Global Forum on Biotechnology: The Evolving Promise of the Life Sciences

The OECD and the ESRC Genomics Policy & Research Forum jointly organised a one-day Forum on 12 November 2012 in Paris. The event was both retrospective and forward-looking. The forum concluded that the promise of biotechnology is not set but evolves with fresh scientific knowledge, novel laws and regulations. The future of biotechnology needs to also integrate social and cultural dimensions.

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• Key themes addressed at the OECD Global Forum on Biotechnology: Delivering Global Promise through the Life Sciences (December 2010)

Global Modelling of Natural Hazard Risks: Enhancing Existing Capabilities to Address New Challenges

This report analyses existing gaps in data, knowledge and practices in the field of risk assessment for large and complex disasters.

Technology and game theory

Mobile phones and e-books are already essential school supplies on many university campuses. But they’re just slide rules compared to what education tools might look like in a few years.

OECD Expert Workshop on Patent Practice and Innovation: Agenda and presentations

OECD Expert Workshop on Patent Practice and Innovation: Agenda and presentations

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• OECD Expert Workshop on Patent Practice and Innovation
• OECD Expert Workshop on Patent Practice and Innovation: Summary of Proceedings
• Knowledge networks and markets (KNMs)

Symposium on Monitoring Global Threats: The Contribution of Satellite Technologies

This symposium will highlight some of the key results from ongoing OECD work on innovative technologies for tackling major societal challenges. Specifically, it draws on a series of five special workshops organised in the first half of 2012 which examined space technologies’ current and future contribution to surveillance and early warning on global threats.

Brochure sur la biotechnologie moderne : sécurité de l'environnement et des aliments destinés à la consommation humaine et animale

Cette brochure (dernière édition: octobre 2012) présente les activités du "Sous-groupe sur l'harmonisation de la surveillance réglementaire en biotechnologie " et le "Groupe d'étude sur la sécurité des nouveaux aliments destinés à la consommation humaine et animale" de l'OCDE.

Innovation: la crise économique et la morosité des perspectives mettent à mal la R&D, selon l’OCDE

Le financement privé de la recherche et du développement a été frappé de plein fouet par la crise économique, la quasi-totalité de des pays de l’OCDE affichant un recul des investissements susceptible de pénaliser l’innovation et la croissance à long terme, selon un nouveau rapport de l’OCDE.

Document de consensus sur la biologie des espèces végétales cucurbitacées

Série sur l’harmonisation de la surveillance réglementaire en biotechnologie: le nouveau numéro sur la biologie des espèces de Cucurbita L. (courges, potirons, courgettes et calebasses) est à présent disponible. Du fait de la production et de l’utilisation de ces plantes maraîchères dans le monde entier, il devrait intéresser de nombreux lecteurs.

Green growth and eco-innovation

The OECD project on green growth and eco-innovation aims to promote sustainable production by spreading existing knowledge and providing industry with a means to benchmark their products and production processes.

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• OECD Sustainable Manufacturing Toolkit
• Eco-Innovation in Industry: Enabling Green Growth
• Fostering Innovation for Green Growth
• Better Policies to Support Eco-innovation
• OECD work on green growth

Revised Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Soybean [Glycine Max (L.) Merr.]: Key Food and Feed Nutrients, Antinutrients, Toxicants and Allergens

Novel Food and Feed Series: the revised SOYBEAN document on composition (key nutrients, anti-nutrients, toxicants and allergens) is now available. It replaces the original 2001 document. Given the growing importance of soybean commodities in food and feed worldwide, it should be of interest for many readers.