materials (e.g. plant-, animal-, micro-organism- and human-derived) in proportion to the risk they present.
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25-Apr-2007
This consensus document addresses compositional considerations for new varieties of cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus by identifying the key food and feed nutrients and anti-nutrients. A general description of these components is provided. As well, there is background material on the production, processing and uses of Agaricus bisporus and considerations to be taken when assessing new Agaricus bisporus varieties.
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25-Apr-2007
This consensus document addresses compositional considerations for new varieties of sunflower by identifying the key food and feed nutrients and anti-nutrients. A general description of these components is provided. As well, there is background material on the production, processing and uses of sunflowers and considerations to be taken when assessing new sunflower varieties.
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18-Jan-2007
Held in London in November 2006, this conference engaged patent and licensing professionals, patent officials and policy makers from OECD countries in discussions about the licensing and valuation of patents. It showed the emergence of technology markets and the increasing use of patents for raising capital.
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05-Jan-2007
Held in Madrid in May 2006, this conference engaged policy makers and stakeholders from OECD countries in discussions about the use of patented inventions and the knowledge embedded in them for research in the public and private sector.
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08-Nov-2006
With the recent increases of crop plant products in commecial use having one or more traits obtained through the use of recombinant DNA techniques and stacked by conventional crosses, the OECD Guidance for the Designation of a Unique Identifier for Transgenic Plants has
been revised in order to clarify the way to designate a Unique Identifier for such products.
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