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16-Nov-2009
A Consensus Document on compositional considerations for new varieties of CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta), number 18 in the Series on Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, is now available online. It contains information on key nutrients, anti-nutrients, toxicants and allergens of food and feed obtained from this staple crop of major importance to many tropical-subtropical regions of the world.
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16-Nov-2009
A Consensus Document on the Biology of BANANAS and PLANTAINS (Musa spp.), number 48 in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, is now available online. It contains useful information for environmental safety assessment of new varieties of this crop which provides staple food and fruits and is of major importance to tropical-subtropical regions worldwide.
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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.
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15-May-2009
All Documents and Reports on Biosafety can be downloaded free of charge from this website.
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24-Apr-2009
The Co-operative Research Programme's Call for Applications for Fellowship Awards and Conference Sponsorship for 2010/2011 has closed.
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Events
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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