June 2011
BIO Deutschland Accompanies Delegation Visit to China
A business delegates’ trip to China for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies and institutions took place from 14 to 21 May 2011. The trip was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
Presentation of the German Biomanufacturing Register in Israel
The Tenth National Life Sciences & Technology Week ISLI Biomed provided the framework for a workshop on cooperation in biomanufacturing on 23 May 2011.
Statement by BIO Deutschland on the Future EU Funding of Research and Innovation
In February 2011, the European Commission presented the green paper, “From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding” and requested comments from interested parties as part of public consultation.
BIO Deutschland Board Members Meet Bundestag Members in Berlin
At the beginning of May, BIO Deutschland board members Peter Heinrich and Jan Schmidt-Brand met members of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Liberal (FDP) Bundestag parliamentary groups.
Statement on the Draft Action Plan of the German Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
The reduction of climate-changing processes and the simultaneous adaptation to new climate conditions are the great challenges of our era. In order to refine the Federal Government’s climate strategy, the Federal Economics Ministry would like to find out how companies themselves aim to adapt so that they can meet the challenges resulting from climate change.
BIO Deutschland Calls for Legislation without Excessive Bureaucracy for Biobanks
BIO Deutschland urges that the storage of human tissue for research on a specific clinical question continues to be possible under the existing legal regulations without additional bureaucracy.
Biotechnology Days 2011: National Biotechnology Congress in Munich
The second national forum of the entire German biotechnology industry, which was co-organised by the Working Group of the German BioRegions and BIO Deutschland and took place in Munich, was a great success.
International activities: panellists needed for German biomanufacturing in Australia and Israel
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology’s export initiative, Health Made in Germany, supports German life science companies in exporting their goods and services. The Working Group on Medical Biotechnology has been set up as part of this export initiative with the sector association, BIO Deutschland, as one of its members.