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The bioeconomy is key to tackling many future global challenges, says OECD

08-Jun-2009

Biotechnology has the power to improve human health, address environmental challenges, and change the way the world does business. A new OECD report, The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda, examines the role of biotechnology in the global economy over the next two decades and outlines policies that could maximize its benefits.

Le rapport final "La Bioéconomie à l'horizon 2030" vient de paraître

15-May-2009

Ce rapport examine les différents domaines influant sur le développement de la bioéconomie, tels que le progrès technologique, le financement de R&D, les ressources humaines, la propriété intellectuelle, la réglementation et les modèles économiques. L’ouvrage se penche ensuite sur les choix politiques qui permettraient de tirer parti des avantages sociaux, environnementaux et économiques d’une bioéconomie.
La version française du rapport, actuellement disponible en anglais, sera publiée dans les mois à venir. Pour plus d’information : david.sawaya@oecd.org.

Documents and Reports on Biosafety

15-May-2009

All Documents and Reports on Biosafety can be downloaded free of charge from this website.

Call for Applications for 2010

24-Apr-2009

The Co-operative Research Programme's Call for Applications for Fellowship Awards and Conference Sponsorship for 2010/2011 has closed.

The Bioeconomy to 2030 Final Report Now Available

15-Apr-2009

The OECD IFP has released the final report of “The Bioeconomy to 2030” project. The report examines many areas influencing the development of the bioeconomy, including technological advance, R&D funding, human resources, intellectual property, regulation, and business models. The book goes on to explore policy options to support the social, environmental and economic benefits of a bioeconomy. For more information, please contact David Sawaya at david.sawaya@oecd.org.

Who Licenses Out Patents and Why? Lessons from a Business Survey

01-Apr-2009

This working paper analyses results of a business survey on the licensing-out of patents. The goal was to investigate the intensity of licensing to affiliated and non-affiliated companies, its evolution, the characteristics, motivations and obstacles met by companies licensing or willing to license.

OECD Patent Statistics Manual 2009

16-Feb-2009

Patent data are an outstanding resource for the study of technical change. Just published, this manual provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context. 

Results of the 2009 Call for Applications

13-Mar-2009

Click here to see the results of the 2009 Call for Applications for fellowship award and conference sponsorship by the Co-operative Research Programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems.


Events

Enhancing Innovation: OECD Workshop on Collaborative Mechanisms for Intellectual Property Management

from 04-May-2009 to 05-May-2009

This workshop in Paris will focus on collaborative mechanisms such as IP clearinghouses, patent pools, model/framework agreements, IP exchanges and auctions, and other forms of innovation partnerships. Several initiatives to be presented at the workshop have garnered international attention.

Conference on Patent Statistics for Policy Decision-making

from 03-Sep-2008 to 04-Sep-2008

Organised by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the OECD, the goal of this conference was to reflect recent advances in the area of analysis with patent statistics.

Bioeconomy to 2030: Fourth meeting of the Steering Group

from 09-Jun-2008 to 10-Jun-2008

The fourth and final meeting of the Steering Group reviewed a draft of the final report which will be released towards the end of the year. It includes overviews of the work undertaken in the earlier stages of the project along with new research on biofuels and cross-sectoral elements on emerging business models. For more information, please contact either Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.

Expert meeting on biomarkers and targetted therapies

from 06-Oct-2008 to 07-Oct-2008

An expert workshop will be held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to discuss a number of analytical papers that address some key policy issues in the development and uptake of biomarkers. A policy report based on the papers and the workshop discussion is planned for delivery before the end of 2008.

Bioeconomy to 2030: Third meeting of the Steering Group

from 07-Feb-2008 to 08-Feb-2008

The meeting looked at work being undertaken on scenarios, business models, intellectual property rights, and regulation for health, industrial and agricultural biotechnologies. In addition, cross-sectoral elements were discussed. For more information, please contact either Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.

OECD Forum on Medicines for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Hotels van Oranje, Noordwijk-aan-Zee, the Netherlands, 20-21 June 2007

from 20-Jun-2007 to 21-Jun-2007

Infectious tropical diseases exact a heavy toll on families, societies and economies, particularly in developing countries.   The World Health Organisation estimates that one billion people suffer from these dieases, but there are few new  treatments or cures.  The OECD's High Level Forum for Neglected and Emerging Infectious Diseases will look at what can be done to address this gap

Bioeconomy to 2030: Second meeting of the Steering Group

on 01-Jun-2007

The meeting intended to tackle the forward-looking work for the second part of the project focusing on Health, Industry and Agriculture. This was covered in two time-intervals: the first (projections), covering the present up to 2012/15, estimated trends in the use and application of biotechnologies; the second (scenarios) covered the period 2012/15-2030. For more information, please contact either Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.

The Bioeconomy to 2030: A Policy Agenda - 1st Steering Group Meeting

on 17-Nov-2006

The IFP hosted the first Steering Group meeting for the Bioeconomy Project on November 17th in Paris. At the meeting,  the finalised work plan was approved and a draft report on the current state of the bioeconomy – “the analytical baseline” – was presented to the Group for discussion. For more information, please contact Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.



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