Unlocking Global Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

The aim of this consultation, to be held on 20-21 June 2013 in Oxford (UK), is to stimulate discussion and the highest possible level of expert engagement in setting out an agenda for OECD action to accelerate innovation for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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• Emerging Trends in Biomedicine and Health Technology Innovation: Addressing the Global Challenge of Alzheimer's

Launch of a new international collaboration on scientific collections: SciColl

The April 2013 meeting of the OECD Global Forum saw the official launch of Scientific Collections International (SciColl), a new international network devoted to promoting interdisciplinary research that relies on scientific collections.

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)

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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• 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.

Rapports du Forum mondial de la science

Publications et documents du Forum mondial de la science de l'OCDE

Final ICTNET Conference on the Economic Impact of ICT: Policy Drivers and Economic Evidence (OECD, Paris, 25-26 June 2012)

This conference aimed to provide policy-makers with evidence and tools to measure the economic impact of ICTs, assess the effectiveness of their current policies and feed into the ICT policy agenda for the years to come.

OECD Global Forum on Biotechnology: Marine Biotechnology Enabling Solutions for Ocean Productivity and Sustainability (Vancouver, Canada, 30-31 May 2012)

This event was the first time the OECD has taken a systematic look at what marine biotechnology could contribute to the grand challenges of food and fuel security, population health, green growth and sustainable industries.

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• OECD Global Forum on Biotechnology: Marine Biotechnology – Potential and Challenges
• OECD Global Forum on Biotechnology - Marine Biotechnology: Themes for discussion
• Marine Biotechnology at the OECD
• OECD Global Forum on Biotechnology: Delivering Global Promise through the Life Sciences (Paris, 6-7 December 2010)

Forum de l'OCDE 2012

Dans un climat économique toujours plus complexe, face à l’inquiétude et la frustration générale grandissantes, les gouvernements et les organisations internationales sont appelés à trouver des sources d’inspiration nouvelles et à réfléchir différemment. Tout en développant des stratégies de croissance économique et d’emploi à long terme, les politiques doivent répondre aux attentes d’une société plus juste et plus inclusive. En 2012,

International summit on "Delivering economic value from synthetic biology: current challenges and opportunities" (Sydney, Australia, 12 March 2012)

This forum explored topics such as regulatory considerations, skills and research support, intellectual property and community engagement. In addition, discussions will also focus on links between a ‘bioeconomy’ and synthetic biology.