Archive
December 2020
Biotech executives hold in-person meeting in Mannheim
On 3 and 4 December, the 22nd CEO & CFO Meeting took place in person in Mannheim. All participants, but also the conference centre’s staff, were required to show a negative coronavirus test result (not older than two days) at the registration desk.
December 2020
BIO Deutschland’s Managing Director appointed to Bioeconomy Council
On 7 December, the new Bioeconomy Council met virtually for its inaugural meeting. Viola Bronsema, Managing Director of BIO Deutschland, was also appointed to the twenty-member body of scientists and stakeholders.
December 2020
New information on the impact of Brexit on German companies
Although negotiations between the EU and the UK on a trade deal for the post-transitional period are still ongoing, a no-deal Brexit is drawing ever closer given the short time remaining until 1 January 2021.
December 2020
BIO Deutschland participates in ISO/TC Biotechnology meetings
Standards experts also convened virtually in 2020. This necessitated a departure from the meeting schedule of recent years.
November 2020
Guest participant at DIHK Healthcare Industry Committee
BIO Deutschland was a guest at the November meeting of the Healthcare Industry Committee of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), giving a talk that provided insights into the role of biotechnology in the industrial healthcare sector.
November 2020
Response to open letter on funding for Covid-19 therapy research
In an open letter in late September to the Federal Minister of Research as well as to the Federal Ministers of Health and Economic Affairs, BIO Deutschland called on funding not only for vaccine research, but also for the later stages of clinical development for promising drugs against Covid-19 to be initiated quickly.
November 2020
Open letter to the participants of the Federal Delegates Conference of Alliance 90/The Greens
In an open letter, BIO Deutschland and 16 other associations have called on the participants of the Federal Delegates Conference of Alliance 90/The Greens to assess the opportunities and risks of new plant breeding techniques on a scientific basis, especially in view of the progressing climate change.
November 2020
WG 3 “Demonstration Plants and Technology” of the Industrial Bioeconomy Dialogue Platform holds virtual meeting
The Working Group on Demonstration Plants and Technology (WG 3) of the Federal Economics Ministry’s Industrial Bioeconomy Dialogue Platform, which is chaired by BIO Deutschland, recently exchanged information and ideas in a web conference.
November 2020
International standards experts for biotechnology convene online
In mid-November, the standards experts on the Terminology Working Group of the ISO Technical Committee 276 Biotechnology (ISO/TC 276) discussed the status of group’s current projects as well as new topics and projects for further harmonisation activities in 2021.
October 2020
General Assembly 2020
BIO Deutschland held its 17th ordinary general assembly on 29 September. Due to the pandemic, the event took place entirely digitally this year.
October 2020
Third board meeting of 2020
The board met on the day after the General Assembly to discuss its activities since the previous meeting.
October 2020
Parliamentary evening in the Reichstag and breakfast meeting with Bundestag members
Following the annual general meeting, BIO Deutschland invited selected members of the Bundestag to a parliamentary evening in the Käfer restaurant at the Reichstag building.
September 2020
BIO Deutschland calls for the clinical development of Covid-19 therapies
The supplementary budget for 2020 has earmarked about €9.4 billion for measures to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.