April 2009

Comments by BIO Deutschland on the German Agriculture Minister’s Decisions on Plant Biotechnology

The biotechnology industry expressed its disappointment at the decision made by the German Agriculture Minister, Ilse Aigner, to ban the cultivation of genetically improved corn. In a press release issued in mid-April, the biotech sector industry association, BIO Deutschland, urgently warned about the signals that this decision would send regarding Germany as a location for biotechnology...

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Meet Investors and Pharmaceutical Companies: Business Development Conference in Munich

High-ranking speakers from the European biotech sector as well as internationally active pharmaceutical companies and investors have already registered for the third European Business Development Conference, which will be hosted by BIO Deutschland and EBE (Emerging Biopharmaceutical Enterprises) on 24 and 25 June in Munich...

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Associations’ Statement on European Animal Welfare Guidelines

Scientific institutions and lobby groups have co-drafted a letter to EU politicians commenting on the European Commission’s suggested guidelines on the welfare of animals used for research purposes...

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International Events: Participation at the Europa-Bio GBE Meeting of National Teams

On 31 March and 1 April, BIO Deutschland attended the meeting of representatives of the EU member states in the EuropaBio Working Group, Green Biotechnology Europe (GBE)...

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